Founders Toastmasters

🎉 Founders Toastmasters Celebrates Its 💯th Meeting!
We are thrilled to announce this major milestone — 100 meetings of growth, courage, connection, and transformation!

🎙️To mark this special occasion, we have the honor of welcoming an outstanding speaker and leader as our Workshop Facilitator:
*Grace Moran*
3x Distinguished Toastmaster | International Speaker | Life Coach
Since joining Toastmasters in 2015, she has achieved remarkable success: winning 12 awards in a single year, placing 2nd in the District International Speech Contest, and serving as District Public Relations Manager, where she helped District 116 become Number 1 District in the World.
A passionate advocate for women’s empowerment, Grace speaks on international stages across the Middle East, Europe, and East Asia,
Join us for this historic 💯th meeting and experience Grace’s powerful workshop firsthand. You won’t want to miss it! See you there ⭐️🎉🚀

Staying in the ring!

Congrats to the following with a big round of applause 👏
🏆 Best speaker: Nicole Quan Kep
🏆 Best table topics speaker: Brian Hodgson
🏆 Best evaluator: Josie James

And a big shout out to every participant, no matter in room or on Zoom, we are all staying in the ring 🥊✨

📅 Next hybrid meeting 23 April, 2026! Take part, see you there!

🎩 We all wear many hats in life — and so do we at Toastmasters!

We were delighted to have Choy Yiu Chan deliver a meaningful and insightful workshop, sharing her recent experiences as a lawyer in the Netherlands and showing us how to think like a lawyer when solving problems.

👏 A big round of applause to Nicole Quan Kep, who gave her first speech — a wonderful introduction to her journey from island vibes to urban city life. Nicole, we can’t wait to hear more of your story! 🌟

Toastmasters is all about learning, growing, and celebrating each other’s voices. Here’s to more inspiring sessions ahead!

Snapshots of Founders at the Speech Contests! 🎉

On 24 January, our Founders members achieved outstanding results at the Area H1 & H2 Speech Contests:
👏 Josie James – 2nd place in International Speech and 3rd place in Table Topics (Area H1)
👏 Ramya Narayanaswamy – 1st place in Evaluation Contest and 2nd place in International Speech (Area H2)

Both Josie and Ramya will proudly represent Founders at the Division H Speech Contests on 28 March 2026. 🌟

Let’s cheer them on as they continue their journey of excellence in public speaking and leadership!

✨ 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬! ✨

Our joint meeting on 29 January with the Executives TMC was a remarkable success - bringing together 30 participants for an evening of professional AI sharing, inspirational insights, and lively interactive sessions.

Founders was represented by Josie James - Toastmaster of the Evening, Irene Kwok - Timekeeper, Blanche Gonzi - Table Topics Master and KF Tam.

📢 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐮𝐩 (𝐳𝐨𝐨𝐦):
We are excited to announce that Choy Yiu Chan will deliver a workshop on problem solving from a legal perspective!
🗓️ Mark your calendar:
Thursday, 12 February 2026 | 7:30–9:30 PM

Join us for another inspiring session!

👉 RSVP: https://linktr.ee/founderstoastmasters

Pathways is evolving, and so are we! 🚀

A huge thank you to Ramya Narayanaswamy for leading an insightful workshop during our Jan 22 meeting. We dove deep into the upcoming Toastmasters Pathways enhancements. 🌟

Missed it? Catch the full recap here:
👉 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NEhWFhLf0vc?si=G0spthXGq3RTNKCY

Shoutout to our amazing members and guests who joined us both in-person and on Zoom! Your energy is what makes this community thrive. 👏

🗓️ Join our next Hybrid Meeting:
When: Thursday, 12 February 2026 | 7:30–9:30 PM
Where: Cubus, 20/F, FlexiPlace, Causeway Bay, HK 📍
RSVP: https://linktr.ee/founderstoastmasters

⭐️ 🎄⭐️ 🎄⭐️ 🎄⭐️ 🎄⭐️ 🎄

Season’s Greetings dear Founders Friends! We wish you a lovely Christmas time with your family and loved ones! All the very best in the coming New Year!

Here’s to good health, great relationships, and overflowing abundance! ✨🍾🥂

What a wonderful, warm Thursday night! 🎇

We're delighted to announce the highlights of the evening:
🏆Best speaker Nhuy Pham
🏆Best table topics speaker Bharat Nangia & Wesley Wong
🏆Best evaluator Wesley Wong

A special thank you to Bharat Nangia for leading the insightful workshop "The Decisive Huddle", guiding us on how to deliver efficient and effective meetings.

Let’s continue to shine and sparkle together in the year ahead! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ✨🎄

📣Thrilled to congratulate the winners of our Founders Toastmasters in-house contests held on 27 November! Let's hear it for our winners:

𝑻𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑻𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔:
🥇 Ramya Narayanaswamy
🥈 Josie James
🥉 Bharat Nangia DTM

𝑬𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔:
🥇 Ramya Narayanaswamy
🥈 Bernard Lee
🥉 Bharat Nangia DTM

𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒄𝒉 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔:
🥇 Ramya Narayanaswamy
🥈 Bharat Nangia DTM
🥉 Josie James

Our first and second-placed winners will now advance to the Area H2 Contests on 24 January 2026! 📅 Mark your dates!