Silverdale-Orewa Toastmasters Club

15/03/2026

Remember, you’ve got this. 💛

14/03/2026

We were delighted to host the District 112 Toastmasters in New Zealand N2 Area Contests last week. Congratulations to our Area winners.

10/02/2026

Good pointer!

Contest season is here. Take the chance. Take the stage. You never know where it could lead. 🌟🎤

06/02/2026

✅New Year.✅ New Goals. ✅New Confidence.

Confidence is not something we are born with.

It's something we build💪 - step by step, choice by choice, moment by moment.

This year, don't wait to "feel ready".👋

✅Start where you are. ✅Try. ✅Learn. ✅Practice.✅ Grow.

Every small action strengthens🌟 your belief in yourself.
Every brave step turns doubt into confidence.💥

✅Set goals that stretch you.
✅Trust the process
✅Become the person you are working toward.

This is your 🩷year to build what you once thought you lacked.

You've got this.👏

https://www.toastmasters.org/find-a-club

02/02/2026

19/01/2026

New Year, New Goals, New You?

Come to Toastmasters and get that confidence boost for the public speaking challenges you face.

Visit our club right here in Ōrewa, join a small enthusiastic and fun group and discover how you can beat the butterflies and speak with any group confidently and purposefully. Change how it feels for you through the group skill building that works for Toastmasters worldwide! and get results.

We get together at 7:20pm for a 7:30pm start at St Andrews Presbyterian Church, 107 Centreway Road, Orewa on alternate Thursdays. It's absolutely obligation free! It can be the first of a few visits to see if you discover, like so many before you, how Toastmasters can contribute to you, your career and your life.

Upcoming meeting dates are Thursdays January 29, February 12 and 26. You can call ahead on 02102332092 or just rock up. We're always ready for guests.





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13/01/2026

New Year, New Goals.

Tomorrow night, Thursday January 15, is your first chance this year to start actively learning how Toastmasters can contribute to your life. We are your local club!

Join us as a meeting guest. We get together at 7:20pm for a 7:30pm start at St Andrews Presbyterian Church, 107 Centreway Road, Orewa. It's absolutely obligation free! It can be the first of a few visits to see if you discover, like so many before you, how Toastmasters can contribute to you, your career and your life.





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18/12/2025

Sometimes it's not just about giving speeches. A club social at Christmas time in an amazing boutique distillery also features! Here we are at Puhoi Organic Distillery last night, festive greetings one and all! Thank you Toastmaster Victoria for organising it! Miri Kirihimete.

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04/12/2025

What are you doing at 7.30pm tonight? Why not set up your new year resolutions by finding out how Toastmasters works? It's our last meeting of 2025 and we welcome guests along. It's no obligation and we have Xmas cake and other treats for supper!

At our last meeting we learned how a note of currency can engender multiple speech ideas. It was amazing and inspirational.

Tonight we'll analyse why we are Toastmasters which will help us and help first timers see the potential in becoming a Toastmaster.

You are very welcome to join us! Be a few minutes early, we meet in "downtown" Ōrewa at St Andrews Presbyterian Church, 107 Centerway Road, Orewa...that's almost at the intersection with Florence Ave.

Have fun and have a think about how Toastmasters might be the best new year's resolution ever!

District 112 Toastmasters in New Zealand

18/11/2025

Yes, here at Silverdale Orewa Toastmasters we can help! Come see how for yourself. We meet every other Thursday at 7:20pm for 7:30pm start, in person (and via Zoom) at St Andrews Presbyterian Church, 107 Centerway Road, Orewa. That happens to be this Thursday, November 20.

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Um, How Do I Stop, Ya Know, Using Um and Ah?🫢

Use the science of disfluencies and techniques to clean up your speech.😊

Never heard that term before⁉️

Sooooo, um, disfluency is, like, an academic term, ah, that is used to describe speaker he-he-hesitations, repeats, repeats, or expressions such as um, ah or ya know.

In Toastmasters this is the primary purview of the Ah-Counter (which is a much catchier title than disfluency-counter, don’t you think?).

If you’ve ever been singled out by the Ah-Counter, it might help to know that our spontaneous speech is naturally disfluent—as natural as peas in a pod. 🥰

In fact, a conservative estimate for the rate of vocalized disfluencies is six words per 100. That means if you speak at a typical rate of 150 words per minute, you should expect to say nine filler words in just one minute of speech! And it often gets worse when we are nervous or the subject is difficult or demands effort (in speaking and listening).

So then why, as Toastmasters, should we be concerned with our expressions of hesitation?

In short, these verbal viruses become 👉credibility killers.

That’s why it’s important to learn how to reduce them but perhaps not entirely eliminate them.

So, Um, Can I, Like, Get Rid of Them?
https://www.toastmasters.org/magazine/magazine-issues/2017/september-2017/umah
Struggling to speak up during meetings⁉️

✅Toastmasters can help you become a more effective communicator and leader.
✅With supportive clubs and structured educational pathways, you'll learn to speak with clarity, purpose, and confidence.
✅ Whether you're just starting or looking to sharpen your skills—Toastmasters is for you!

Find a club near you: https://www.toastmasters.org/find-a-club

15/11/2025

Over on our LinkedIn page, Club Member Andre recently popped up this post. If you wanted an objective outline of how amazing Toastmasters can be for your life, this is it!

Join us at this week's meeting as a guest. It's obligation free and will offer you a real chance to see how a Toastmasters club works.

Come along at 7.20pm for a 7.30pm start on Thursday November 20, St Andrews, Presbyterian Church, 107 Centreway Road, Orewa. we'll look after you well and you're guaranteed many chances to exercise your smile and laugh muscles.

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