Frederick Toastmasters Club

✨ Growth, mentorship, and stepping outside our comfort zones were at the heart of our May 7 Frederick Toastmasters meeting ✨

JinJin opened the evening with an inspiring reminder that sharing our growth publicly can lead to unexpected opportunities — including a recent invitation she received to present scientific training after posting one of her Toastmasters speeches online.

🗣️ We enjoyed two engaging speeches:
• Kim shared heartfelt and often humorous stories about the mentors who helped shape her career in emergency veterinary medicine, reminding us how powerful encouragement and support can be.
• Robert used candid storytelling and self-deprecating humor to explore how facing embarrassment head-on can build resilience, confidence, and personal growth.

🧠 Table Topics brought plenty of creativity and laughter as participants invented elaborate conspiracy theories and imaginative explanations for everyday things.

🎖️ Congratulations to our award winners:
🏆 Best Speaker – Kim
🏆 Best Table Topics – Naveen
🏆 Best Evaluator – Naveen
🌟 Shining Star – Lewis

👏 We also celebrated the election of our incoming 2026–2027 club officers:
President – Stephanie
VPE – Kris
VPM – Kim
VPPR – Lewis
Secretary – Miranda
Treasurer – Pete
Sergeant at Arms – Jay
Mentoring Coordinator – Dee-Anne

A warm welcome as well to our newest members: Dee-Anne, Jane, and Jason! 💙

Whether mentoring others, volunteering for a first Table Topics response, or simply showing up ready to grow, our members continue to demonstrate the supportive spirit that makes Toastmasters such a valuable community.

👉 Want to improve your communication skills, build confidence, and grow as a leader?
Join us at our next meeting!

🗓 Thursday, May 21
🕡 6:30 PM
📍 FCAR, 490 Monocacy Blvd, Frederick

Guests are always welcome!

✨ What a fantastic evening at our February 19 Frederick Toastmasters Open House! ✨

We kicked things off with a delicious potluck dinner and great fellowship, followed by a meeting filled with engaging speeches, laughter, and connection.

🗣️ Highlights included:
• Thoughtful and humorous speeches on communication styles, active listening, belonging, and embracing life’s humbling moments
• A fun and creative Table Topics session inspired by popular song lyrics 🎶
• An incredible turnout — including 9 guests joining us!

🎖️ Congratulations to our award winners:
🏆 Best Speaker – JJ
🏆 Best Evaluator – Beth
🏆 Best Table Topics – Jay
🌟 Shining Star – Robert

👏 We also celebrated several member achievements as we get closer to completing all of our Distinguished Club Program goals — great momentum for our club!

👉 **Join us TONIGHT!**
We’re meeting again this evening and would love to have you visit.

🗓 Tonight
🕡 6:30 PM
📍 FCAR, 490 Monocacy Blvd, Frederick

Whether you’re looking to build confidence, improve your public speaking, or just meet a supportive group of people — come check us out!

Guests are always welcome 💙

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🎃👻 It’s been a fun and busy few weeks at Frederick Toastmasters!

Our **October 30 “Spooktacular” Halloween meeting** was a frightfully good time — complete with costumes, candy, and creative speeches! It was no trick that three Ice Breaker speeches from Tatiana, Issak, and Maurice were on the agenda — they were all real, and they were a treat!

Members and guests enjoyed a lighthearted evening that proved public speaking can be both educational *and* entertaining. 🕸️

Just one week later, we gathered again for our **November 6 meeting**, diving right back into thoughtful speeches, valuable evaluations, and plenty of laughter.

We also welcomed two special visitors: **Keisha Shephard and Tiffany Winfrey**, hosts of the new *Yes And* podcast. They’ll be featuring our club in an upcoming podcast episode and YouTube video — stay tuned!

👏 **Congratulations to our award winners across both meetings:**
🏆 Best Speaker – Tatiana and Kim
🏆 Best Evaluator – James C. and JinJin
🏆 Best Table Topics – JJ and Lincoln (a guest!)
🌟 Shining Star – Aida and Lewis

🎩 A big thank-you to our Toastmasters of the Evening — **Naveen (10/30)** and **Eric (11/06)** — for keeping both meetings running smoothly and full of energy!

It’s inspiring to see our members supporting each other’s growth week after week. Whether we’re sharing a laugh in costume or working on communication goals, every meeting helps us become stronger speakers and leaders. 💪

👉 Want to build your confidence, develop leadership skills, and meet a friendly, supportive community?
Join us at our next meeting:
🗓 Thursday, November 20, 6:30 PM
📍 FCAR, 490 Monocacy Blvd, Frederick

Guests are always welcome — we’d love to see you there! 💙