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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Travel Bucket List
The September 18th meeting opened with introductions and welcome remarks from Jacqueline Maynard-Campbell, who noted the theme of the evening as “Travel Bucket List.” Preetha Menon, who recently returned from India, was introduced as the Toastmaster for the evening. The meeting included a brief discussion about the importance of travel experiences, with a quote shared…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–River Cruises
The September 11th meeting of the Travel Talkers club, themed “River Cruises,” began with introductions and a moment of silence to remember the 9/11 attacks. Toastmaster Kit Myers welcomed the members, and President Meghan Burns introduced the evening’s theme, sharing her experience with river barges in London. Jacqueline Maynard-Campbell, the Toastmaster for the evening, highlighted…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters — Group Tours
The theme of our September 4, 2025, meeting was Group Tours and the word of the day for the meeting was camaraderie. The meeting centered on a discussion of the concept of “Moments of Truth.” Members shared personal experiences that shaped their perceptions of Toastmasters, highlighting the club’s supportive environment and global camaraderie. As part…
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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–Parades
The theme for the August 29th meeting of Travel Talkers Toastmasters was Parades. Our speaker, Jacqueline Maynard-Campbell, presented her Motivational Strategies, Level 1, Researching and Presenting Speech about a drill team in her hometown of Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. Jacqueline started her speech with a brief history of parades from her research on the topic. She shared…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Olympic Cities
The theme of our July 25th meeting on the eve of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games was Olympic Cities. We talked about the great cities of the world that have hosted the Olympic Games. Our Destination Master for the meeting, Meghan Burns, gave us these clues for a city somewhere in the world. If you…
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Travel Talkers Toastmasters–Reunions
The theme of our July 18th meeting was Reunions. We talked about family reunions, workplace reunions, high school reunions, and college reunions. Several members enjoyed restarting the tradition of reunions after not meeting during the Covid pandemic. Our members like to travel and a reunion in a new location is a great reason to book…