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Rebecca’s Path to the District Contest

May 31, 2017 Written by Kory Tran
Rebecca’s Path to the District Contest

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 […]

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Lillian Hull achieves Distinguished Toastmaster award!

April 21, 2017 Written by Kory Tran
Lillian Hull achieves Distinguished Toastmaster award!

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 […]

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Macintalkers’ Rebecca Boorsma and Shloka Kini win Area Contest!

March 30, 2017 Written by Kory Tran
Macintalkers’ Rebecca Boorsma and Shloka Kini win Area Contest!

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 […]

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Shloka Kini and Rebecca Boorsma win Macintalkers Toastmasters Contests

February 15, 2017 Written by Kory Tran
Shloka Kini and Rebecca Boorsma win Macintalkers Toastmasters Contests

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 […]

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Kory’s first-time experience competing at an Area Contest

October 18, 2016 Written by Kory Tran
Kory’s first-time experience competing at an Area Contest

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 […]

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Just Say “Yes!”

October 18, 2016 Written by Kory Tran
Just Say “Yes!”

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 […]

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Two awards for macintalkers

May 14, 2016 Written by macintalkers
Two awards for macintalkers

‘Diamond Director’ and ‘Platinum Presence’ award goes to Macintalkers!

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10 Tips on Writing a Good Speech

May 4, 2016 Written by macintalkers
10 Tips on Writing a Good Speech

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 […]

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Pinky and the brain by Yerica Parker

April 30, 2016 Written by macintalkers
Pinky and the brain by Yerica Parker

Lets learn from two characters what skills matter in leadership. TOASTMASTER-Pinky and the brain  

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Watch New Macintalkers video – Tale from Macintalkers

April 30, 2016 Written by macintalkers
Watch New Macintalkers video – Tale from Macintalkers
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