Cook Strait Toastmasters - Kilbirnie/Lyall Bay

Cook Strait Toastmasters - Kilbirnie/Lyall Bay Do you want to learn how to speak confidently? Refer to our featured post for meeting details

Myths busted. Stomachs filled. 😄🍣🥧🍇 🍣Another fun night at Cook Strait Toastmasters!Tonight’s theme was Mythbusters, so w...
29/09/2026

Myths busted. Stomachs filled. 😄🍣🥧🍇 🍣

Another fun night at Cook Strait Toastmasters!
Tonight’s theme was Mythbusters, so we spent the evening questioning common myths, strange beliefs and ridiculous assumptions — and, with our Word of the Day “rebunk,” perhaps even bringing a few of them back to life. 😂

And judging by this table, we definitely rebunked the idea that Toastmasters is only about public speaking. Apparently, it’s also about eating extremely well! 🍣🥧🍇🍦

Great speeches, plenty of laughs, great company, and a LOT of delicious food.

Our next meeting is on 13 October, and guests are always welcome!

If you’d like to improve your public speaking, build confidence, meet some friendly people — or just come along and see what Toastmasters is all about — we’d love to have you.
See you next time! ✨

A warm welcome to our two guests, Rory and Hagen, who came along last night! 👋It was great to see Rory step up during ou...
22/09/2026

A warm welcome to our two guests, Rory and Hagen, who came along last night! 👋

It was great to see Rory step up during our impromptu speaking session and introduce himself to the group.

And a big welcome back to Hagen, who has visited us before and this time also delivered a very entertaining speech about an unexpected visitor at home — a rat! 🐀 His story was full of humour and definitely kept the room engaged.

Thank you both for coming along. We hope you enjoyed the evening as much as we enjoyed having you there!

Our next English speaking night will be on Tuesday, 6 October. If you’d like to practise your English, build confidence in public speaking, and meet a friendly group of people, feel free to come along as a guest.

Guests are always welcome! 🎤✨

A warm welcome to Blessing Ogbuji! It was great to hear your introduction and what brought you to Toastmasters. You spok...
09/09/2026

A warm welcome to Blessing Ogbuji!
It was great to hear your introduction and what brought you to Toastmasters. You spoke with such confidence and fluency — we hope you enjoyed the evening and look forward to seeing you again!

What a fun night at Cook Strait Toastmasters! 😄Our theme for the evening was Dad Jokes, and the Word of the Day was “wag...
08/09/2026

What a fun night at Cook Strait Toastmasters! 😄

Our theme for the evening was Dad Jokes, and the Word of the Day was “waggish” — meaning playful, humorous, and fond of joking.

A big thank you to Hugh for bringing plenty of dad jokes and keeping everyone entertained throughout the evening 😂

And congratulations to our award winners:

🏆 Supreme Speaker — Alan
🏆 Epic Evaluator — Jainish
🏆 Terrific Toastmaster — Hugh

Well done everyone, and thank you to all our members and guests for making it such an enjoyable meeting.

Our next meeting is on Tuesday, 22 September 2026.

Come along, hear some interesting stories, share one of your own, and enjoy a fun evening with us. We’d love to see you there! 😊

Do you want to learn how to make your speech openings stronger?Join us Tuesday 8th September at the Cockburn Chapel Kilb...
06/09/2026

Do you want to learn how to make your speech openings stronger?

Join us Tuesday 8th September at the Cockburn Chapel Kilbirnie/Lyall Bay as Alan shares some tips and tricks on how to give your speech a strong introduction.

Guests attendance free.

Join us next week to hear Miranda share her speech titled "being comfortable in this uncomfortable place".Public speakin...
04/09/2026

Join us next week to hear Miranda share her speech titled "being comfortable in this uncomfortable place".

Public speaking can definitely be uncomfortable, but it's like any skill, the more you practice, the more you master the craft.

Join us Tuesday 8th Sept from 6:50 pm at the Cockburn Chapel, Kilbirnie/Lyall Bay. Guests are welcome.

Congratulations to Fiona who won our Humorous Speech Contest recently.
04/09/2026

Congratulations to Fiona who won our Humorous Speech Contest recently.

Congratulations to Paul who won our Evaluation Contest recently.
04/09/2026

Congratulations to Paul who won our Evaluation Contest recently.

"It always seems impossible until it's done" - Nelson MandelaWe all have 24 hours in a day and yet why is it some of us ...
28/08/2026

"It always seems impossible until it's done" - Nelson Mandela

We all have 24 hours in a day and yet why is it some of us get things done while others talk a good talk, and rarely follow through? How is it that Cook Strait Toastmasters manages to get all of its volunteer Club Leaders to attend training as opposed to the minimum four?

If you're interested in developing your leadership skills, Toastmasters Pathways education can help you. We invite you as a guest to attend our next meeting Tuesday 8th September from 6:50pm at the Cockburn Chapel Kilbirnie/Lyall Bay to learn more. It costs nothing but your time to take a look and remember the words of Mandela, "it always seems impossible until it's done".

Congrats to these members who achieved excellence at this week's Club meeting.We invite you to join us at our next meeti...
13/08/2026

Congrats to these members who achieved excellence at this week's Club meeting.

We invite you to join us at our next meeting on Tuesday 25th August 6:50 pm to learn how to craft your own public speaking skills.

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Kilbirnie
6022

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