Tropic City Toastmasters Townsville

Last night we celebrated 🎉 IN STYLE 🎉 as we welcomed our new executive team for 2026-2027! The evening also welcomed a new Member - ALEX. We demonstrated support as a group via the following pledge 📜:

"We, the members of Tropic City Toastmasters Club pledge to support you in your quest for self-development, to provide you with positive and helpful evaluations, to maintain a friendly and supportive atmosphere, to give you opportunities to help others, and to make your Toastmasters membership a rewarding and fulfilling experience."

We enjoyed the company of six guests 👋 last night! If you are keen to learn a little more about what Toastmasters 🎤can offer, you can also visit:

https://www.toastmasters.org/education

Has this happened to you? You are about to INTRODUCE yourself to a person who can boost your income substantially, a future lover, or a person who could get your foot in the door of the job you always wanted. Your mind races with the best things to say… There are lots of thoughts there and when the moment comes, they start tumbling out in a mix-matched assortment...

Great speakers don’t “wing it” cold. They warm up.
Simple pre-speaking exercises can help you:

✨ Calm your nerves and steady your breath
✨ Loosen tight jaw, neck, and facial muscles
✨ Strengthen voice clarity and projection
✨ Shift into a confident, focused mindset

From breathing techniques to vocal warm-ups and mental resets, these quick routines can transform how you sound — and how you feel — before you even say your first word.

The difference between a shaky start and a powerful opening often comes down to preparation you can do in just minutes. Curious what these exercises actually look like (and how to do them properly)?

👉 Find out here: https://tropiccitytoastmasters.org/warm-up-exercises-for-public-speaking/

A lovely day out in the Andersons Gardens over the weekend. We met lots of people and helped spread the awareneness of a great community not-for-profit: Toastmasters International.

A big thank you to Michael Robino, Area Director-Bevin Irvine, Vicki Zhou, Betty Sheret, Reni La Porte, Pria D'Souza, and Pritika Wilson (Pretty Vroom-Vroom Car) for dropping in and ensuring it was a great experience.

Big THANK YOU also to Townsville City Council for putting on such a fantastic event. We are looking forward to our get-together tonight!

🗓️ 9th June 2026
📍Brothers Leagues Club - KIRWAN
⏰ 6:30 to 9:00pm
🍕Food and drinks available

We are all about developing your English and a wide variety of communication skills. Join us in TOWNSVILLE. Subscribe to our free community newsletter here:

https://mailchi.mp/dabbc3e4dbc7/newsletter-landing-page

Transform the way the world hears you with PRESENTATION MASTERY! Learn to speak with confidence, craft messages that stick, and connect with any audience—whether in meetings, presentations, or on stage.

Presentation Mastery is one of 6 Pathways designed to allow you to focus on developing the skills you really want to. Find out more about PRESENTATION MASTERY here: https://tropiccitytoastmasters.org/presentation-mastery/

Grow at your own pace, and become the speaker everyone remembers. Visit our club.

📆Next Meeting: 26th May, 2026
⏰6:30 pm
🎯Brothers Leagues Club, Kirwan.

‘I found it INTERESTING, INFORMATIVE and it CHALLENGED you to grow.” Dot Kelly recounts from her experience at the District 69, 2026 Conference.

Dot made a remarkable performance and we are so proud of her efforts. We wish her an enjoyable stay with family, while she is in the area, and a safe trip back to Townsville later this month.

Our next meeting is:

🗓️ 12th May 2026
📍Brothers Leagues Club Golf - KIRWAN
⏰ 6:30 to 9:00pm
🍕Food and drinks available

Our group is fun and supportive. Grow your communication skills by joining us here in TOWNSVILLE. Subscribe to our free community newsletter here👇:

https://mailchi.mp/dabbc3e4dbc7/newsletter-landing-page

On behalf of Tropic City Toastmasters Townsville, we stand with Dot Kelly as she represents our club at the DISTRICT 69, 2026 CONFERENCE.

This conference, held in Stanthorpe, has Dot competing in the Humorous Competition, Evaluations and Table Topics. This is an exciting moment and we wish Dot every success!

Dot is extremely good at thinking on her feet and adding humour to her speeches. She is supported by Desmond Fazldeen and Lorna Fazldeen who also travelled 1457 kms for the event.

Stanthorpe is alive over the next two days with members travelling from all across Queensland to attend. For information about the event agenda, please refer to the following link:
https://www.conference.toastmastersd69.org/

Featured below is Club President Pria D'Souza wishing Dot Kelly well in her endeavour.