Toastmaster club. District 72, New Zealand. Rakaia Building, Ara Institute of Canterbury, Madras Street, Chch.
Today’s Boaters Toastmasters meeting kicked off with a burst of New Year energy, proving that if you repeat “Happy New Year” enough times, it might just become a lifestyle rather than a calendar event. Our fearless Toastmaster for the day was Erika, who kept the ship (or boat… or very enthusiastic metaphorical vessel) sailing smoothly ... read more.
Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich? Our meeting on 27 February 2026 was a whirlwind of energy, ideas, and just the right amount of quirky debate, because what’s a Boaters Toastmasters meeting without a little existential pondering about hot dogs? Toastmaster We kicked things off with Erika, our Toastmaster ... read more.
Starting from a chilly morning of -2, it was nice and warm in the Rakaia room. Sergeant at Arms Roydon got us started with the matter of facts interspersed with a bit of humour. Toastmaster Kori welcomed us, along with new member Aaron and visitor Julian, with the theme of “Childhood Dreams: When I grow ... read more.
Member blog by Deb McAlpine. What a fabulous meeting! The theme of the day ‘The Power of Positive Thinking’ offered up by our Toastmaster, Helen McLeod, inspired members to refer to this throughout the meeting. Ian Thornton started the ball rolling as Grammarian, quoting (without notes) an anonymous poem about an Oyster who didn’t give ... read more.
Member blog by Rachel Walton. Thank you to our Toastmaster of the morning – David Cooper, who successfully interwove the “look to the stars” theme throughout our meeting We had such a stellar meeting today – what a great word choice from today’s Grammarian, Cam Parsonson. We were challenged to weave this word into our ... read more.
Member blog by Anna Smirnova. It was an uncommon Friday morning in Boaters Toastmasters, starting with the cheerful greetings and instructions of our Sergeant at Arms of the day Alana Bogart. Using her great vocal variety, Alana chanted the theme and inspired the audience to echo her. Toastmaster Natalie Perzylo chose a theme that is ... read more.