Silicon Speech

Last week brought two very personal speeches: John Aranilla opened up about a year-long bodybuilding competition and what it taught him about aligning body, mind, and spirit, and Kenzii Graves explored the idea of “third spaces” — and why we all need one. Full recap below, plus what’s on deck for August 18. SPEECH RECAP […]

Chris Clement drew from Bill Clinton’s MasterClass on leadership. Clinton’s lesson: instead of arguing that cell phones matter, he told fishermen how nearby communities used cell phone data to track fish prices along their lines — and increased profitability 20% overnight. The story did what the argument couldn’t. Two tactics for better storytelling: (1) keep

Five first-timers, one prepared speech, and a Table Topics session that covered books, silent treatment, difficult conversations, the next 250 years of humanity, and the perfect Fourth of July menu. Scroll down for the full recap. Thought of the day Karan Bavandi opened with a reflection on David Bohm — nuclear physicist and collaborator of

What a meeting. From Monaco yachts to meditation cushions, last Tuesday’s lineup reminded me exactly why I love this club. Every single person in that Zoom grid brought something. If you missed it, scroll down — we’ve recapped the whole thing. And if you were there, this is your chance to relive it in all

Hello everyone! Sharing a reminder for our next few meetings so you know where to find us 🙂 This week: online Nov 16: in-person hybrid, followed by a group dinner Nov 23: No meeting – Thanksgiving Speaker Recap Steve delivered a speech he is preparing for an upcoming moth show this month about the time

Hope everyone had a lovely weekend! Speaker Recap I shared with the club about my new passion project, creating custom name tags for parties to make it easier for people to remember each other’s names! I used them twice over the weekend and they were a hit! Previous member Eric stopped by to deliver a

Last Thursday, we had another guest join us – District 1 / Area 1 Director Eunice – who was a lovely addition to our online meeting. If you have a friend, family, co-worker or know someone in another Toastmaster group, please extend an invitation to have them join an upcoming meeting! Speaker Recap We watched

Hope everyone is enjoying their day off today! Last week, we had a surprise guest join us named Carmen. She’s a Toastmaster member in Florida, was visiting LA and found our club online. She was a great addition and it was insightful to hear her feedback on our meetings! Speaker Recap Steve delivered a humorous