Toastmasters @ SmartPaani

Interestingly, Toastmaster Tyler McMahon had approached me to discuss his speech on rainwater harvesting in early 2011 at our home club, Everest Toastmasters Club. Then, as the President of the Club, encouraging members to discuss their speeches and booking a time slot was common. This interaction, however, went ahead for us – to be co-founders […]

Toastmasters: A Way to Live My Dream

Maybe it started when I was six years old and when my relatives would come over I used to “perform” speech skits for them on my parents’ requests. Or maybe it was when I used to practice speaking in front of the mirror when I was just around eight years old. Or perhaps it started […]

Revisiting ALPHAbets

I am loving the 2019-20 Toastmaster Year in Division A. From the year before, where I had visited all the clubs in the three Areas we had and knew almost everyone by their first names, to a year of massive expansion.  Picture this! After the initial pleasantry – a quick glance to the face, and […]

Gandaki Toastmasters introspects, and installs its new ex-com

Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awake.― C.G. Jung A tranquil Thursday evening of July 25th, a score of Toastmasters from Gandaki Toastmasters, gathered at Bagaicha Wellness Resort, Pokhara, to introspect and to set new goals for the upcoming days, […]

TTC Installs New Excomm

The installation ceremony of the new Executive Committee of Tourism Toastmasters took place on the 23rd of July 2019. As a new member of the Toastmasters Club, all the 3 meetings I had attended so far had been different from one another. The very first meeting I took part, as a member, was in the […]

Bucket List Meeting @ Kathmandu Toastmasters

The very words “bucket list” can stir up heavy-duty fears. Defined as a list of things to do before you die, it can be a reminder of our mortality, and death is typically something we would rather not think about. But, the reminder that our time is limited is one of the best gifts we […]

Learnings from ETM’s Moment of Truth

“Honest self-reflection opens your mind to reprogramming, change, success, and freedom.” – Unknown One of the most exceptional traits of being a Toastmaster is that we are continuously self-reflecting and intend on becoming a better version of ourselves with every meeting we attend. Not just as an individual but also as a team, at Toastmasters, […]

Kathmandu Toastmasters Installs New Excomm

On 18th June 2019 Kathmandu Toastmasters Club installed the new executive committee for the year 2019/2020. The new ex-com of the club and all its members promised to learn, lead and leverage; new beginnings with the new excomm, new energy and enthusiasm.  We also had Guest speaker Priyanka Karki – a model, actress, Vj, dancer, […]

Reliance Toastmasters assimilates MoT and Pathways

Reliance Toastmasters club has productively analyzed its ‘whereabout’ state in Moment of Truth (MoT), a session that was conducted by Area 1 Secretary TM Samjhana Rai on its premises on 16th July 2019. In an around one-hour session, VP Education of the Club TM  Basanta Lal Lamichhane facilitated the workshop that was designed to evaluate […]

Moments of Truth at Pokhara

We conduct evaluations session in our meeting every week. This is helpful in identifying the good things and areas of improvement. Apart from that, the Moments of Truth (MoT) session conducted during 2nd week of July in Pokhara Toastmaster was one of a kind. The members were divided into groups to evaluate different aspects of […]