Tag: speaking
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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–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–Eastern Europe and Central Asia
We explored traveling to the countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia at our Travel Talkers Toastmasters meeting on March 21. Our destination master, Kit Myers, provided these clues for a geologic feature or landform in Eastern Europe: If you guessed the Danube River, you are correct! Our Travel Topics Master, Meghan Burns, took us…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–the Middle East
Travel to the Middle East was our topic for the March 14th meeting of Travel Talkers Toastmasters. Our Destination Master, Kit Myers, provided these clues for the mystery destination: If you guessed Saudia Arabia, you are correct! The Travel Topics Master at the meeting, Avis Russell, asked us questions about the different cultures, foods and…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–North America
At Travel Talkers Toastmasters we are launching a 12-week trip around the world during our club meetings. We started our adventure in North America at our January 25th meeting. North America is home to 23 countries, including Canada, the United States of America, Mexico, and many island nations in the Caribbean Sea. Our club members are all located…
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