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Visitors are welcome to attend any of our meetings! We meet every Thursday evening from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm at Harakeke Club at 601 Gloucester Street, Linwood

21/09/2026

Linwood (Pegasus) Toastmasters meeting #1566:

Last week our Toastmaster was Helen Burgess, who chose the timely theme of Maori Language Week for the meeting. It was her first time doing the role of Toastmaster since joining our club.

We had two speeches this evening. Our first speech was from an educational from Mark Ambrose, who spoke about the concept of “your leader as a coach” and the benefits of such an approach. Our second speech was from Nicki Sullivan, who spoke about a few climate change conundrums and the challenges to be overcome.

13/09/2026

Linwood (Pegasus) Toastmasters meeting #1565:

This week our Toastmaster was Alasdair Wright, whose theme of the evening was “delightful cakes”. Throughout the meeting, he shared some delicious facts about various types of cakes and how they are made.

We had two speeches this evening. Our first speech was from Alasdair Wright, who spoke about why you should research your topic and what methods and type of sources to use. Our second speech was from John Sullivan, who gave a speech in praise of his friend Jaap, who is the leader of a tramping group John is a part of.

07/09/2026

Linwood (Pegasus) Toastmasters meeting #1564:

Last week our Toastmaster was Mark Ambrose, who chose the theme of the evening based on his recent (mortifying) trip to the dentist. Throughout the meeting, he shared some fascinating (and terrifying) facts about our teeth and the history of dentistry.

We had two prepared speeches this evening. Our first speaker was Helen Burgess, who spoke about her frustration over the circus of politicians and the election cycle, and gave us some insights as to things that we can actually do to improve our lives.. The second speaker was George Mulligan, who spoke about his experience being mentored by a book, and the key takeaway messages that were imparted onto him.

30/08/2026

Linwood (Pegasus) Toastmasters meeting #1563:

This week our Toastmaster was Beth Bradley, who chose the timely theme of Spring for the evening. Throughout the meeting she shared some facts about the season and invited the audience to share what spring means to them.

We had two prepared speeches this evening. Our first speaker was Mark Ambrose, who gave us a debriefing on his recent tenure as club president and shared with us the main lessons learned from the experience. The second speaker was Alasdair Wright, who entertained us about “the joys and lows of being a cinema attendant”, based on his previous employment experiences.

17/08/2026

Linwood (Pegasus) Toastmasters meeting #1561:

This week our Toastmaster was George Mulligan, who chose the theme of kiwi culture/inventions for the evening.

Our prepared speech for this evening was from our new member Helen Burgess, who spoke about her new hobby of “Hobbit hiking”, which is all about getting out into nature and the great outdoors more at your own pace.

While we didn’t have a second speech this evening, we had a round of audience questions regarding “what policy would you run on if you were PM?”, which naturally included some very different and thought-provoking answers.

10/08/2026

Linwood (Pegasus) Toastmasters meeting #1560:

Last week our Toastmaster was Mark Ambrose, who chose the theme of music for the evening. Throughout the meeting, he shared some informative and fascinating facts about music, instruments and musicians with the audience.

We had two speakers this meeting. Our first speech was from Chamila Wickramasinghe, who gave us an informative speech about the differences between the two types of elephants (Asian and African). Our second speech was from George Mulligan, whose speech “Living the dream” was about analyzing his dreams and how they relate to things happening in his real life.

03/08/2026

Linwood (Pegasus) Toastmasters meeting #1559:

Last week our Toastmaster was Nicki Sullivan, who chose the thought-provoking theme of “is the grass always greener on the other side?” for the evening.

We had two speakers this meeting. Our first speech was from Beth Bradley, who spoke candidly about her recent visit to Burwood Hospital to check up on her knee and her upcoming surgery. The second speech was from John Sullivan, who spoke about his experience as a protege in a law firm and the importance of effective mentoring.

23/07/2026

Tonight our theme was ancestors with our Toastmaster Beth sharing about her ancestors from the Shetland islands and also sharing some interesting facts about this fascinating part of the world. We had 2 speeches tonight, a speech from Nicki about staying cool under pressure and an ice breaker speech from our newest member Helen sharing about some of her interests and ideas.

Toastmasters meets every Thursday night from7:30 to 9:30pm at the Harakeke club 603 Gloucester Street. We are a friendly club where you can come and increase your confidence and get better at public speaking. Guests always welcome.

19/07/2026

Linwood (Pegasus) Toastmasters meeting #1557:

This week our Toastmaster was John Sullivan, who chose the timely theme of Matariki. Throughout the meeting he shared some facts about the Matariki star cluster, and invited us to share our thoughts and experiences with the holiday. We also had a round of Matariki themed table topics in the second half.

Our speaker this evening was George Mulligan,who delivered a speech entitled “Funny weather, isn’t it?”, Where he shared some facts and figures of the most extreme examples of weather and temperature on record, and contrasted them with the extremes elsewhere in our solar system.

Special thanks to our out-of-club guest Ange, second-time guest Michael, and first-time guest Yun Yi.

12/07/2026

Linwood (Pegasus) Toastmasters meeting #1556:

This week our Toastmaster was George Mulligan, who chose the theme of “Life Hacks” for the evening where he shared various pieces of advice with us to use in our everyday lives..

Our speaker this evening was Mark Ambrose, who delivered a speech about what makes a good sci-fi, based on his recent observations while binge-watching one of his favourite sci-fi shows (Stargate SG-1).

We had an entertaining round of table topics lead by Mark Ambrose, who prepared topics around the theme of the evening, encouraging participants to share their own advice on dealing with everyday situations..

Tonight our club President George presented our newest member, Helen Burgess, with her official toastmasters name badge.

Special thanks to our guest Ange, visiting from Oaklands Club.

Address

601 Gloucester Street
Christchurch
8062

Opening Hours

7:30pm - 9:30pm

Website

http://pegasus.toastmastersclubs.org/

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