Note: Rebecca Boorsma won third place at the District 101 Table Topics Contest on May 20, 2017. She represented the Macintalkers. Here is her account of competing in the Club, Area, Division and finally District level. My Path to District By Rebecca Boorsma Most of us fear the dreaded Table Topics question. We feel our […]
On March 29, 2017, our very own Lillian Hull was honored with the Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) award, the highest designation that the Toastmasters organization bestows. According to Toastmasters International, the award recognizes “a superior level of achievement in both communication and leadership.” Members who have reached DTM are in an exclusive club. Less than 1 […]
We held a very successful Area E2 Contest on March 15. Members from our club, Macintalkers, completed with representatives from five other clubs—Fair Oaks, VentriTalks, Sunnyvale Speakeasies, PCYC and Flying Toasters in in the Table Topics and International Speech Contest. Rebecca Boorsma, our former club president, won first place in the Table Topics contest with […]
By Dinesh Shedge Wow! What a meeting we had on February 15! The theme was ‘Facing your Fears,’ run by first time Toastmaster Poonam Bidarkar. Poonam started with a quote by Eleanor Roosevelt: “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to […]
Cupertino, CA – February 9, 2017 Shloka Kini and Rebecca Boorsma won the Macintalkers Toastmasters Club’s 2017 International and Table Topics Speech Contests, respectively, on Wednesday, February 8 on the Apple campus. The International Speech Contest featured speakers presenting a five to seven-minute speech on a topic of their choosing. Kini bested other contestants with […]
This August our club, the Macintalkers, had a humorous speech contest. I thought, hey I’m kind of humorous—often unintentionally—but still, I’m usually able to get laughs from my club members when I speak. So I took a speech I had given earlier this year about saying yes to new things, revised it and performed it […]
Aaah! 2016 is almost over. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions? Did you adhere to “New Year, New You”? Now not to brag… but I did. I had one simple resolution: Say Yes. Just say yes. Now, when you look at me—Kory— you probably think, “Oh Kory—he’s not that exciting…” Well, sure, but did […]
‘Diamond Director’ and ‘Platinum Presence’ award goes to Macintalkers!
You must have read many times on how to write a good speech. I liked following article – direct to the point and nicely written. 10 Tips from Lincoln on Writing a Kick-ass Speech If you ever have to give a speech, unless you’re an accomplished public speaker, it’s often best to write your speech […]
Lets learn from two characters what skills matter in leadership. TOASTMASTER-Pinky and the brain
