Tag: Storytelling
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters — Wide Open Spaces
We explored new travel destinations at our meeting on August 3 with the theme of “Wide Open Spaces.” Our Destination Master, Samantha Jamwal, gave us these clues for her destination. If you guessed Death Valley National Park, you are correct! Kit Myers was our Travel Topics Master and she asked us questions about where and…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Hawaiian Adventures
At our July 27 meeting we celebrated officially becoming a Toastmasters club. We added 6 new members and voted to become Travel Talkers Toastmasters, club number 04670726. We meet weekly on Thursdays from 6:30pm to 7:30pm Pacific time. To celebrate this accomplishment, we took a trip to Hawaii. Our Destination Master, Meghan Burns, provided these…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters — Moonshot
Our July 20th meeting commemorated the day that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Armstrong walked on the Moon 54 years ago on July 20, 1969. A moonshot is defined by Merriam Webster as a monumental effort and a lofty goal—in other words, a “giant leap.” While most of us will never set foot on the moon,…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters — Follow the Sun
The theme of our July 13 meeting was “Follow the Sun,” a phrase which reminds us to seek out and celebrate the long days of summer and to enjoy the world. Our speaker, Samantha Jamwal, gave a speech on optimism. She concluded that even though she tends to be a pessimist, seeing the worst in…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters — Coast to Coast
The theme of our July 6 meeting was “Coast to Coast.” Trips across the country or down to the ocean shore. Summer travel and beaches are the perfect combination. Kit Myers was our Travel Topics Master. She provided pictures and prompts that reminded her of coast to coast travel from California to Florida. We each…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters — Adventures in Europe
Travel to Europe from the US is very popular this year and is expected to grow 55% in the Summer of 2023. The theme for our June 22 meeting was “Adventures in Europe.” Kit Myers in her speech, “Before You Go: Travel Tips,” provide several suggestions for how to make our trips more affordable and…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters — Thrills of a Lifetime
The theme of our June 15 meeting was “Thrills of a Lifetime.” Was it a trip designed to test your fear of heights or help your explore an underwater paradise? Or perhaps it was a trip to one of the most famous cities in the world you never thought you would ever have the chance…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters –Wanderlust
Wanderlust, the feeling that you need to be out exploring the world, visiting cities and countries new to you, finding that Island getaway, or enjoying the natural beauty of the forest. Wanderlust was the theme of the June 8th meeting of Travel Talkers Toastmasters. We heard a speech from Samantha Jamwal about her recent vacation…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters — Summer Holidays
Our meeting theme for the June 1st meeting was “Summer Holidays.” Our Travel Topics Master, Vernitta Brown, asked us questions about our plans for a summer holiday this year, how soon we need to start booking our holiday, and any tips we had for how to start planning. She also asked us about tips for…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters — Music Everywhere
Our May 24th meeting was a celebration of music and travel. Vernitta Brown’s speech, “Who Doesn’t Like Music?” was a tribute to her favorite songs in many types of music genres including Gospel, Rock and Roll, Rhythm and Blues, Soul, and Reggae. She started and ended her speech with the beat of the drum and…
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