Avon Toastmasters

📣 Avon Toastmasters took a trip down memory lane this week! 🎤

Our Toastmaster for the evening, Thomas, led members on a nostalgic journey with the theme “Back in the Day, Christchurch.” From the old underground Bus Exchange and QEII to Science Alive, free shuttle buses and Christmas in the Park, the theme sparked plenty of memories, stories and laughter.

Thank you to everyone who stepped up to take a meeting role and contribute to another enjoyable and supportive evening. Our Word of the Day, presented by Colin, was “Hibernate”, and members certainly didn’t let their vocabulary hibernate!

Congratulations to Ana on completing Level 2 of Presentation Mastery, and to Steve on delivering his Ice Breaker speech, marking the beginning of his Toastmasters journey.

🏆 Congratulations to our award winners:
⭐ Best Speaker: Mary
⭐ Best Evaluator: Fernando
⭐ Best Table Topics: Rachel

At Avon Toastmasters, members develop confidence, communication and leadership skills in a friendly and encouraging environment.

Whether you are an experienced speaker or someone who simply wants to become more comfortable speaking in front of others, there is a place for you.

📍 St Albans Community Centre
1049 Colombo Street, Christchurch

🗓️ Meetings are held on the 1st, 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm. Guests are welcome to visit free, with no pressure to speak.

If you’ve ever thought about improving your communication skills, building confidence or making new connections, we’d love to welcome you to a future meeting.

🎤 Avon Toastmasters | Meeting Highlights | 2 June 2026

Another fantastic evening at Avon Toastmasters tonight, with members challenging themselves, developing their communication skills, and supporting each other in a positive and encouraging environment.

🏆 Best Speaker Award
Congratulations to Thomas Bernard for delivering tonight’s winning speech

🏆 Best Table Topics Award
Congratulations to Steve Hutchinson for taking out Best Table Topics. His impromptu response demonstrated confidence, quick thinking, and the ability to engage an audience with little preparation.

🏆 Best Evaluator Award
Congratulations to Mark McKenzie for an insightful evaluation, providing valuable feedback and encouragement to help another speaker continue their growth journey.

A special thank you to Philippa Watson for leading tonight’s Table Topics session, challenging members to think on their feet and speak confidently without preparation.

Every Toastmasters meeting provides opportunities to improve public speaking, leadership, communication, and confidence in a welcoming and supportive atmosphere.

Thank you to everyone who attended, took on meeting roles, participated in speeches and Table Topics, and helped make the evening a success.

📍 Avon Toastmasters, Christchurch
🗓 Meetings on the 1st, 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month
🕖 7:00pm – 8:30pm

Visitors are always welcome. Come along and discover how Toastmasters can help build confidence, communication skills, and leadership abilities

🏆 Another fantastic night at Avon Toastmasters!

Congratulations to tonight’s award winners:

👏 Colin, Best Speaker Award
👏 Lyn, Best Evaluator Award
👏 Fernando, Best Table Topics Award

It’s always inspiring to see members challenge themselves, grow their communication skills, and support each other in such a positive environment. Whether delivering prepared speeches, thinking on the spot in Table Topics, or giving thoughtful evaluations, everyone helped create an engaging and encouraging evening.

A big thank you as well to Rachel and everyone involved in making the night such a success.

Interested in improving public speaking, confidence, leadership, and communication skills? Visitors are always welcome at Avon Toastmasters in Christchurch.

📍 St Albans Community Centre, 1049 Colombo Street, Christchurch

🕖 Meetings held on the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Tuesday of each month, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm.

🎤 Avon Toastmasters Christchurch Meeting Tonight | Public Speaking & Leadership Skills 🚨

Want to improve your confidence, communication skills, leadership, or public speaking in Christchurch? Come along to Avon Toastmasters tonight and experience a fun, supportive, and welcoming environment.

📅 Tonight - Tuesday 26th May 2026
⏰ 7:00pm – 8:30p
📍 St Albans Community Centre
1049 Colombo Street, St Albans, Christchurch

🌟 Tonight’s meeting roles include:

🎙️ Toastmaster, Rachel Leary
🗣️ Speaker 1, Andrew Bothalage
🗣️ Speaker 2, Colin Postawa
🎯 Table Topics Master, Thomas Bernard
📋 General Evaluator, Thais Theis
⏱️ Timer, Steven Hutchinson
📖 Grammarian, Ana Garrido

Whether you are wanting to:
✔ Improve public speaking
✔ Build confidence
✔ Become a better leader
✔ Practice communication skills
✔ Meet supportive people in Christchurch

Avon Toastmasters is a great place to start.

✨ Guests are always welcome, no experience needed.