Tag: Storytelling
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Hollywood Vacations
The theme for our October 26 meeting was “Hollywood Vacations.” Members were encouraged to think about a trip they took that might have been inspired by a movie or documentary. Our speaker, Raji Bandanapudi, gave a speech about a trip she took with friends to attend the Hollywood Horror Nights at Universal Studios in Los…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters — Great Museums
At our October 19th meeting our theme was Great Museums. We explored the Louvre in Paris, the Guggenheim in Balboa and the Hermitage in St Petersburg. Our Travel Topics Master, Kit Myers displayed a picture of 7 great museums and asked us about our experiences visiting them and what we might expect to find. Our…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters — Australia and New Zealand
We invited our members and guests to take a trip to Australia and New Zealand for our October 12th meeting. Our travel topics master, Samantha, asked each of us travel questions about what we would like to see and do while visiting these two great travel destinations. We had fun creating our own unique vacations…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters — Traveling Solo
The theme of our October 5th meeting was “Traveling Solo,” which gave everyone the opportunity to talk about what we like and dislike about traveling solo. Our Destination Master, Raji Bandanapudi asked each of us questions related to the theme. Lisa Hamil told us about several long road trips she took and how she enjoyed…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Pathways
Within Toastmasters, Pathways is the educational program we follow to become better speakers, evaluators, and leaders. As part of this program we learn about our own communication and leadership styles and we learn how to recognize those styles in others. The speaking projects in the program encourage us to try new skills in our speeches…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Choose Your Destination
The theme of our September 14th meeting was “Choose Your Destination” and we enjoyed two speeches at our meeting. Vernitta Brown gave a speech on positive thinking and Meghan Burns gave a speech on passports as souvenirs. Vernitta encouraged all of us to think positive and never give up. She told us about her first…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Small Countries
We love to travel and explore new cities and countries. Sometimes we might discount the appeal of a small country thinking there might not be much to explore. In our meeting on September 7th, with the theme of “Small Countries,” we explored the many wonderful and exciting experiences we have had visiting small countries. These…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Travel Souvenirs
Do you try to find the perfect memento of your trip? Do you collect postcards, magnets, matchbooks, t-shirts, or city maps–small tokens that remind you of your adventures and gifts for those at home? At our August 31 meeting, Kit Myers shared her lifelong habit of collecting and sharing postcards in her speech, “Souvenirs from…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Crossing Borders
The theme of our August 24th meeting was Crossing Borders and we had the opportunity to hear a speech from Stephen Andert, “Tales of Border Crossings,” about his experiences. Stephen has visited over 25 countries around the world and he shared some of his adventures with us. Recently, while on a business trip, he spent…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters –City Parks and Peaceful Walks
Our August 10 meeting gave us an opportunity to find out about city parks and peaceful walks. Travel Topics Master Samantha Jamwal asked us questions about our favorite park activities, our favorite city park fountains and if we had unlimited money, how would we design a city park. Our Destination Master, Kit Myers, gave us…
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