Pakuranga Toastmasters Club

Practice, practice and practice 👏👏💪💪🥳🥳

What an incredible evening tonight at Pakuranga Toastmasters! 🔥🔥🔥

Our meeting theme, “The Art of Persuasion”, truly came to life with energy, inspiration, and connection from beginning to end. 💫

We were treated to two outstanding speeches — Jane reminded us that confidence follows action, not waiting, and Christine captivated us with a heartfelt poem followed by an engaging Q&A session. 👏

Our 10 Table Topics were fun, challenging, and kept everyone thinking on their feet!

A huge congratulations to Kieran and Cindy, who are officially joining the Pakuranga Toastmasters family — we are so excited to be part of your journey! 🌟

At Pakuranga Toastmasters, we build confidence, leadership, friendships, and opportunities in a warm and encouraging environment.

🎤 If you’ve ever wanted to become a more confident speaker, grow your leadership skills, or meet positive and supportive people — we would LOVE to welcome you to our next meeting!

📅 Next Meeting: Monday, 22 June — come experience the laughter and inspiration for yourself.

Your voice matters — and your journey starts with just one meeting. 💙

What an exciting and meaningful evening at the Pakuranga Toastmasters Annual Business Meeting!🔥🔥🔥🔥

A new committee has officially been elected and from the 1st of July the current leadership team will proudly hand over to a new group of passionate and dedicated members ready to lead our club forward.💫💫💫

✨ Congratulations to our new committee elect:
🌟President — Sarah Lowe
🌟VP Education — Danny Cheng
🌟VP Membership — Tingting Hu
🌟VPPR — Carol Wang
🌟Treasurer — Kulesh de Silva
🌟Sergeant at Arms — Nijaya Senarath
🌟Secretary — Monique Dignadice

Before the meeting, members voted for annual club recognitions and celebrated those who inspired, encouraged and entertained us throughout the year.🎉

🏆 Club Awards:
👏Best Impromptu Speakers — Bryce Quedley & Tatiana Maior
👏Best International Speakers — Sarah Lowe & Bryce Quedley
👏Best Evaluators — Sarah Lowe & Alun Chisholm
👏Most Dedicated Speaker — Campbell Hewson
👏Most Improved Speaker — Nijaya Senarath
👏Mentors of the Year — Mark Tweedale & Tatiana Maior

Even though it was an Annual Business Meeting, the evening was still filled with laughter, learning and participation.

A special congratulations to Monique Dignadice, recently inducted as our newest member, who confidently and successfully ran the Table Topics session for the evening!👌🤩

We were also delighted to welcome three visitors and share with them the warmth and supportive spirit ❤️of our club.

If you are looking for a friendly 🫶environment to grow as a speaker, leader and person — come and join us at our next meeting on the 25th of May from 6:15 pm till 8:30 pm.

Your journey 🎉starts with one visit!

Pakuranga Toastmasters Club Jane Guo Christine Alcott Tatiana Maior Alun Chisholm Mark Tweedale Lana Zhuchkova Danny Cheng Sarah Lowe

What a way to finish the year! Amazing speeches, a warm Christmas theme, and food that brought everyone together. 🎅🍽️ Ready to build your speaking and leadership skills? Come join our club! District 112 Toastmasters in New Zealand