Tag: public-speaking
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Open House, February 13
Have you ever wanted to walk with the animals? Talk with the animals? Grunt and squeak and squawk with the animals? Then come to our Open House meeting where world traveler and current Toastmasters District 101 International Speech Champion Sara Ivie will entertain us with her stories and slides from her African Safaris through Tanzania,…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Adventures in South America
Our Open House meeting on Thursday, October 24 included 9 members and 6 guests. The meeting theme was Adventures in South America. We invited former members and guests to join us for Travel Topics, to guess the Mystery Destination, and to hear Tym Myers speech about his adventures in South America. Kit Myers was the…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Open House
Welcome Toastmasters and Guests! We invite you to join us for our club Open House and virtual meet and greet on Thursday, October 24th, 6:30-7:30 pm Pacific (-7UTC). The meeting theme for our Open House is Adventures in South America. If you have ever traveled to South America to enjoy the bustling cities, the rain…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Travel Buddies
Our September 5th meeting featured the theme of “Travel Buddies.” We enjoyed a speech by Lisa Hamil about the need for laughter to help us create personal energy. Lisa’s humorous speech included many funny stories, including a description of when she became her own luggage by wearing several outfits, blouses, and jackets because she couldn’t…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Travel to Experience Migrations
The theme of our July 11th meeting was travel adventures to experience migrations. Samantha Jamwal was our Travel Topics Master at the meeting. She asked us to share the details of trips we have taken or would like to take to experience migrations of penguin families, elephant gatherings, hummingbird flights, or Monarch butterflies. Our destination…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–State Fair
Carnival rides, livestock exhibitions, fried foods and concerts can all be found at the State Fair. In the United States, State Fairs are held in every state in the Summer and early Fall. Similar events are held in Australia, known as Royal Shows and in Canada, known as Provincial Exhibitions. State Fairs in the United…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Find Joy in the Journey
Finding joy in the journey means savoring every moment and learning from every adventure. We enjoyed exploring this theme at our June 13th meeting. Jacqueline Maynard-Campbell presented her speech, “One More Time, Israel!” about her trip to Israel in 2014. She revised the speech she had given on May 9th to include more photos and…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Forgotten Destinations
Abandoned hotels, ghost towns and empty school buildings are interesting and sometimes very popular travel destinations. We explored the topic of Forgotten Destinations at our May 30 meeting. Our Travel Topics Master, Judith Ferber, asked us questions about forgotten monuments, grand hotels, and other historical places that have been abandoned. Meghan shared that in Rome…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Cinema Scenery
The beautiful vistas, thriving cities, and iconic monuments that are used as backdrops for movies was the theme of the Travel Talkers meeting on May 23rd. The Travel Topics Master at our meeting, Tym Myers, presented pictures of scenes from famous movies and asked us if we had ever traveled to those locations. Helen talked…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–The Long and Winding Road
The theme for our April 25th meeting was about traveling the long and winding road. Our Table Topics Master, Meghan Burns, asked us about our favorite road trips and what was more important, the journey or the destination. She also asked us to comment on any games or music we enjoyed on our road trips…
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