Hunterdon Speak Easy Toastmasters Club

07/28/2026

Congratulations to the new officers who were sworn in at last night's meeting! Outgoing Club President, Stephen Zimmerbaum, did the honors.
The new officers are:
Sergeant at Arms: John Newton
Treasurer: Sally Mendoza
Secretary: Susan Matson
VP of Public Relations: Michael Rowe
VP of Membership: Elizabeth Amarante
VP of Education: Laura Newton
Club President: Thaine Shetter

Additionally, Laura Newton presented Stephen Zimmerbaum with an award for his service to the club as president.

06/23/2026

Last night was a fun and power-packed meeting! Two Club members teamed up to give a presentation on managing anxiety during speeches, complete with audience participation. Another member presented a personal story of meaning and hope.

We were honored to host guest speaker Nev March, award-winning author of many mystery books, including Murder in Old Bombay (listed as one of the NYTimes Best Mysteries of 2020). Her presentation, "Adventures of a Mystery Writer" was a hit with the Club last night. She is pictured, below, with Club members Ted Mertyris and Stephen Zimmerbaum, outgoing President of the Club for the 2025-2026 year.

06/16/2026

Hunterdon Speak Easy recently got a shout-out by the CEO of Toastmasters International! For the July 2025-June 2026 year, our Club obtained the highest designation, "Smedley Distinguished." Check out the video below, around the 4:05 timestamp.

Our next meeting is this Monday, June 22nd at the Flemington United Methodist Church (7:30pm-9:00pm). We will have guest speaker Nev March, 5 members giving speeches, Table Topics and more! We hope to see you there!

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06/09/2026

Guest speaker - Mystery Writer Nev March on June 22nd should be great!

05/20/2026

With the upcoming federal holiday this Monday, our May in-person meeting has been moved to Monday, June 1st. Which means we have two in-person meetings next month!

At the June 22nd in-person meeting, we will have a special guest speaker, award-winning author Nev March. Her debut novel, Murder in Old Bombay, was selected as an Amazon’s Editor’s Pick. The New York Times listed it as one of the “Best crime novels of 2020”. The Spanish Diplomat's Secret has won other awards as well.

We hope to see you there!

03/13/2026

Whether you're a current or former member, or you've always been curious about Toastmasters, please join us at the Hunterdon County Headquarters Library on March 23rd for our Spring Open House!

There will be refreshments, and networking starting at 6:30pm, so guests can get to know members and learn more about the Club.

Our featured speaker is District 83 Director Pamela Johnson! She will present a speech entitled "When Your Brain Leaves the Building" about getting creative with public speaking.

We hope to see you there!

01/23/2026

Last night, Warren County Toastmasters hosted the Area 44 International Speech and Tall Tales competition!

The two First Place winners from our Club competition placed Second in the Area competition. Susan Matson, in International Speech, and Kent Amarante, in Tall Tales. Congratulations to both of you!

Ted, Monique, John, Laura and Thaine showed up to support!

01/04/2026

As I was putting the finishing touches on our newsletter for the last quarter, I came across this photo of Thaine and Susan from the White Elephant gift exchange after our last meeting.

It was a reminder that Toastmasters is about so many things: writing, practicing, and delivering speeches; giving and receiving feedback; taking on a role for the first time; mentoring; leading. But it's also a community of unparalleled support, encouragement, and yes, lots of fun and laughs as well!

Hope to see you in the New Year! The next meeting is virtual on Monday, January 12th. https://njspeakeasy.toastmastersclubs.org/

12/11/2025

The presents (and gift cards) were dropped off this morning. Thank you, thank you, members, for your contributions of gifts and gift cards to help make the season a little brighter for 2 local families ❤️

11/17/2025

We've had some exciting happenings these past couple months--a fun night out at a local brewery, our bi-annual open house, and winning a Smedley award! The Smedley is for at least 5 new or re-instated members from August 1-September 30. We had 5 new members and 1 re-instated member during that time!