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Madras Toastmasters Club - AD Visit, 28th July 2024
Traveling 30 km from my house to my home club, I set out early on a Sunday morning, arriving an hour before the meeting. To my surprise,...
Kavitha
Aug 3, 20242 min read


Toastmasters: Bridging Teams and Building Connections
Sometimes a casual chat can lead to a great revelation. A few days ago, one evening, I was having coffee with members of a newly...
Kavitha
Jul 4, 20241 min read


Toastmasters International District 120's Annual Conference Discover 2024 - Auto Anna Durai
Memories of Discover 2024 - Toastmasters International, District 120's Annual Conference. I had the opportunity to listen and talk to the...
Kavitha
May 28, 20241 min read


Division Conference 2024 - International Speech Contest @ Virudhunagar - Part 1
A Rollercoaster Ride For the past few years, I have been attending all our division H conferences, mostly as a contestant. However, the...
Kavitha
May 15, 20244 min read


International Speech Contest 2024 - Area H1
The adrenaline rush moments captured during our Area H1 contest. #madrastoastmastersclub #toastmasters100years #District120...
Kavitha
Apr 13, 20241 min read


Preludesys Toastmasters Club 1 - Ignite - Demo Meeting 1
We had our first demo meeting at 'Preludesys Toastmasters Club 1 - Ignite' (Siruseri) yesterday. It was fantastic to see such enthusiasm...
Kavitha
Mar 16, 20241 min read


The 'D' Day - Division Contest 2023 (Humorous Speech)
This is a sequel to my older post: A Day Before the Division Contest 2023 (Humorous Speech) | LinkedIn At the end of the division contest...
Kavitha
Feb 19, 20244 min read


A Day Before the Division Contest 2023 (Humorous Speech)
The Penance: As a contestant in any Toastmasters Contest, the day before transforms into a day-long penance for me, spent confined to a...
Kavitha
Jan 29, 20243 min read


Humorous Speech Contest 2023 - Area H1 Updates
On 29th Oct 2023, we had our area-level humorous speech contest held at the Andhra Chamber of Commerce CIT Nagar. It was a great...
Kavitha
Oct 30, 20231 min read


It is just a matter of consistent practice
2024 International Speech Contest - Area Level (H1) Some time ago, during the networking hours, at the end of our Toastmasters meeting,...
Kavitha
Oct 3, 20232 min read


FAQ about Toastmasters
Toastmasters FAQ A few years ago, when I was playing the role of VP Membership for Madras Toastmasters club, I found myself answering...
Kavitha
Jun 12, 20233 min read


My Journey as a Humorous Speaker
Inspired by the speakers of 2015 - Division Conference I still remember, in 2015 when I joined a corporate Toastmasters Club, I directly...
Kavitha
Jun 12, 20234 min read


Setting up Hybrid Toastmasters Meetings
Note: If you are a Toastmaster trying to move your club to hybrid mode of operation, please move on to the topic 'Setting up a hybrid...
Kavitha
Jun 12, 20234 min read


Division Contest 2023 - ISC
Is it okay to take calculative risks? This year's International Speech Contest (ISC) was filled with excitements, learnings and several...
Kavitha
Jun 7, 20231 min read


The Switch Game
What if a speaker is given a topic they don't agree with? This was a question we asked Ms Bharathy Bhaskar during our District Conference...
Kavitha
Jun 3, 20231 min read


Enduring Failures in a Contest
2022 ISC and TT Contest update Here I am back with the updates of 2022 - International Speech and Table Topics contests. I came Second in...
Kavitha
Jun 3, 20234 min read


Just another day as a mom - humourous speech contest 2022
Raariraroo oraariro.....(Tamil song) This is the lullaby I sing for my 5 year old to put her to sleep. Evolution of my voice: When I was...
Kavitha
Jun 3, 20233 min read


Humorous Speech Contest 2022 - Lessons Learnt
Every year after a Toastmasters' contest, I have a bunch of learnings to progress as a better speaker and a better person irrespective...
Kavitha
Jun 3, 20232 min read


Division contest 2022
It was 4 hours before the most awaited division contest 2022. I was one of the humorous speech contestants and for the first time, I was...
Kavitha
Jun 3, 20233 min read


My Toastmastering Journey
How it Started In 2015 I enrolled myself in my organization’s Corporate Toastmasters club. A corporate club is limited to the employees...
Kavitha
Jun 3, 20239 min read
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