It was wonderful having so many guests with us last night enjoying the Toastmasters meeting. The meeting theme “Breathing Toast-mastering” was very fitting. As Chairman Lakshman mentioned, we cannot do anything in life without speaking. Accordingly, it is important to be able to communicate well. Our word of the night ‘progress’ introduced by Lisa was such an appropriate word for the evening. We all have the same goal of progressing our communication skills and Toastmasters gives us essential communication and leadership skills to make that ‘progress’ happen.
We began the evening with some very informative prepared speeches to help us become better Toastmasters. Lakshman educated us about organising our speeches, Les informed us about our communication styles, and Jie explained the benefits of mentoring. Kavideth and Karolina also delivered powerful and entertaining speeches about their employment. Kevin likewise entertained us with a ‘smile story’ about how someone became interested in Toastmasters. Liz did a brilliant job as Toastmaster introducing our prepared speeches and the corresponding evaluators. As Table Topics Master, Daniel made our evening fun with some thought-provoking questions for our impromptu speeches.
As always, the buffet meal served in the refreshment break was a highlight of the evening. Toastmasters is such a fun way to spend a Thursday evening!
