We had a few last-minute cancellations and an audio issue but the group was able to rebound with poise and grace resulting in a resplendent meeting at Silicon Speech, last night. I was Toastmaster and it was my pleasure to introduce, Area A1 Director, Carla Taravella who, just hours earlier, had volunteered to fill in …
It was another great night at Silicon Speech, last night. Alex Schams has returned from his summer hiatus and was our Toastmaster for the festivities. I was Speaker #1 and I took the opportunity to introduce my new website to the club. It was the Pathways, Persuasive Speaking assignment and, hopefully, I persuaded a few …
Hi Everyone, It was our first meeting of the new Toastmaster (fiscal) year and dignitaries were in the house! I would like to thank our new Division A Director, Ed Coffey and our new Area Director, Carla Taravella for dropping by and even volunteering to be our Chief Evaluator and Evaluator #2, respectively. I was …
Hi Everyone, It was our last meeting of the Toastmasters fiscal year and it was quite an event. Two more of our members, Len Kung and Azita Sachmechian achieved new Levels in Pathways which should be what we need to become a President’s Distinguished Club this term. I’ll wait for the official acknowledgment from Toastmasters …
Silicon Speech Toastmasters (SST) met in the Zoom room, once again, in our never-ending pursuit of excellence in online performance. Karan Bavandi was at the helm as Toastmaster keeping the train on the tracks and skillfully guiding us through the Agenda. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention one of the most relatable opening …
Hi Everyone, It was a great meeting last night at least for me. I have to admit that I was under the influence of whatever the anesthesiologist gave me prior to wrist surgery earlier in the day. Not sure what it was and probably shouldn’t find out. In short, it was a lovely afternoon. Here’s …
It’s great that there is a place we can all meet online during these turbulent times sitting in the comfort and convenience of our very own homes or before our beautiful virtual backgrounds. That place is the Silicon Speech Zoom meeting and last night we were treated to two terrific speeches by Marisol Zumaeta and …
Hi Everyone, Even though we’ve all been in quarantine for what seems like forever, a Silicon Speech Toastmasters meeting is always a bright spot on the week’s schedule and anything but a perfunctory exercise in online discourse. I’ve always found SST meetings to be lively, interesting, fun and last night even more educational than usual. …
Hi Everybody, The science of sound, mama hens and Memorial Day were just a few topics explored at last night’s terrific Silicon Speech meeting. Marina Romanova returned to the role of Toastmaster after a two-year hiatus and proved she hasn’t lost a thing. First, she introduced our two speakers beginning with Sam Nazarian who gave …
Alex Schams lead last night’s meeting with enthusiastic pizzazz. He gave us a nice back story into how he fell into Toastmasters. Hint, it was a chance encounter with yours truly, SHAR McBEE! The meeting was kicked off with a bang. Marina gave us a speech to remind us that even with distance, technology will …
