Hamilton Central Essential Toastmasters Club

Hamilton Central Essential Toastmasters Club Meeting: Saturdays 10:00 - 11:15 AM
@ Hamilton Central Library, Level 2

In a supportive community, members deliver speeches, respond to impromptu questions, give constructive feedback, and finally, are empowered to meet personal and professional goals.

07/09/2026

Temporary location change due to library renovations: our meetings on 12 and 19 September will be held at Hamilton South Baptist Church Hall, 131 Ohaupo Road, Melville.

UPDATE: contests postponed, new date to be confirmed.
31/08/2026

UPDATE: contests postponed, new date to be confirmed.

24/08/2026

Due to library renovations, the meeting on 29th August is cancelled. Our next meeting will be on the 5th of September

New Zealand, the beautiful land of many, was the theme of our last meeting, and a celebration of our country, and its ab...
21/08/2026

New Zealand, the beautiful land of many, was the theme of our last meeting, and a celebration of our country, and its abundance of cultures and the beauty of the land. We explored what people enjoyed the most about coming here, and things that people need to get used to. Scenery, peace and quiet, more space and fewer people. And lots of green. Our main speaker Nova, gave a thought-provoking speech 'hard to say'.

Throughout our Toastmasters journey we are growing together to become better speakers. It took a tasty turn at our secret recipe meeting, where we shared our recipes for success. What is your favourite ingredient, and if you could change a recipe, how would you do it? Mix together a great group of supportive people, add in some practice, fold in a bit of courage and sprinkle some willingness to learn, and you will get more confident, effective speakers. Also being able to brave the cold, frosty Saturday mornings is a must.

However, the weather is definitely warming up now, and with the very relevant meeting theme 'spring is just around the corner', we celebrated new beginnings, personal growth and goals for the year. We also covered similar topics in 'the gathering place of many canoes', or 'Matariki herenga waka' in Maori. This celebrates inclusiveness, where diverse groups like our club, come from different waka, to form a connection and help each other learn and improve. Other speakers included Harizah, and Peter Z, who spoke about their experiences being VPE, and the challenges of organising people to fill roles every week.

Would you like to find out more about Toastmasters roles and what goes on in meetings? Come and join us; everyone is welcome! Our next meeting is Saturday 22nd of August, see you there!

It was wonderful seeing so many guests at our open meeting on the 11th of July. This day was not only a good chance for ...
22/07/2026

It was wonderful seeing so many guests at our open meeting on the 11th of July. This day was not only a good chance for anyone to come along and experience a toastmasters meeting, but also a celebration of the graduates of our Youth Speak to Succeed programme. It was also our first meeting in the newly renovated space on Level 2, Te Paataka at Central Library. Hamilton City Libraries have done a great job with the Maaori art installation, which is the perfect backdrop for our Toastmasters meetings! The graduates were featured in our Table Topics session, answering tough questions such as 'what do you define as success?' and 'what is one thing young people do better than adults?' Here it was confidence and bravery, to come up on stage and be able to speak impromptu in front of a room full of adults. After the meeting there was a shared potluck lunch, where we sampled delicious foods from different cuisines. So what would we define as success? Seeing our members and guests having a great day, and watching our young people become more confident speakers and future leaders.

Congratulations to the graduates of the Youth Speak to Succeed programme! Your hard work has paid off and we are very pr...
22/07/2026

Congratulations to the graduates of the Youth Speak to Succeed programme! Your hard work has paid off and we are very proud of our future leaders of tomorrow! A big thank you to our coordinators Peter E and Tara for making this programme a resounding success, and teaching these young people how to become more confident speakers.

We’re counting down to our Open Meeting this Saturday 11th of July! Everyone is welcome to come along and see what a Toa...
06/07/2026

We’re counting down to our Open Meeting this Saturday 11th of July! Everyone is welcome to come along and see what a Toastmasters meeting is all about. We have some great discussions in our meetings, all based around a different theme every week.

Last month we welcomed everyone to the Dragon’s Den. Not only a popular TV show, but also relevant to our Toastmaster’s journey. We had several people pitching their ideas; our main speaker and his life story, and the ‘quick fire’ table topics session. Our evaluators were our dragons, judging our speakers but unlike the TV show, weren’t so brutal and offered more encouraging, constructive critique. We also connected with nature, asking questions such as, do you choose the comfortable life, or the camping life? And would you prefer to connect to nature, or connect to Wifi? Later that month we rekindled fond memories; memories shape our future. How do we confront the future? Through memories we reflect on who we are, and what we have learnt over time. Our main speaker reflected on his time studying mechanical engineering, and his experience of being at university. Learning from other’s experiences was our last meeting for the month. It is from listening to stories of others, and sharing experiences with our fellow toastmasters that we share advice on how we can improve. Tara shared with us her experience of facilitating our recent Youth Speak to Succeed course, the challenges, what she has learnt, as well as the rewarding aspects of seeing the young people improve and become more confident over time. Our open meeting will feature these graduates, and you can see just how far they have come. So that was our June - we faced our dragons, and put in the hard work to get the reward of the gold in the dragon’s den, therefore becoming a better speaker.

Would you like to learn more about what happens in a Toastmasters meeting? Hamilton Central essential Toastmasters club,...
26/06/2026

Would you like to learn more about what happens in a Toastmasters meeting? Hamilton Central essential Toastmasters club, in association with our Youth Speak to Succeed graduates invite you to an open demonstration meeting from 9:50am to 11:15am on the 11th of July at Hamilton Central Library. This will be followed by a bring a plate shared lunch from 11:45am to 1:30pm! Experience the riveting prepared speeches, and fast-paced impromptu Table Topics session, then hear all the evaluators give constructive feedback to help us all improve. Find out how our supportive club can help you overcome your fear of public speaking, and build your confidence and leadership skills! 🗣 🔈

We would like to announce and celebrate the Hamilton Central Essential club committee for the 2026-2027 term, starting i...
12/06/2026

We would like to announce and celebrate the Hamilton Central Essential club committee for the 2026-2027 term, starting in July. These members will be the leaders of our club, empowering everyone to reach their full potential in public speaking. Congratulations to all newly elected officers, and we look forward to a new era of leadership!

Sweet as. A commonly used phrase in NZ. But sweet as what? As in all good, no worries. Our guest speaker last week, Greg...
31/05/2026

Sweet as. A commonly used phrase in NZ. But sweet as what? As in all good, no worries. Our guest speaker last week, Gregory, a student from Waikato Management School, shared the experience of Kiwi English culture shock. It was a well-presented, confident speech about how even though we all speak the same English language, different slang and colloquialisms can still make communication more difficult. At Toastmasters we develop our leadership skills, so we are proud to be supporting the next generation of leaders.

Love and peace was our main focus at the start of the month. It seems that in our world today we are overwhelmed by conflict and division. If world war 3 broke out, would NZ be a peaceful place to live? Can love create peace? How would you stop the war if you had the power to do so? We also discussed ‘when was the last time you read a book?’ This session made us realise how digital we have become; scrolling through social media, and watching short video clips have made us unable to slow down and reflect. Then ‘think deeply, act practically’ theme examined the importance of taking small steps to work towards a goal. We can think, dream and reflect, but ultimately we need action to start moving forward. This is relevant to all of us in our Toastmasters journey, we took the first steps to become a more confident speaker, and now we are slowly taking on more roles to keep challenging ourselves. Near the end of the month, our club also held its AGM, hosted by the highly experienced Peter E. Congratulations to the newly elected President and club officers! Sweet as.

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