Members' Forum September 2021

The Official Toastmasters International Members Group on Facebook is always filled with conversations started by and for members. Below are a few posts and comments that may help clubs across the world or spark some inspiration.

Snacks and Speeches

Accredited Speaker Paul Artale, DTM, of Genesee Toastmasters in Flint, Michigan, asked members a fun question:

“What is the most delicious snack you’ve ever had at a Toastmasters meeting?”

Beef jerky

You might laugh, but it was beef jerky.

Stuffed fried tofu.

Kokis

Kokis with chili sauce! Part of a game we played.

Vanilla ice cream a member made while demonstrating how to do it and then serving it to us as part of his speech.

Applause—fulfilling and calorie-free!

Lynne Harris
Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia

Baklava

We once had homemade baklava.

We used to meet at Lima Cricket Club at noon, so many of us had lunch there. My favorite: Peruvian chicken soup.

Table Topics® Tips

Looking for inspiration, Vanessa Hughes of Seymour Johnson Toastmasters in Goldsboro, North Carolina, asked,

“What are the best Table Topics questions you’ve heard?”

It was Victoria Day in Canada. The Table Topicsmaster at Early Risers Toastmasters Club asked me, “You are Queen Victoria and near the end of your reign. What are you most proud of?”

Bring in a bag of 15 pennies, each from a different year. For each speaker, read the year on one of the pennies and ask the speaker to give a Table Topics speech on something related to that year. It could be a story of something the speaker experienced that year. It could be a history lesson. Whatever the speaker wants to do.

What is your favorite sound?

At times in life we encounter brick walls. Tell us about a brick wall you overcame.

If you were a kitchen appliance, what would you be and how are you relevant?

Join the conversation! Search for the group on Facebook or use #talkingtoastmasters to share your thoughts and tips.

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