UGA Griffin Toastmasters

06/09/2026

🎤✨SPEECH ALERT✨🎤
What do you do when conflict hits and emotions start rising?
Do you stay calm… or flip the table? 😄
Find out Wed. June 10th at noon for “Keep Calm and Don’t Flip the Table”—all about handling conflict with humor, patience, and a little self-control (and saving your furniture in the process!).
We’ve all been there—but there is a better way!
💡 Pause
💡 Listen
💡 Respond with intention
Because the goal isn’t to win the argument… it’s to keep the relationship.

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06/05/2026

UGA Griffin, a bilingual club, puts a fun twist on the grammarian’s role with creative tools like “jazz hands” to help members build their English language skills and speak with confidence. 🎉✨ Discover how this diverse club enhances vocabulary in an engaging way.
Read more here: 👀 https://www.toastmasters.org/magazine/magazine-issues/2024/sep/grammarians-role.

06/05/2026

🎉 Please join me in congratulating Victoria on achieving her Level 3 Award in the Presentation Mastery path!
She has successfully completed all the requirements—what an accomplishment! 👏
CONGRATULATIONS, VICTORIA! 🎊👏

06/02/2026

Sweaty palms? Racing heart?😅
You’re not alone—and that’s exactly why Toastmasters exists!
Come practice speaking in a supportive, judgment-free space where everyone is cheering you on.
Confidence doesn’t happen overnight—but it does happen here. 💪
Join us Wed. June 3, 2026 at 12pm! https://uga.zoom.us/j/92794014548... password griffin20

05/27/2026

☀️ Summer Schedule Update – UGA Griffin Toastmasters ☀️
We’re switching things up for summer! Join us on these Wednesdays at 12pm via Zoom to grow your confidence and communication skills:
📅 June 3 & June 10
📅 July 8 & July 22
🕛 Same great meeting, same supportive community!
Guests are always welcome—come see what Toastmasters is all about! 🎤✨ https://uga.zoom.us/j/92794014548?pwd=cnI5YU9ETXNFbWZSS1lSc2tWQ1ppQT09 password griffin20

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05/20/2026

📅 Today at Noon
📍 UGA Griffin Campus (In-person & online options available)
Come curious… leave inspired! 🌿

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05/07/2026

🎉 Toastmasters milestone! 🎉
I’m excited to share that I’ve completed Presentation Mastery – Level 4 with UGA Griffin Toastmasters!

This level challenged me to elevate my speaking skills, sharpen my delivery, and truly connect with my audience. I’m so grateful for the feedback, encouragement, and support from this amazing club. Onward to Level 5! 🎤💪 Melissa Slaughter University of Georgia Griffin Campus District 14 Toastmasters

05/04/2026

🗓️ WORDS OF THE MONTH — MAY 2026
1. ONEROUS (OH-ner-us) | Adjective
Involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty; burdensome.
✏️ "The onerous demands of back-to-back prepared speeches left the speaker little time to refine her delivery between sessions."

2. EXASPERATE (ig-ZAS-puh-rayt) | Verb
To irritate or frustrate someone intensely; to make a problem or situation worse.
✏️ "Repeated filler words began to exasperate the evaluator, prompting her to focus her feedback entirely on vocal variety."

3. TANTAMOUNT (TAN-tuh-mownt) | Adjective
Equivalent in seriousness, effect, or meaning to something else; virtually the same as.
✏️ "Arriving unprepared for a Table Topics session is tantamount to surrendering your chance to shine in front of the audience."

4. SPECULATE (SPEK-yuh-layt) | Verb
To form a theory or opinion without firm evidence; to engage in thought or reflection about a subject.
✏️ "Rather than relying on facts, the debater began to speculate about his opponent's motives, weakening his own argument considerably."

5. BRAZEN (BRAY-zen) | Adjective
Bold and without shame; audaciously confident in a way that may surprise or even shock others.
✏️ "The brazen confidence of the new member surprised everyone as she delivered her Icebreaker without a single nervous pause."

04/29/2026

Meeting Details:
📅 When: Wednesdays, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
💻 Where: https://uga.zoom.us/j/92794014548?pwd=cnI5YU9ETXNFbWZSS1lSc2tWQ1ppQT09
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University of Georgia Griffin Campus District 14 Toastmasters

04/22/2026

✨ Word of the Day: Sustenance ✨
Sustenance (noun)
Definitions:
1️⃣ Food or nourishment needed to maintain life and health
2️⃣ A source or means of support or livelihood
3️⃣ Anything that sustains, strengthens, or uplifts—physically, mentally, or spiritually
Used in a sentence:
A simple meal, steady income, and encouraging words provided the sustenance she needed to keep going.
Sustenance comes in many forms—food for the body, purpose for the mind, and hope for the soul. 💚
What provides you with sustenance today?
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