Bronx Toastmasters Club of Riverdale

08/28/2026

I love this article from Magazine about storytelling. Let's encourage our club members to put more of themselves in their speeches rather that sharing facts to back their points of views.

Telling our tales keeps our histories alive and enlightens others.

07/31/2026

Here's an article about the making of some of history's great speeches. What went on behind the speeches. You can find most of these speeches on YouTube.

"How dare you?": 10 iconic speeches that made history Published on June 26, 2026 Image: Godlikeart History has been made through iconic speeches that changed the world: From ‘I Have a Dream ’, ‘Are Women Persons?’ to ‘The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself ’, tectonic shifts have ...

07/28/2026

MINY Toastmasters, who meet Downtown NYC, are inviting us to their meeting which is Wed. night, 6 pm. They have a request for an evaluator. If you're interested in going, please reach out to Dunstanette on her what's app. (If you don't have her contact, email Anne at [email protected] by 1 pm Wednesday, and she'll write you back by 2 pm ET). Thanks.

07/15/2026

In 2014, this gentleman won the International speech contest. To this day, our club's distinguished Toastmaster Dunstanette Macauley talks about the brilliance of Sri Lanka's Dananjaya Hettiarachchi speech.

I love how he asks the audience quick questions and gets them involved. What else do you like about this speech?

A speech that changed my life. The full version of the winning spee...

05/12/2026

Our meetings now run from 7:15 till 8:45 pm. Our next meeting is Wednesday, May 13 online. Then on May 20, we'll be having a special meeting at the Riverdale Neighborhood House, 5521 Mosholu Avenue. This will include elections for our officers for the next Toastmasters’ year which starts in July.
Email us at [email protected].
We’ll have speeches at both meetings on the 13th and the 20th of May. Everyone attending will have the opportunity to speak.
At our last meeting, Anne Leighton and Jovana Olaizola shared insight on how communications impact their jobs. Anne works as a music publicist, and Jovana handles fundraising outreach in the health industry.

We're in contest season and our President Daniel D'Amico won first place in the Division competition.

03/11/2026

We are meeting online on March 11 at 7:15 pm. On March 25, we'll be meeting in person at the Riverdale Neighborhood House, in the Bronx.
Email us at [email protected] for more information.

02/22/2026

We're meeting in person this Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 7:15 at the Riverdale Neighborhood House, 5521 Mosholu Ave., in Riverdale.

02/22/2026

Nice News says there's a more persuasive outcoms when people use their bodies--especially their hands when they speak.

New research suggests that when people talk with their hands, listeners see them as more clear, competent, and persuasive.

01/28/2026

We'll be meeting online Wednesday, January 28, at 7:15 pm. Email [email protected] for more information.

11/19/2025

Our next meeting will be at the Riverdale Neighborhood House on Nov. 19.

We will be meeting in-person and online on the second Wednesday of each month from now on. The location of the second Wednesday meeting is D'Amico Real Estate on 1235 Second Ave., in Yonkers. This first meeting is scheduled for Dec. 10 at 7:15 till 8:45 PM, and will be hybrid for those attending online.

*For more information, please email [email protected] to RSVP or to get the Zoom link for our online meetings.