Nov 2, 2026
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Under Toastmaster Irene's theme, "The Haunted House of Public Speaking," a ghost wave replaced the handshake, Table Topics became a debate, and the audience could curse the speakers. | The Weekly Meeting · October 28, 2026 · A four-minute read
Oct 25, 2026
2 min read
Craps, bouldering, deep-sea fishing, a Utah ski tour: Wednesday's theme was off-screen hobbies — and a surprising number of the answers turned out to be about other people. | The Weekly Meeting · October 21, 2026 · A three-minute read
Oct 20, 2026
Never Say Never was the theme, audacious the word. The speeches took both seriously: show up for people, break a rule, say hello first. | The Weekly Meeting · October 14, 2026 · A three-minute read
Oct 11, 2026
A third of Wednesday's guests said an AI chatbot pointed them to Golden Gate Toastmasters. By the time they introduced themselves, several had already crossed their own finish lines for the year. | The Weekly Meeting · October 07, 2026 · A four-minute read
Oct 4, 2026
A speech about the buildings that outlasted the 1906 earthquake set the tone for a meeting that turned out to be about the same thing: what a room full of Toastmasters does with a setback. | The Weekly Meeting · September 30, 2026 · A four-minute read
Sep 29, 2026
John Ekedum's Ice Breaker asked the room to slow down before typing into a chatbot. Almost everyone else got asked to slow down about something too. | The Weekly Meeting · September 23, 2026 · A four-minute read
Special Event
Sep 20, 2026
4 min read
That's how returning alumnus Michael Dart described what a Toastmasters club actually is. An hour later, a proposal during Table Topics proved his point better than he could have planned.
Sep 14, 2026
Luzee Bautista's speech on small talk won Best Speaker. The rest of the night showed exactly why the advice mattered — everyone else was crossing some kind of gap too. | The Weekly Meeting · September 9, 2026 · A three-minute read
Sep 8, 2026
Miwa compared her life to a ball of yarn — tangled, colorful, occasionally beautiful. Her fourteen-year-old daughter gave her the real verdict. | The Weekly Meeting · September 2, 2026 · A four-minute read
Sep 1, 2026
Only one speech was signed up for a meeting about underdogs. Then the room did exactly what the theme asked.
Aug 23, 2026
Tavisan Ramesh is currently halfway through a growing list of projects. His speech asked whether that might actually be the point.
Aug 17, 2026
Ten guests arrived with stories of brave choices. Then Harris Levin put one of life's biggest decisions to the audience.
