SHAPE Toastmasters Club

30/09/2026

30/09/2026

Clever

20/08/2026

🌙✨ LOOK UP! ✨🌙

From the recent solar eclipse to the stars above - this week we're lifting our gaze, gaining perspective, and sharing ideas that shine. 🌟

Join SHAPE International Toastmasters Club for our next hybrid meeting:

📅 Tuesday, 25 August 2026
🕢 7:30 PM
📍 In person & online

Whether you want to be curious, speak up, or inspire others - there's a seat (and a spotlight) waiting for you. 🎤

Guests are always welcome, so bring a friend and come discover what you'll see when you look up. 🔭

For more details: Toastmasters International -SHAPE International Toastmasters Club

02/07/2026

🌴☀️ Pack your curiosity and your favourite summer memories—our next Toastmasters meeting is set for a true Summer Adventure! ✈️🏖️

From climbing mountains and getting delightfully lost on holiday, to discovering hidden gems nearby or simply enjoying those small unforgettable summer moments, every adventure has a story worth sharing.

On Tuesday, 7 July, SHAPE International Toastmasters Club invites you to an online evening filled with inspiring speeches, playful Table Topics, laughter, and meaningful conversations, all with a warm touch of summer sunshine.
🌍 Theme: Summer Adventures
📅 Date: Tuesday, 7 July
🕖 Time: 19:00–21:00 (CET)
💻 Location: Online

Whether you’re a seasoned Toastmaster or simply curious about what Toastmasters is all about, you’re warmly welcome to join us. Bring your curiosity, your smile, and perhaps your most memorable summer story.
Because every great adventure begins with a single step… maybe yours starts here. 🌞🌊

Register here: https://forms.gle/87Qx9ppSSrM7BZiHA

22/06/2026

⚽ It is World Cup season, and somewhere right now a grown adult is setting a 3am alarm just to watch a match.
I used to not understand any of it. Then I started watching this season, and I saw far more than a game. Players who never give up until the final whistle. Teamwork where the strongest one steps back so the team can win. Strategy, ambition, and yes, a little drama to fool the referee.
A football match, it turns out, is a tiny version of the world. And every player has a role to find.
That is the theme of our next meeting: It's Never Just About the Ball. Come and tell us what football brings to you.
Members and guests are all welcome. Curiosity is the only ticket you need.

⚽ It's Never Just About the Ball

📅 Tuesday 23 June, 19:30

📍 Hybrid meeting, SHAPE Library

🎙 SHAPE International Toastmasters Club
Register here to join, in the room or online. See you there.
https://forms.gle/87Qx9ppSSrM7BZiHA

18/06/2026

📰 Hot off the press!
Some stories begin with a nervous voice and a racing heart. Ours continues with nine people who chose to keep showing up, keep speaking, keep lifting others as they climb.
Meet the SHAPE International Toastmasters Club Officers for 2026 to 2027. 🎩✨
By day they plan meetings. By night, well, they save audiences everywhere from boring speeches and awkward silences.
Behind every confident speaker on this stage is a room full of people who believed in them before they believed in themselves. That room is open to you too.
Founded in 1992, we are tiny in size and mighty in magic, and we have spent over three decades turning quiet caterpillars into fearless communicators and leaders.
One club. Endless possibilities. Together, we rise. 🥂
📍 SHAPE International Library

🗓️ In person, online, and hybrid

📧 [email protected]

👉 facebook.com/shapetoastmasters

08/06/2026

No, we don't make toast. 🍞

We get that question more than you'd think. The name Toastmasters tends to confuse people. Breakfast club? Ch*****ne society? Secret bread enthusiasts?
None of the above. Although, to be fair, there are sometimes cookies.
What actually happens at our meetings: people show up a little nervous, speak in front of other people who are also a little nervous, and somehow everyone leaves a little better than they arrived. Speeches about Yellowstone, surviving parenthood, and the great pineapple-on-pizza debate have all happened. Hands have shaken. Words have been forgotten. Eight-minute speeches have been given when six were asked for. And every single time, everybody survived.
That's the thing about this club. Nobody expects perfection. Not even close. What you'll find instead is a room full of people practicing courage, one sentence at a time.

Our new VP Education Paulina put it better than we ever could. She wrote a short piece about what Toastmasters actually is, why people join, and what quietly happens to them over time. It's honest, a little funny, and worth two minutes of your day. See the whole content in below pictures:

We have two meetings coming up and both are open to visitors:
📍 Tuesday 9th June at 19:30 — Online (Zoom)
📍 Thursday 23rd June at 19:30 — Hybrid at SHAPE International Library
Register here: https://forms.gle/TBcbRVU1R5Qtjh7BA
to get the Zoom link and meeting details.

The next great speech could come from someone reading this right now. 👀

12/05/2026

A panda made time STOP on the stage 🐼

A competition stage. A timekeeper. A room holding its breath.
And Panda — quietly pretending he had finished his speech.
The clock stopped. The judge believed him. He turned to the audience:
"You see? When you really want to, you can stop time itself."

Meet Panda. Before he turned 18, he was terrified of people. He closed conversations the moment someone walked toward him.
Public speaking didn't make him confident. It saved him from disappearing.
So he entered every contest. In French. In English. Different stages, different risks. Everyone warned him: "Play safer. Simplify. You'll lose points."
But Panda wasn't there to win.
He was there to find out who he could become.
He walked on stage with a crushed Coca-Cola can, restored it before their eyes, and said: "Release the pressure inside you — and you become ready to serve again."
He lost rounds. He won more. And this month, one of those wins took him to the District Final — representing SHAPE on the European stage. 🏆

Read more in below passage and find out what "Confidence" mean to him:

Come once. No fee. No judgment. No pressure.
Just walk in — and hear what your voice sounds like when it stops apologizing.

TONIGHT you have your chance at 7:30pm online meeting for free trial.
👉 Register here: https://forms.gle/owCKmxjaLHUQ58Cy6
We will send you our meeting link

Miss today's meeting?
On 26th May @ 7:30pm — Hybrid meeting @ SHAPE Library

See you there😉

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03/05/2026

💐 Calling All Mothers, Children & Everyone in Between! 💐

This Mother's Day, let's come together to celebrate the most powerful bond in the world — the one between a mother and her child. 🌸

Join us at our special Toastmasters meeting dedicated to Mother's Day!

📅 Thursday, 7th May
⏰ 7:30 PM
📍 SHAPE Club

Whether you're a proud mum, a grateful child, or simply someone who cherishes the mothers in your life — this evening is for YOU. Expect heartfelt speeches, inspiring stories, laughter, and maybe even a few happy tears. 🥹❤️

Come celebrate, share, and connect with us. Because every great story deserves to be told — and every mother deserves to be celebrated. 🎤✨

👉 Register here: https://forms.gle/PXu4dCZeg9CZNQGR9
and bring someone you love!

01/04/2026

🎤 JOURNEY • TRANSFORMATION • LEGACY 🌟
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Lao Tzu
21 years ago, Adam Tan took his first step into a Toastmasters meeting as a fresh graduate in Malaysia, afraid of public speaking.
Meeting after meeting, speech after speech, he grew a little more confident. Then one evening, he heard about DTM - Distinguished Toastmaster, the highest recognition in Toastmasters International.
"At that moment, the title sounded impressive, almost like a mountain peak far away."
Adam admits: "When I first started this journey, I simply wanted the title. However, as time passed, my understanding changed."
He did not chase a title, but become someone who creates impact and leaves a mark in the lives of others.
Today, as our VP Education and a newly Distinguished Toastmaster, Adam knows:
"Being distinguished is about creating impact and leaving a mark in the lives of others. Leadership means helping others find their voice. Communication means connecting with people. Success means lifting others along the journey."

Will you take that first step?
📌 UPDATE: Our in-person meeting this Thursday, April 2nd is CANCELLED
Join us instead:
📍 Tuesday, April 7th @ 7:30pm - Online
📍 Tuesday, April 21st @ 7:30pm - Hybrid @ SHAPE Library

Register here: https://forms.gle/owCKmxjaLHUQ58Cy6
Your thousand-mile journey begins with one click.