Toastmaster club. District 72, New Zealand. Rakaia Building, Ara Institute of Canterbury, Madras Street, Chch.
This Toastmasters session, themed “There You Are”, was one of the most fun, engaging, and memorable events I’ve attended! Creative and Engaging Toastmaster Lucie Harrison, our Toastmaster, was highly creative and exceptionally well prepared. Four days before the event, she sent an email inviting members to share their baby or childhood photos, under the theme ... read more.
What do decluttering your house, gamifying your personal life, music, changing a flat tyre, and getting rid of the atom bomb have in common? Well, they all made an appearance at this week’s Boaters Toastmasters meeting. Our theme for the morning was “Game Changers”, with Toastmaster Aaron Webb getting us thinking about the people and ... read more.
PAUSE – And welcome Helen grammarian to the stage. Instead of a word this week we were re-introduced to the power of the pause. We love a pause. Scrambling for time? Not you! Need to check your notes? Never! Actually, your pause is deliberate, it’s not empty space but a time to settle, convey calm, ... read more.
Today’s Toastmasters meeting was all about being spontaneous! Fittingly, our theme was “Random”, with members drawing their meeting roles from a hat, ensuring no one knew what role they’d be taking until the meeting began. Louise did a fantastic job stepping into the Toastmaster role and keeping the meeting flowing despite the unpredictable start. Cyrus ... read more.
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.
As a new member of the Boaters Toastmasters Club, I’ve quickly come to admire this community. Everyone here is proactive, open‑minded, and genuinely intentional about listening, speaking, making connections, and staying involved. I feel drawn to their energy, and last Friday’s session only deepened that appreciation. The theme of the meeting was “Winter is coming”, ... read more.
Toastmaster of the day Thomas Bernard lead our meeting with the theme of April Fools, revealing himself as a consummate prankster. Three of our newest members stepped up to the stage with Hayley Ching, introducing our word of the day – bamboozle. Then Tsarina Dellow and Lucie Harrison delivered two great introductions. Our first two ... read more.
Imagination flowed through this meeting led by Dee with some extremely interesting speeches. Louise had a six minute speech talking about neurodiversity and the autism spectrum. Just like there is vast diversity in the way humans look, there is also vast diversity in human minds. I think this is great! Life would be boring if we all ... read more.
Member Blog by David Clarkson. Toastmasters Meeting No 1088, 4th March Toastmaster was Helen McLeod – Theme of the meeting was “Time Travel” Max Delaney was the grammarian who challenged us to weave the word “Euphoria” into our speaking throughout the morning. 1st Speaker was Cam Parsonson who conducted a 25minute webinar, “How to up ... read more.
Member Blog by Alannah. Spring is in the air with daffodils full, Christchurch’s parks and gardens proving that summer is on its way. Spring change was the theme at Boaters Friday morning via ZOOM. Toastmaster Steve did an excellent job at keeping us entertained with stories of Spring. Gerald spoke about Gamblers Guide to Negotiation, ... read more.