Prague Business Toastmasters

Toastmasters brunch! ☕️

Thank you, Nicolas, for organizing it!

Proud to be part of District 110! 💙

This achievement is a beautiful reminder that every meeting, every speech, every role, every evaluation and every member’s effort matters.

Congratulations to everyone across District 110 who helped make this happen. 🏆

And we are happy that Prague Business Toastmasters could be one small piece of this bigger success. ✨

🎉 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝟏𝟏𝟎 𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝! ⁣
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What a proud moment for our district and what a beautiful reminder of what we can achieve when we work together across clubs, areas, divisions, and countries. 🌟⁣
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This milestone belongs to everyone who contributed across District 110. 💙⁣
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Thank you for every speech, every meeting, every training, every club visit, every mentoring conversation, and every step that helped us move forward. 🙏⁣
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District 110, this is your achievement. 🏆⁣
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Together, we made it happen. ✨⁣

New week, new beginning.
And at every beginning, you are a beginner. 🎤🔥

Tomorrow at Prague Business Toastmasters we’ll explore the theme “Beginners” with our Toastmaster of the Evening, Lukáš Liebich.

Because nobody starts as an expert. Every confident speaker once had their first speech, first awkward Table Topics answer, or first moment of “why am I doing this to myself?” 😅

The best way to start a new week?
Try something new. Say yes to a challenge.

📍 YMCA Palace, Blue Sky room, 6th floor, Prague
🕖 Monday at 7 PM

For some people, Toastmasters might seem like it’s all about serious stuff.
Public speaking. Perfect communication. Polished presentations.

But sometimes… it’s more about having fun, hanging out, and shooting each other.
(With laser guns. Relax 😄)

Lately, everywhere you look, you’re being spammed with the phrase “be part of a community.”

And honestly? Most of the time it’s just a phrase without real meaning.

How does it actually work in Toastmasters?
👉 Regular meetings on Mondays at 7PM
👉 Quick pub hangouts afterward
👉 Voluntary brunches, trips, and random events - announced in our group chat
👉 If you want to organize something, you just do it.

No pressure. Just people doing stuff together if they feel like it.

This Thursday, Thorsten Stockner from Goood Morning Toastmasters Prague organized a laser tag event. Twelve of us went straight into battle.

Honestly? I haven’t done anything like that since high school.

There’s something so refreshing about just doing stuff. About running around with a laser gun and not having to think about what you’re going to say next. Just clearing your head with the thrill. I didn’t expect my heart rate to go that high because of a public speaking club :)

It was a total blast. Thanks Thor for setting it up! 🔫

Want to see what we're actually about? Come visit us on Monday at our regular meeting:
📍 7:00 PM
📍 YMCA Palace, 5th Floor (Red Velvet Room)

As always, representation of PBT can't be missing at the Division Contest! 🎤

👉 It’s safe to say it’s becoming a tradition – PBT is always represented at the Division Contest!

And this year, it was in the hands of Lukáš Liebich and Soňa Nováková.

Soňa represented us in International Speeches. And I have to add… she has been a PBT member only since December!! It’s absolutely incredible that she made it all the way to Division. Just think about where you were after your first three months in Toastmasters. Nothing but respect. 🙌

Lukáš Liebich took over the evaluation stage, placing 1st in English Evaluation and 2nd in Czech Evaluation. He’s simply a beast. And honestly, there is no such thing as “too much Lukáš on stage” – he always finds a way to sneak in a little joke, even into his evaluations.

His results also mean he made the cut to represent us internationally in Split – in Evaluation and Table Topics!

Results:

International Speeches:
🥇 Thorsten Stockner
🥈 Daniel Grancak
🥉 Marek Dzurilla

International Evaluation:
🥇 Lukas Liebich
🥈 Thorsten Stockner
🥉 Lenka Kocifajova

CZ/SK Speech:
🥇 Andrej Beseda
🥈 Anna Sears
🥉 Helena Nova

CZ/SK Evaluation:
🥇 Lubos Bahorec
🥈 Lukas Liebich
🥉 Lenka Kocifajova

Congratulations to all the speakers – you were amazing! 🏆✨

👉 Photos by Jiří Kaláček 📸 thank you for the incredible photos and for designing the beautiful trophies. They will surely be proudly admired on many shelves for a long time.

Everyone is getting feedback. Even officers.
Last week, PBT held a Moments of Truth session.

A space where members give feedback on what works and what we can improve. Because more perspectives always lead to better decisions.

But who are “officers”? Just people with fancy red name tags and coffee meetings? ☕

Not really.

Officers are the team that puts in extra work behind the scenes to keep the club running.

👤 President – Jan Piskáček
Leads the club, sets direction, and keeps everything on track.

🎓 Vice President Education – Natália Kováčová
🎓 Co-Vice President Education – Romana Macurová
Manages the educational program, schedules speeches, and tracks member progress.

🤝 Vice President Membership – Jakub Provazník
Brings in new members and takes care of their onboarding.

📣 Vice President Public Relations – Žofie Košťálková (me :))
Handles marketing, social media, and communication to attract guests.

📝 Secretary – Vítězslav Kašpar
Keeps records, meeting minutes, and club documents organized.

💰 Treasurer – Ondřej Koščo
Manages finances and membership payments.

🎤 Sergeant at Arms – Michael Strohbach
Prepares the meeting space and keeps everything running smoothly.

🧭 Immediate Past President – Mike Smith
Supports the president with experience and continuity.

🙏 Thanks to the officers, the club runs the way it does.

💬 And thanks to all members for the honest and thoughtful feedback. We truly take it seriously and use it to keep improving.

🎤 Let’s start the week with public speaking!

Join us tomorrow for another Prague Business Toastmasters meeting.

You can look forward to:
🗣 Vítězslav Kašpar with a speech “The C.I.A. Every Day”
🎙 Two speeches from Toastmasters veterans Mike Smith and Lukáš Liebich

And here are the results from last week’s meeting:
🏆 Best Speaker: Ursula Weiss
🏆 Best Table Topics: Mike Smith
🏆 Best Table Topics: Soňa Nováková
🏆 Best Evaluator: Lukáš Liebich

📍 Where: YMCA Palace, Velvet Room (5th floor), Na Poříčí 12, Prague
🕖 When: Monday at 7:00 PM

Guests are always welcome. Come listen, learn, and maybe even feel inspired to take the stage yourself! 🎤

Last Monday at PBT: Contest Night! 🏆

It was fascinating that so many speeches were about self-discovery and pushing your own limits. We especially enjoyed Natalia’s speech about the "pancake theory" – a very cool way to look at relationships!

And Olga Rudakova came back to Toastmasters after a 5-year break and absolutely dominated both categories

Speech:
🥇 Olga Rudakova
🥈 Soňa Nováková
🥉 Romana Macurová
Evaluation:
🥇 Olga Rudakova
🥈 Jakub Provazník
🥉 Jan Borský

Huge shoutout to Soňa Nováková, our newest member since December, who will be representing PBT at the Area contest! 🚀

Congratulations to all contestants for their courage, preparation, and great performances! 🎉

Thanks to everyone who organized, competed, or came to watch.

At our last meeting, we explored the theme of Personal Growth in Toastmasters.

Our Toastmaster of the Day, Jan Piskacek, asked a simple but powerful question:
“How has Toastmasters helped you grow?”

We heard some inspiring and even unexpected answers 😄:
✨ Becoming a more confident speaker
✨ Finding my voice at places where I felt silenced before
✨ Discovering that growth happens when you show up before you are ready
✨ Giving more effective feedback
✨ Finding my leadership style
✨ And yes… even gaining 2 kg since joining Toastmasters!

In Toastmasters, we wear many hats. We’re not just speakers, we’re also listeners, evaluators, moderators, event organizers, and team leaders. Each role is an opportunity to experiment, challenge ourselves, and grow in a supportive and safe environment.

👉 How would you like to grow?
Come visit us to see if Toastmasters can support you on your journey.

We meet every Monday, 19:00-21:00 at Palác YMCA - Na Poříčí 1041/12, Prague. Guests are always welcome.

Are you tired that every time you give someone advice, it sounds cocky or arrogant? 😰 You try to help and still end up looking like the bad guy... 🤦‍♀️

Or do you just want to win the blue Best Evaluator Ribbon every meeting? 🏆
(Studies even show these make you 10x more attractive and interesting...🥵)

Stop waiting. Let’s make it happen!

👉 Join the EVALUATION MASTER CLASS with Mike Smith & Katalin Csitári

🗓 This Tuesday
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 YMCA Palace Prague
Na Poříčí 12, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic

🔗 Register here and read more👇:
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