St. Petersburg Toastmasters

08/19/2026

Last night’s meeting theme was “Health is Wealth: Enhancing our Mind, Body, & Soul”. 💪🧠🌱

Congrats to our winners!

Best Speaker: Jake Murphy
Most Improved: Ryan Vertucci
Best Table Topics: Marika Luneau
Best Evaluator: Mirra Magdalena

08/12/2026

Our meeting theme last night was “Following your Music 🎶”!

We enjoyed a little bit of karaoke and some crazy stunts (video in the comments). 👀

Congrats to our meeting winners!

Best Table Topics: Christine Steeb
Best Evaluator: Marika Luneau
Most Improved: Stefanie Mclaren
Best Speech: Jeff Thomas

08/05/2026

Last night’s meeting winners! 🏆

Best Table Topics: Mirra Magdalena
Best Evaluator: Elizabeth Koda
Most Improved: Marvin Shepherd
Best Speech: David Mateos

07/29/2026

Last night was one of our favorite club traditions… The annual roast of our outgoing president! 🔥🔥🔥

Followed by a celebration at Angelo’s, this meeting was a ton of fun.

Thank you Marvin for your leadership, and for being such a great sport!

07/28/2026

Shoutout to our club members who felt called to serve the community this past Saturday!

Thank you Michelle for putting this special volunteer day together.

07/22/2026

Last night’s meeting theme was, “WE ARE AMAZING: Summer Celebration”. 🪩🍉😎

What a fun time!!

Congrations to our winning speakers...

Best Speaker & Ice Breaker: Lani Gonzalez
Most Improved: Emmy Riker
Best Table Topics: Marvin Shepherd
Best Evaluator: Kyle Strohl

07/15/2026

At this week's Tuesday evening meeting, we discussed taking yourself, life, and speaking less seriously. 🤿🦖🍹🥳

This, of course, included a whimsical outfit contest!

Congrations to our winning speakers...

Best Speaker: Kevin Clavier
Most Improved: Kyle Strohl
Best Table Topics: Tararita Vaughn
Best Evaluator: Alex Ruberti (+ whimsical outfit contest winner!)

05/18/2026

What an incredible way to close out the final District 48 Toastmasters Conference! 🎉

This year’s conference was filled with inspiration, laughter, learning, and the amazing fellowship that makes Toastmasters so special. From dynamic educational sessions and keynote speakers to unforgettable contests and networking opportunities, the event truly celebrated the power of communication and leadership.

A very special congratulations to two outstanding members of St. Petersburg Toastmasters Club 2284 for bringing home FIRST PLACE honors! 🏆

👏 First Place – Table Topics Contest - Mary Jorgensen

👏 First Place – Humorous Speech Contest - Adency Start

Another special congratulations to another outstanding member, Elizabeth Koda, who gave an outstanding workshop to conference attendees!

Your talent, courage, preparation, and passion made our club incredibly proud. You represented St. Petersburg Toastmasters with excellence and heart!

Thank you to everyone who participated, volunteered, competed, and supported this memorable final District 48 conference.

Accolades belong to Greg Mathis and Alex Ruberti for your outstanding leadership and representation.

A very special shout out with deep appreciation goes to Jeannette Sweeney, DTM, a true servant leader, and the greatest supporter of us all here at the “greatest club on earth!”

The friendships, encouragement, and growth we experienced together will continue long after the conference ended.
Here’s to continuing the journey of becoming better speakers, stronger leaders, and supportive friends. 💙💛

05/01/2026

Flash back to our April 21st meeting's theme "It's My FIRST time!" - From learning how to drive a car, to running a new business, to SPEAKING in public... EVERYONE knows how uncomfortable it is to anything for the first time. At our meeting, we discussed how necessary it is to push through the uncomfortable and let the GROWTH take place.

Congratulations to our winning speakers!
Best Table Topics - Nicky Bruger
Best Evaluator - Jane Strong
Most Improved - David Matoes
Best Speaker - Jeff Thomas

We are also THRILLED to have inducted our NEW CLUB MEMBERS!!

05/01/2026

May DAY May DAY!!! It is T-minus 13 days till our District 48 Spring Conference!! https://district48.org/ Get your tickets ASAP - This is an event you do not want to miss! Come cheer on our very own

District48 Servers the Greater Tampa Bay area in Florida. The Toastmasters organization is divided into several geographical Regions and Districts in order to help govern and support local clubs be as successful as they can be.