Toast of Jax Toastmasters

Wishing our Toast of Jax Toastmasters member, Dmitriy Plit, great success as he goes forward to compete in the Tall Tales and Evaluation Contests at the Toastmasters District 84 Conference. Our TOJ President, Larry Jones (DTM) will be attending, also.

In honor and memory of the men and women of our military who made the ultimate sacrifice, we the members of Toast of Jax Toastmasters would like to wish everyone a safe, healthy and relaxing holiday weekend!🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🎊🎉🎉🇺🇸 🇺🇸

Yes, we can truly roll with any change and hiccup. Zoom meeting in full swing.

Reminder: we are fully zoom for now.

On Sunday, 3 May, members of Toast of Jax, Toastmasters, Larry Jones (DTM), John Burton, and Suraksha Jhalani served as judges for the North South Foundation's 2026 Youth Public Speaking Contest. The contest consisted of Junior Contestants covering 5th-8th grades and Senior Contestants covering 9th -12th grades who were given a speech question 30 minutes prior to their speaking timeslots and allotted 2-3 minutes to deliver their speeches. The Toast of Jax members were asked to give the contestants pointers on public speaking prior to the contest and shared the expertise they garnered as members of Toastmasters International.

On 2 May 2026, the small but mighty participants of the Toast of Jax, Toastmasters meeting had a successful virtual meeting, as they transitioned to a virtual-only format. Toastmaster of the Day, Fatima Gallon set the theme of Embracing Change and shared stories of changes which were crucial to making her who she is today, talking about how we need to ADAPT (WOD) and use change to propel us forward. As we learn to maximize the virtual environment, we hope that you join us as we continue to grow.

No meeting tomorrow, Saturday April 4th in honor of the holiday weekend. For those celebrating Easter, have a happy Easter!

Toast of Jax had an unprecedented showing in the 2025-2026 Division F, Evaluation, Tall Tales, and International Speech Contests. Both of our members, Toastmaster Vivienne Ather competing in the International Speech Contest and Toastmaster Dmitriy Plit competing in the Evaluation and Tall Tales contests, performed exceptionally, with Toastmaster Dmitriy Plit winning 1st Place in the Evaluation Contest and 1st Place in the Tall Tales Contest. Toastmaster Dmitriy Plit will be going forward to represent Division F at the District 84 Conference in Orlando, Fl. on 29 & 30 May.

On Saturday, 28 March Toast of Jax Toastmasters Club had a fabulous meeting lead by Toastmaster John Burton with the theme: Women Making Waves. Highlighting the impactful changes lead by amazing women like Eleanor Roosevelt, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Malala Yousafzai, and Greta Thunberg, Toastmaster John Burton shared how these women became Advocates (WOD) for causes within the United States and the world.