South West Speakers

🎤 Southwest Speakers Toastmasters is back in exactly 1 week!

Join us on
📅 Wednesday 25th March
⏰ 19:15
📍 City Gate Hotel, Exeter

Get ready for another evening of learning, growth, and great energy! 🌟

In the meantime, let’s celebrate some of the highlights from our last meeting:
👏 Congratulations to Sushant for winning Table Topics of the night - fantastic thinking on the spot!
👏 And a big well done to Calvin for his first experience as Toastmaster of the Evening- a brilliant job leading the room!

✨ Guests are always welcome - and it’s completely free to join us.

👉 So… will you be there next week?

🗓Our next South West Toastmasters Speakers event is coming soon on Wednesday the 11th of March at 19:15 at City Gate in Exeter!!!

🎤In the meantime let's congratulate Megha for winning the Table Topic at the last meeting!!! Well done!!!!

🌟 What a fantastic evening!🌟

A big thank you to City Gate for hosting our speeches - we truly appreciate the warm welcome and vibrant atmosphere.

This time, we had a deliciously creative themed evening… all about Bread! 🍞✨
And yes - we definitely rose to the occasion.

Let’s all congratulate our guest Xanthe, who stood up like a semi-professional speaker and delivered one of the best first-time Table Topics speeches we’ve seen in years.
Absolutely outstanding - well done! 👏

And congratulations to Nabil for his intriguing Ice Breaker titled “Who Are You, Really?” 🤔
A powerful question that stayed with us long after the applause.

And so… if you’ve ever wondered who you really are when you step outside your comfort zone, maybe it’s time to find out.

📅 Next meeting: Wednesday 25th February
⏰ 19:15
📍 City Gate Hotel, Exeter

✨ Guests always join for free.
Come along. Stand up. Speak up. Surprise yourself. This is Toastmasters International!

Due to the adverse weather forecast and flooding,
The meeting on the 28th of January is cancelled.

Pictured with , Nathan Holmes (Right), President of Toastmasters, are Maiken Hutchings, who completed her Icebreaker speech, and David Stead, winner of our Table Topics competition.

It was a very well-attended meeting with lots of guests keen to make 2026 the year they overcome their fear of public speaking.

If that sounds like you, come along to our next meeting you’ll be very welcome! 😀

Ehy Speakers!!!! It's time to be back on stage!🎤

Our next appointment is on Wednesday 14th of January at 19:15 at City Gate Exter.

Join us for an evening of learning, growing and amazing time!
Guests join us for free!😍

Happy Christmas and New Year from South West Speakers Toastmasters.

Thank you to everyone who attended our meetings and helped make them such a success this year. We’re looking forward to an exciting and successful 2026 together.

A special thank you to the City Gate for providing us with an excellent venue.

Displaying their ribbons is a well done to Kate on delivering her very first Toastmasters speech, a brilliant Icebreaker inspired by her love of Eurovision. And congratulations to Kieria, our guest, who won Table Topics.

Our next meeting is on 14 January, and guests are welcome as always. We hope to see you there.

Nathan - Club President 😀

🎤 Let’s take a moment to congratulate Calvin! 👏

He won our Table Topics session with a brilliant impromptu speech inspired by the 5th of November and the theme of blowing things up! 💥 A fantastic mix of quick thinking, humour, and confidence - well done, Calvin! 🎆

And how about you? 😏
Does the idea of standing up and speaking without preparation sound terrifying?

That’s exactly why Table Topics exist - to help you think on your feet and become a true master of spontaneous speaking. 💪

📅 Next Meeting: Wednesday 26th November 2025
⏰ 19:15
📍 City Gate Hotel, Exeter

🌟 Guests join for free — come and give it a try! You might surprise yourself. 😉

What a fantastic Halloween-themed meeting we had! 👻

Our last Southwest Speakers Toastmasters evening was full of creativity, laughter, and spooky fun - and our Table Topics session was absolutely stupendous! 🕸️

From ghostly stories to boo-tiful impromptu speeches, we truly had a frightfully good time! 💫

📅 Next Meeting: Wednesday 12th November 2025
⏰ 19:15
📍 City Gate Hotel, Exeter

🌟 Guests always join for free - come and see what Toastmasters is all about!

👉 Tag a friend you’d love to bring with you (if they dare)! 😄

🎤 Let’s get ready!

Our next Southwest Speakers Toastmasters evening is just 2 days away
📅 Wednesday 8th October
⏰ 19:15
📍 City Gate Hotel, Exeter

It’s going to be a fantastic evening! 🌟

Our next Toastmaster of the Evening, Alister, is already working behind the scenes to make sure everything runs smoothly - from speakers to evaluators to timekeepers!

You might ask, “What happened at the last meeting?”
Well… a lot! 💥

We had three fantastic prepared speeches:
🎤 Chris, with his very first speech: an inspiring Ice Breaker sharing his life story.
🎤 Dermot, who invited us to rethink mentoring as a mutual exchange of growth.
🎤 And Alister, one of our most experienced members, who mesmerised us with his speech Modern Language - a true masterclass in delivery and connection.

Come and visit us this Wednesday!
🌟 Guests are always welcome (and it’s free)!

👉 See you at City Gate for another night of laughter, learning, and inspiration!

🤔 Maybe you’ve been thinking about coming to Toastmasters… but a voice in your head says, “Not this time. Maybe later.”

At our last meeting, two people stood up during the Table Topics (impromptu speaking) and walked away as winners.

👏 Chris — who joined just a few months ago.
👏 And Jean — it was her very first meeting as a guest!

That’s the magic of Toastmasters. You don’t need to be “ready.”

You just show up — and sometimes, magic happens.

✨ Maybe it’s your turn next?
And the best part: it’s completely free for guests to come and experience it.
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📅 Next Meeting: Wednesday 8th October 2025
⏰ at 19:15
📍City Gate (1 Iron Bridge, Exeter)

👉 Will you be the one surprising yourself this time?
Tag a friend who should join you!

🚨 Quick Reminder 🚨

Our next Southwest Speaking Toastmasters meeting is on:
📅 Wednesday 24th September 2025
⏰ 19:15
📍 City Gate Hotel, Exeter

We’ve got amazing speakers lined up – this is going to be incredible! 💫

👉 Who’s committed to come? Write YES in the comments!

PS: Guests can join us for free!!! 😍