Carlton Toastmasters Club

✨ Still thinking about your New Year’s resolution to improve your public speaking skills? ✨

If becoming a more confident communicator was on your 2026 goals list, it’s not too late to start—and there’s no better place than Toastmasters. Our club offers a safe, encouraging, and genuinely supportive environment where you can practice at your own pace and grow through positive, helpful feedback.

Whether you’re preparing for work presentations, leading community events, or simply wanting to speak with more clarity and confidence, we’re here to help you build those skills step by step. No pressure. No judgment. Just practice, progress, and plenty of friendly faces cheering you on.

Make 2026 the year you stop worrying about speaking—and start enjoying it. Come visit us and see how far you can go with the right support behind you. 💬🌟

Want to supercharge your public speaking skills? We meet on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesday of the month at Princes Park Bowls Club, 6:45 to 9:00 pm. Visitors and guests are welcome.

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What are you targeting for 2026? Would you like to supercharge your public speaking skills?

Happy New Year. Our focus at Carlton Toastmasters is to provide a supportive space to develop your speaking skills, whilst receiving quality feedback.

Our first meeting for 2026 is scheduled for Wednesday 21st January at Princes Park Bowls Club, 6:45 to 9:00 pm. Visitors and guests are welcome.

Would you prefer a sea change or a tree change?

This was one of the fun impromptu speech opportunities/Table Topics given at Carlton Toastmasters during the month of November.

Some additional highlights from our prepared speeches were:
• Jol gave an informative speech on different styles of public speaking and how you can translate your skills gained at Toastmasters into real world scenarios like running a panel discussion.
• Michael dove deep into planning and infrastructure challenges with a three step plan to improve our housing crisis.
• Rachel reflected on how best to engage new members to complete stages of the Toastmasters educational program 'Pathways', with a key message of 'keep it simple'.

Want to supercharge your public speaking skills? We meet on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesday of the month at Princes Park Bowls Club, 6:45 to 9:00 pm. Visitors and guests are welcome.

October was a productive month for Carlton Toastmasters with several captivating speeches:

• Michael gave a master class in storytelling. To celebrate 50 years of the iconic Rocky Horror Picture Show, he broke down the theme into stages of the Hero’s Journey.
• Clayton challenged us to remain calm in the face of adversity.
• Christine reminded us of the joys of finding your voice with ‘sing sing’.
• Jol gave a humorous take on a ghostly board meeting. How many vampires do you have lurking in your scary audit committee?
• Rachel still managed to find some dark humour in the midst of difficult news.
• Harriet reflected on lessons learnt from a challenging mentor.
• We had fun with a ‘ghost busting’ theme. How would you deal with a restless spirit? Would you arrange a ghost marriage or invite it to tea?

Want to supercharge your public speaking skills? We meet on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesday of the month at Princes Park Bowls Club 6:45 to 9:00 pm. Visitors and guests are welcome.

September was another fun-filled month at Carlton Toastmasters:

• Christine gave a hilarious speech titled ‘Gold’, which took us all back to the early days of lock down when toilet paper was a valuable commodity. That glorious mountain of hoarded toilet paper? Turns out it’s a menace. It dissolves on contact, clogs every drain, and basically declares war on your plumbing.
• Dimi gave a heartwarming account of his mission to become a superstar volley ball player, dancer, then finally a public speaker. We wish Dimi all the best for his upcoming speech contest.
• Michael kept us thoroughly entertained with his deck of cards used to select random Table Topics (impromptu speeches). If you were in a movie, would you rather be the main star or a background character?

Want to supercharge your public speaking skills? We meet on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesday of the month at Princes Park Bowls Club 6:45 to 9:00 pm. Visitors and guests are welcome.

August was an action packed month for Carlton Toastmasters:

• We had the privilege of a visit from our District Director, Laura, who gave a captivating speech titled ‘To motivate and inspire’.
• Jol gave a speech on his latest literary obsession ‘Juice’ by Tim Winton, a searing but essential look at Earth after the human-induced apocalypse. This led to some amusing apocalypse themed Table Topics (impromptu speeches). What skills and items will you bring to your survival bunker?
• Michael commenced another educational pathway with a speech on model railways. We look forward to hearing more about an epic track build in future!
• We had plenty of fun with an Alice in Wonderland theme for our second meeting of the month. Did you know the phrase ‘mad as a hatter’ originates from the days when hat makers got dementia from mercury used in curing felt?
• Harriet taught us more on how animators bring cartoon concepts to life, crafting our favourite stories.
• Rachel also gave a speech on the shock of receiving an unexpected birthday call.

Want to supercharge your public speaking skills? We meet on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesday of the month at Princes Park Bowls Club, 6:45 to 9:00 pm. Visitors and guests are welcome.

What do you want to achieve in the upcoming Toastmasters year?

Every opportunity to give a prepared speech is an opportunity to receive some constructive feedback, and work on these points of improvement for your next speech.

July was a productive month for Carlton Toastmasters with several of our new and experienced members giving speeches. Some highlights for the month were:
• Clayton gave a powerful speech titled ‘Magical Powers’, on the benefits of mediation. He reminded us of the importance of emptying the mind and being truly present.
• Jol inspired us with ‘Leading your volunteer organisation’, to summarise the key learnings from his 2024/2025 role as President.
• Christine started a new pathway in our educational program with a speech comparing the benefits of electronic reading devices versus old school books.
• Rachel also commenced a new pathway in our education program with ‘Not Real’. A speech to remind ourselves not to be too serious and embrace story telling.
• Special mention goes to Huda, who gave the very first speech (also referred to as an icebreaker) in her Toastmasters journey. Huda gave a captivating account of her life in Eritrea, studying in Italy, then moving to Australia.

Want to supercharge your public speaking skills? We meet on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesday of the month at Princes Park Bowls Club, 6:45 to 9:00 pm. Visitors and guests are welcome.