State Farm OAKS Toastmasters

09/17/2026

It's coming up on Saturday! Come see many excellent speakers including a LOCAL Toastmaster--Kim Kaufman of SF Talk of The South Club!

That's What She Said is coming to your community. Join us for a night of real stories from local woman in this unique one night only show.

09/16/2026

"GREAT LEADERS DON'T FEEL THREATENED BY SMARTER PEOPLE. THEY HIRE THEM, LEARN FROM THEM AND BUILD TEAMS THAT WIN."— Asim Khaliq

09/07/2026

Monday Motivation 💬

💪 Keep Going. Your Next Try Could Be the One.

Progress doesn’t always happen on the first attempt. Every speech that doesn’t go as planned, every challenge we encounter, and every piece of constructive feedback gives us another opportunity to learn and improve.

In Toastmasters, we don’t strive for perfection—we strive for progress.

✨ Try. Learn. Improve. Try again.
Your breakthrough may be just one more attempt away.

09/04/2026

Those opening moments are about more than making an impression. Discover how focusing on your audience can build trust and genuine connection.

08/29/2026

🎤✨ Another Great Toastmasters Meeting! ✨🎤

What a fantastic meeting! 🙌 We had a wonderful time learning, sharing, and growing together as speakers.

One of the highlights was watching and critiquing the speech of the new World Champion of Public Speaking, Dirceu da Silva of Rotterdam, Netherlands! 🏆🌎 It was inspiring to watch a world-class speech and discuss what made it so effective. 🎥👏

We also had a lot of fun with Table Topics! 🎯🗣️ It was great seeing everyone think on their feet, have some laughs, and challenge themselves to speak spontaneously.

A big thank you to everyone who participated and helped make the meeting such an enjoyable and engaging experience! 👏😊

Keep speaking, keep learning, and keep growing! 🌟🎙️

08/18/2026

“A leader who masters their emotions protect the peace of the whole team.”

08/14/2026

Our latest Toastmasters meeting was a fantastic success! 🎉👏
A huge thank-you to Martin for running the meeting like a pro! 🌟

A special shoutout to Rebekah for delivering an inspiring speech on the vital importance of mental health and why we all need to take it seriously. 💚🧠

And kudos to Barbara for coming up with some excellent Table Topics questions—and shout out to Jake for winning Best Table Topics! 🏆🎤

Another great meeting filled with learning, encouragement, and plenty of great speaking! 🙌✨

08/10/2026

A little girl was too scared to get out of the van for swim lessons. So the swim school founder grabbed a bucket of water, some toys and taught the lesson right there in the parking lot. Tears turned into laughter. She became a swimmer.

That’s what servant leadership looks like: putting someone else’s need first. Get the other 2 traits in the comments. ⬇️

08/10/2026

How you begin a speech does matter! Aim to grab the audience's attention with a joke 🤡, a story 📖, or a question ❓️