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February 5 recap

February 12, 2020 Written by Jack Frysinger
February 5 recap

We are glad to welcome three new members into our club! Clara, David, and Stephanie were inducted at our February 5 meeting. Congratulations to you all, and we wish you best of luck in your Toastmasters journey. Sharan was our Toastmaster for the evening and introduced Wendy and Chetan during our prepared speeches section. Wendy […]

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January 22 recap

January 29, 2020 Written by Jack Frysinger
January 22 recap

At our last meeting on January 22, our word of the day was “aplomb,” a most appropriate way to describe our speakers and the consistent improvements we see from them each week. Angel was our toastmaster, and she did a great job of leading us through the meeting. In our prepared speeches section, we heard […]

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Time to register for the club contest

January 22, 2020 Written by Jack Frysinger
Time to register for the club contest

All members are eligible (and encouraged!) to participate in the Tall Tales speech contest coming up in our last meeting in February. You can tell a story about anything you wish – the only requirement is that it not be true. In addition, members who have completed two levels on Pathways (or six speeches in […]

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Happy 2020

January 14, 2020 Written by Jack Frysinger
Happy 2020

Macintalkers is back and ready for the new year. Meetings resumed this past week and will continue each Wednesday at 5:40 pm. Before we took a break for the holidays, we gathered at the City Center Caffè Macs for a year-end celebration. We had an unconventional round of Table Topics, with members acting as news […]

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So Long, 2019

December 18, 2019 Written by Jack Frysinger
So Long, 2019

Our last regularly scheduled meeting of 2019 was last week on December 11. Club members are invited to attend our annual holiday party tonight at the City Center 1 Caffè Macs. Please join us again in 2020, with meetings starting up again on January 8. For members looking to take on a leadership role in […]

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November 6 recap

November 13, 2019 Written by Jack Frysinger
November 6 recap

At our November 6 meeting, Risabh was our toastmaster. We heard an icebreaker from Jennie, who told us about how everyone seems normal until you get to know them. Sharon delivered a prepared speech about how the “rule of three” can help us form a speech outline. I (Jack F) won the award for best […]

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Halloween meeting recap

November 3, 2019 Written by Jack Frysinger
Halloween meeting recap

This past Wednesday we had our last meeting of October, right before Halloween! Rajat served as Toastmaster, and he did a great job of keeping things running smoothly. We heard prepared speeches from Jack L, Deima, and Keong. Jack took on the challenge of explaining a technical topic through analogy and Keong spoke to us […]

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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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