Cook Strait Toastmasters - Kilbirnie/Lyall Bay

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What are psycho social hazards you may wonder?Gidion took us on a very enlightening and thought provoking journey as we ...
29/04/2026

What are psycho social hazards you may wonder?

Gidion took us on a very enlightening and thought provoking journey as we learned about the most dangerous hazards that can't be seen.

Complete with outstanding audience engagement including most of the club and repetition to make his point clear, this was certainly a supreme speech!

Congratulations Gidion who was awarded the Supreme Speaker Award from our General Evaluator last night. 😍🤩🥳

"The greatest risk is the one no one is talking about". Come along and meet Gidion to find out more about psycho social hazards.

Table Topics helps us to think on our feet right?Chengyu was tasked with a train story from our Table Topics Master Stev...
29/04/2026

Table Topics helps us to think on our feet right?

Chengyu was tasked with a train story from our Table Topics Master Steve and he took us on a very sad childhood journey that tugged at my heart strings as I ached for a small boy's traumatic experience!

Congratulations Chengyu for demonstrating outstanding storytelling skills being awarded Top-Notch Table Topics from our Table Topics Evaluator Hugh.

Want to know more? Join us Tuesday 12th May at the Cockburn Chapel just before 7:00 PM. Guests welcome!

One of the signature skills of becoming a Toastmaster is learning how to give effective feedback.Even though he had many...
29/04/2026

One of the signature skills of becoming a Toastmaster is learning how to give effective feedback.

Even though he had many to evaluate, Hugh still managed succinct yet useful feedback for everyone.

Congrats to Hugh who was awarded Epic Evaluator as Table Topics Evaluator from our GE last night.🤩🥳

Well done Gidion who was awarded Top-Notch Table Topics from our Table Topics Evaluator Fiona at his first visit to Cook...
29/04/2026

Well done Gidion who was awarded Top-Notch Table Topics from our Table Topics Evaluator Fiona at his first visit to Cook Strait Toastmasters this month.

All of the "vintage" props our Table Topics Master Sheryl displayed on the table did not deter him as he led us down a path of oldfangled cars. Way to go Gidion!

Why tell stories?Stories told well can capture the hearts and minds of our audience.Rex's storytelling is like no other....
29/04/2026

Why tell stories?
Stories told well can capture the hearts and minds of our audience.

Rex's storytelling is like no other. As our Grammarian Steve shared, "listening is being able to be changed by the other person" - Alan Alda. Steve shared with emotion that Rex's speech transported him back to childhood, where as a boy, he watched his Aunt depart for the UK.

Congrats to Rex who was awarded the Supreme Speaker Award from our General Evaluator Alan for his persuasive speech and excellent storytelling skills. 🥰

What would TMs be without recognition?Well done Paul who chaired our Vintage themed meeting recently, which was led rath...
29/04/2026

What would TMs be without recognition?

Well done Paul who chaired our Vintage themed meeting recently, which was led rather nicely into Hugh's educational on the Toastmasters Education Program.

Great use of the word of the day "oldfangled" offered by our Grammarian Steve who certainly expanded my vocab!

Do you want to learn how to say your message well?Do you want to improve your communication skills?At Toastmasters, we p...
16/03/2026

Do you want to learn how to say your message well?
Do you want to improve your communication skills?

At Toastmasters, we provide feedback in the form of evaluations, where the evaluator analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the speech and provides useful feedback for everyone to learn and grow.

Congratulations to our member Paul Beres, who won the G7 Area Evaluation Contest last month. We wish Paul well at the upcoming Division Contest on Saturday 28th March!

There's a lot to structuring your speech well, delivering a message of substance AND making people want to listen to you...
14/03/2026

There's a lot to structuring your speech well, delivering a message of substance AND making people want to listen to you by making them laugh!

Congratulations to Kathy who was awarded the Supreme Speaker award for doing just that! Thanks for visiting us Kathy and all the best for the Division Speech Contests!

Are you lost for words when put on the spot?Do you want to learn how think on your feet?Do you want to get better at con...
14/03/2026

Are you lost for words when put on the spot?
Do you want to learn how think on your feet?
Do you want to get better at conveying your thoughts well?

Congrats to Fiona who was awarded the Epic Evaluator award for her feedback to the Table Topics Speakers.

Congrats to Miranda who was awarded Top-Notch Table Topic speaker for answering the question "do you think money can buy happiness, why/why not?""

Join us at Cook Strait Toastmasters Tuesday 24th March 2026 where you too can learn how to think on your feet.

Congrats to Fiona who has been a member of Cook Strait Toastmasters for 9 years, woohoo!We so love having you Fiona!
14/03/2026

Congrats to Fiona who has been a member of Cook Strait Toastmasters for 9 years, woohoo!

We so love having you Fiona!

At Toastmasters we like to recognize member contribution. This week we acknowledged Hugh and Chengyu who were successfu...
14/03/2026

At Toastmasters we like to recognize member contribution. This week we acknowledged Hugh and Chengyu who were successful at not only inviting a guest, but bringing a guest along to a meeting.

Thank you Hugh and Chengyu for supporting the growth of our club.

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