U-Speak Toastmasters

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U-Speak Toastmasters

Developing your public speaking and leadership skills in a professional, fun and warm environment. Toastmasters and U-Speak! So at U-Speak! work.

For the dates of the meeting please look here:
https://www.meetup.com/U-Speak/events/

The U-Speak club is made up of a lively mix of Dutch people, internationals, expats and people from all over the world who live, study and/or work in (or near) Utrecht. While everyone has a different motivation as to why they have joined U-Speak!, or come to visit our club; we all have the same thing in common and that is to improve our speaking and leadership skills and to support each other in an open, safe environment in a fun and professional way! While we want to develop these skills in a professional way, we also want to enjoy and have some fun so we do our best to make sure everyone feels comfortable and we do tend to laugh a lot on the Tuesday evenings! is not just all about giving speeches, we also learn how to give feedback to each other in a positive and constructive way, as well as how to take feedback (sometimes easier said than done!)

On an average Tuesday evening, many people play a role in making our evening and experience so enjoyable. It can be that someone is giving a speech, someone else is hosting the evening, someone else is setting up the room for our meeting, or getting some water for the room, should we get thirsty! Everyone has a role and we work closely together to make it enjoyable for everyone involved. Please do come a long and join us and experience it for yourself! We are always happy to welcome guests and new members and we believe that many hands make U-Speak! We usually meet on the 2nd and last Tuesday of every month at 19.15 at the Florin (upstairs), Nobelstraat 2-4, Utrecht until about 21.30. You can send us an email via: [email protected] or fill in the contact form below to let us know that you are interested to join us. You can also find us at MeetUp: https://www.meetup.com/U-Speak/

30/09/2026

🐾 Toastmasters + animals + imagination = a very creative night! 🐒🐼🦥

Our theme was “Pets & Animals We Love”, bringing plenty of laughs, creativity, and unexpected stories.

We welcomed new members into the Toastmasters family and enjoyed having guests from our sister club in Utrecht. 🤝

Our Table Topics took us on some hilarious adventures:

🦥 A sloth working as a waiter at a fancy restaurant
🐒 A monkey taking swimming lessons in Japan
🐼 A panda trapped in an elevator on the way to a Toastmasters speech!

😂 A night full of quick thinking, improv, and laughter.

🏆 Congratulations to our winners:
🎤 Best Speech: Karthik
📝 Best Evaluator : Gert-Jan
💡 Best Table Topic Speaker: Imene

Thank you to everyone who took a role and made the evening memorable! ❤️

Want to experience a Toastmasters evening? Join us as a guest! 🎤

🔗 RSVP. See link in the bio

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08/09/2026

✨ Energy. Courage. “I DO!” ✨

What a fantastic Toastmasters evening! 🙌 Led by our amazing Toastmaster of the Evening, Aiva, we laughed, learned, spoke, evaluated — and celebrated growth! 🎤💪

A special welcome to Hanna, our Area Director, who brought us a golden clipboard 🏆📋 and an inspiring reminder about encouragement, leadership & continuous growth.

🎉 Celebrating achievements!
👏 Valentina & Peter reached a new level in their Pathways journey!

🏆 Evening awards:
🎤 Best Speech — Matthijs
📝 Best Evaluator — Markus
💬 Best Table Topics — Olha
🌟 Special Mention — Jenny from Amstelveen Toastmasters

Because Toastmasters is more than public speaking.

It’s about showing up, supporting each other, and saying YES to new challenges. 🚀

🎙️ Ready to say “I DO!”?
Join us on September 29!

👉 RSVP: link in bio

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31/08/2026

🎤 Join U-Speak! Toastmasters in Utrecht this month and experience what Toastmasters is all about.

A supportive environment to:

• Build confidence in public speaking

• Develop leadership skills

• Give and receive constructive feedback

• Connect with like-minded professionals

📅 Be our guest and join us at an upcoming meeting this month.Take the next step in your growth. Everyone is welcome!

Check out our upcoming events and RSVP in the bio link.

25/08/2026

🏠 What does “home” mean to you?

Our latest Toastmasters meeting explored exactly this with Ali as our Toastmaster of the Evening. 💬✨

Gertjan, Vincent & Linda took the stage with inspiring speeches about the meaning of home, life coaching, and lessons from long-term roommates. Sandra added a creative twist to Table Topics with a virtual Dutch home tour! 🇳🇱🏡

🏆 Awards of the evening:
🥇 Best Speech — Vincent
🥇 Best Evaluator — Madhupreetha
🥇 Best Table Topic — Matthijs

An evening filled with heartwarming stories, thoughtful feedback, creativity, and lots of great conversations. ❤️

Next week, we’re back home in the city center of Utrecht — and everyone is welcome! 🎤

📅 Check out our upcoming events and RSVP: Find link in bio.

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14/08/2026

Toastmasters, all on board! 🚤☀️

Our club continues to enjoy the summer vibes, and this time we celebrated our summer gathering on the historic canals of Utrecht.

With the beautiful surroundings as our backdrop, Madhupreetha hosted the ride with Table Topics, challenging us to think on our feet while learning fun facts about the city. Former members also joined us and shared how they continue to practice their public speaking skills in their day-to-day lives and professionally.

Great conversations, good company, fun improvs, lots of laughter, and amazing weather made this evening perfect. ☀️

Are you curious to know more about Toastmasters? Join one of our upcoming events. Check link in bio.

22/07/2026

18/07/2026

🎉 Meet the U-Speak! Utrecht board for 2026–2027!

President: Aiva
VP Education: Valentina
VP Education Assistant: Geraldo
Secretary: Madhu
VP Membership: Yasin
VP Public Relations: Linda
Sergeant at Arms: Sandra
Treasurer & Immediate Past President: Bram

Huge thanks to our outgoing board, especially Markus and Ajai, for setting us up so well 🙏

The new team already kicked off the year with a gezellig meeting in the park 🌳 setting priorities together.

Come meet us in person! Next meeting: 21 July at Wilhelminapark. Guests always welcome, RSVP link in bio.

13/07/2026

This past weekend, our President and Vice President Public Relations attended Club Officer Training (COT) in Tilburg, Netherlands, where they had the opportunity to connect with fellow club officers from across the region.

The day started with an engaging keynote by Omkara, who immediately captured everyone’s attention with a hands-on mathematical hook. It was a great example of how creativity, interaction, and a strong opening can make a presentation truly memorable.

A highlight of the day was meeting fellow club officers from other clubs as it was a great opportunity to exchange experiences, share best practices, and learn from one another. These connections strengthen the Toastmasters community and support continued growth as communicators and leaders.

A special thank you to Division E for organizing such a valuable and well-run COT. The team looks forward to putting these learnings into practice and creating an inspiring Toastmasters year ahead!

10/07/2026

Global weirding!

That was the theme of our U-Speak! Toastmasters meeting last Tuesday and yes, it is a real term. Not just climate change, not just global warming. All the strange, extreme, unpredictable things happening at once. Heat waves, droughts, the internet making everyone their own expert. The world has gone a little 'haywire', our word of the day (WOD).

Our Toastmaster of the Evening, Nichol Brummer, kicked things off with a round robin, everyone shared their own moment of global weirding. From, houses built for winter, not summer to finding that Utrecht is now warmer than back home.

Bram de Jong kept track of time, Aaron counted filler words, Arnaud Pinoit introduced the WOD and kept an eye on grammar while Gertjan Rossing served as General Evaluator.

We had four prepared speeches:
1.Ali DEHGHANI walked us through the respiratory system and brought an actual spirometry device on stage.
2. Linda M Bravo shared the challenges and benefits on female solo travel.
3. Vilma Catani explored the difference between siblings and friends.
4. Nitin Mishra, FRM, SCR shared his leadership style: Three Country Theory.

Speech evaluators of the night:
Aiva Eiduka, Vincent Peijnenburg, Peter HJ van Eijk, and Markus Sobora.

Table Topics, hosted by Madhupreetha Vivekanandan, invited speakers to reflect on global weirding in their own lives: past, present, and an imaginary 2060 weather forecast.

The awards of the evening went to:
🏆 Best Speaker: Vilma Catani and Nitin Mishra, FRM, SCR (a tie!)
🏆 Best Evaluator: Markus Sobora
🏆 Best Table Topic: Rahman, Guest

Our next meeting is on 21st of July, guests are welcome, please sign up on Meetup. Check link in the bio.

Adres

Nobelstraat 2
Utrecht
3512EN

Openingstijden

19:15 - 21:15

Website

http://www.toastmasters.nl/clubs/utrecht/u-speak/

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