Pines Toastmasters Club

🍋 Tonight’s the night!

After a fantastic turnout at Market Day, we’re excited to (hopefully) welcome some first-time guests to Pines Toastmasters tonight!

If you’ve been thinking about coming along — this is your sign 👀

Our theme for the evening is:
“When life gives you lemons” 🍋
Expect an engaging, supportive environment where you can challenge yourself, build confidence, and have a bit of fun along the way.

Whether you want to improve your public speaking, leadership skills, or just try something new — we’ve got you covered.

📅 Tonight (Thursday 19th)
⏰ 6:45pm
📍 University of the Sunshine Coast, MBA4-G.12

👋 Guests are always welcome
💬 Message us on Facebook or Instagram
📞 Lucy – 0419 684 856

We’d love to see you there!

✨ Meeting Recap – Aim for the Sky

At our last Pines Toastmasters meeting we launched the first of our new Knowledge Nuggets – short, practical insights designed to help our members grow both inside and outside of Toastmasters.

One of our returning members shared a powerful reminder:
“Wherever you go in the world, it starts here.”

The skills and experiences you gain through Toastmasters don’t just stay in the meeting room — they help you wherever life takes you.

We also challenged some of our more experienced members with some tricky Table Topics. These quick-fire speaking challenges required excellent improv skills, quick thinking, and confidence under pressure. They were fun, rewarding, and a great reminder that no matter how much you learn, there’s always a new challenge waiting.

📅 Next meeting: Thursday 19th
⏰ 6:45pm
📍 University of the Sunshine Coast, MBA4-G.12

👋 Guests are always welcome
💬 Message us on Facebook or Instagram
📞 Lucy – 0419 684 856

🎉 USC Market Day Success!

We had a fantastic time at Market Day at the University of the Sunshine Coast on Thursday 12th. It was great chatting with so many students and sharing what Pines Toastmasters is all about.

We’re excited to see some new faces at our next meeting and welcome anyone curious about building confidence, communication, and leadership skills.

📅 Next meeting: Thursday 19th
⏰ 6:45pm
📍 University of the Sunshine Coast, MBA4-G.12

👋 Guests are always welcome
💬 Message us on Facebook or Instagram
📞 Lucy – 0419 684 856

✨ Meeting Recap – Aim for the Sky

At our last Pines Toastmasters meeting we launched the first of our new Knowledge Nuggets – short, practical insights designed to help our members grow both inside and outside of Toastmasters.

One of our returning members shared a powerful reminder:
“Wherever you go in the world, it starts here.”

The skills and experiences you gain through Toastmasters don’t just stay in the meeting room — they help you wherever life takes you.

We also challenged some of our more experienced members with some tricky Table Topics. These quick-fire speaking challenges required excellent improv skills, quick thinking, and confidence under pressure. They were fun, rewarding, and a great reminder that no matter how much you learn, there’s always a new challenge waiting.

📅 Next meeting: Thursday 19th
⏰ 6:45pm
📍 University of the Sunshine Coast, MBA4-G.12

👋 Guests are always welcome
💬 Message us on Facebook or Instagram
📞 Lucy – 0419 684 856

🌟 Knowledge in action

At our last meeting we launched our new Knowledge Nuggets series — short insights designed to help our members grow.

And sometimes those lessons show up in the real world sooner than expected.

One of our members recently shared this fantastic achievement, showing exactly how the confidence and skills developed through Toastmasters can carry into other areas of life.

Take a look here 👇

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17FisnurQ2/

It’s a great reminder that the small things we learn and practise at Toastmasters can lead to big moments beyond the meeting room.

📅 Next meeting: Thursday 19th
⏰ 6:45pm
📍 University of the Sunshine Coast, MBA4-G.12

👋 Guests are always welcome
💬 Message us on Facebook or Instagram
📞 Lucy – 0419 684 856

🎤 Good luck Chris!

Pines Toastmasters would like to wish Chris the very best of luck as he represents our club at the upcoming Divisional Contest on 14 March.

Chris will be competing in the International Speech contest, and we know he’ll do an incredible job sharing his message on the bigger stage.

Your whole club is behind you — good luck Chris! 👏

📅 Next meeting: Thursday 19th
⏰ 6:45pm
📍 University of the Sunshine Coast, MBA4-G.12

👋 Guests are always welcome
💬 Message us on Facebook or Instagram
📞 Lucy – 0419 684 856

Hi USC students!

Please send us a message if you have any questions!

🚀✨ Tomorrow night at Pines Toastmasters – theme: Aim for the Sky!

Ready to aim higher with your confidence, communication and leadership skills?
You can aim for the sky by attending Toastmasters — a supportive place to practise speaking, try new skills, and grow alongside people who genuinely want to see you succeed.

We’re also launching the first session in our brand-new series of Knowledge Nuggets — short, practical learning moments you can take straight into your studies, work and everyday life.

🗓️ Tomorrow (Thursday)
⏰ 6:45pm
📍 University of the Sunshine Coast, MBA4-G.12

👋 Guests are always welcome
💬 Message us on Facebook or Instagram
📞 Contact Lucy on 0419 684 856

😅✨ Survived January?
Maybe it’s time for a new New Year’s resolution.

Got time tonight? Come meet us at Pines Toastmasters and see how we can support your journey.

It’s not just public speaking — it’s:
🎤 confident communication
💼 interview-ready skills
📄 a résumé that stands out
🚀 confidence you didn’t know you had

🗓️ Tonight (Thursday)
⏰ 6:45pm
📍 University of the Sunshine Coast, MBA4-G.12

💬 Message us on Facebook or Instagram
📞 Lucy – 0419 684 856

📚✨ At our last meeting, the theme was “Not just a book… but a GREAT book!” — and it truly set the tone for a fantastic night at Pines Toastmasters.

Our Toastmaster for the evening, Mark, kicked things off by sharing some great reading recommendations, including The Richest Man in Babylon and Altered Carbon (yes… it really was a book first!).

Thank you, Mark, for such a fun and creative theme that carried through the entire meeting — from the word of the day and warm-up, right through to table topics.
We love it when everyone gets behind the meeting theme and brings it to life!

📅 Next meeting theme: Optimist
Why not be an optimist yourself and come along?

🗓️ Thursday (tomorrow!)
⏰ 6:45pm
📍 University of the Sunshine Coast, MBA4-G.12

👋 Guests are always welcome
💬 Message us on Facebook or Instagram
📞 Contact Lucy on 0419 684 856

🎉👋 A big Pines Toastmasters welcome to our newest member, Christina!

We’re excited to officially welcome Christina to the Pines Toastmasters family. It’s always wonderful to see new members take that first step towards building confidence, developing leadership skills, and finding their voice in a supportive and encouraging environment.

We’re looking forward to seeing Christina again at our next meeting and continuing her Toastmasters journey with us!

📅 Next meeting: This Thursday
⏰ Time: 6:45pm
📍 Where: University of the Sunshine Coast, MBA4-G.12

👋 Guests are always welcome!
💬 Message us on Facebook or Instagram
📞 Contact Lucy on 0419 684 856