Albuquerque Weekenders Toastmasters

07/25/2026

New Club Officer Training Material (developed for the new / newer officer). General Session 1 facilitated by Past International President Jon Greiner!

Club Officer Training, using the new material.
Tue, July 28, 2026.
5:25pm Mountain Time

We are honored that Past International President, and co-chair of the Club Officer Training Working Group (that developed the new COT material), Jon Greiner will attend and facilitate the General Session 1.

Register today (select option 1 for training this Tuesday)
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/club-officer-training-online-3

02/19/2026

Come join me on Monday night to hear from these two powerhouse speakers.

02/19/2026

An Accredited speaker (and International speech contest finalist, twice) and a taped speech contest winner.

Everyone's invited.

12/09/2025

Norma was awarded the Sparkplug, by Luke as General Evaluator, for bringing our guest today, her husband David. Esther won both the Better Speaker and More Improved Speaker votes. Charnia won the Better Evaluator vote.

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11/18/2025

On Saturday, we had an excellent and well-attended meeting with nine Toastmasters and a guest. Charnia won the Best Speaker and Most Improved Speaker ribbons, and her evaluator Luke won Best Evaluator. Our Sparkplug Award for someone who brings an extra ✨spark🌟 of excitement to the club was awarded by last meeting's winner Norma to Randy Cooper, a fantastic artist and our meeting space's host. We look forward to our next meeting on December 6, hybrid in person and on Zoom. You don't have to be an Albuquerquean or a Burqueño to be a Weekender!

11/04/2025

Sabrina won our Table Topics ribbon, Charnia was our Best Evaluator, new member Kaitlin won our Best Speaker ribbon, Norma was our Most Improved speaker and won the Sparkplug Award for bringing a spark to the meeting!

07/05/2025

✨ What a great meeting today! ✨

We had the pleasure of hearing an Ice Breaker speech from one of our Albuquerque Weekenders members. She did a fantastic job it was a strong and inspiring start to her Toastmasters journey with our club. 👏

We also welcomed a guest who, after experiencing the meeting, decided to become a member by the end! 🎉

Each week brings something new: engaging speeches, positive energy, and people growing in confidence and connection. Come see what we're all about!

06/28/2025

2025-2026 DISTRICT 26 SPEECH CONTESTS

District 26 - the new District for current District 23 Division Central clubs - released District 26's Area and Division Speech Contests for the 2025-2026 Toastmaster year.

Locations will be forthcoming from the District.

To monitor District 26 activities, follow the District 26 calendar:
https://www.d26toastmasters.org/our-calendar/

05/03/2025

🌟 Another Wonderful Toastmasters Meeting Today! 🌟

Grateful for another energizing session filled with inspiration, growth, and connection. Our members continue to show up, support each other, and sharpen their communication and leadership skills — and it’s always worth getting up for. ☀️

🗣️ Word of the Day: Crux
Crux – An essential point requiring resolution or resolving an outcome.
Challenge yourself to use it this week!

From powerful speeches to insightful feedback, every meeting brings us closer to becoming the best versions of ourselves.

Want to grow with us? Come check out our next meeting — guests are always welcome!

04/05/2025

Today's speaker was Michael Vega Serrano with his Icebreaker, coming in on time at 4:04. His evaluation by Luke Allen was also on time. The Best Table Topic was presented by Norma Lauben, and the speaker Michael received the Spark Plug award for bringing a 🌟spark✨ to the meeting. Our honored guest Raymond Wolfgang, from the Kirtland New Horizons club on base gave the Joke for the day, and Luke gave the tip of the day on how to structure a speech. All in all, not only did we live up to our motto ("It's Worth Getting Up For"), all of our participants were shamelessly magnificent!