What Happens at a Toastmasters Dry Run? Pure Magic. Our Speech Contest Dry Run at Bonn International Toastmasters was all about teamwork, courage, and stepping out of comfort zones. From testing ballots and timing sheets to delivering speeches, evaluations, and table topics — everyone showed up, learned, supported, and shined. These are the moments that remind us why a strong community matters. 💛 🏆 Winners of the Night • Best Speech – Jonas • Best Table Topic – Sushil • Best Evaluator – Arlo A huge thank you to everyone who helped the evening run smoothly — you’re the heartbeat of our club. Want to feel this energy for yourself? Join us next Thursday, 4 Dec at 18:45 📍 Design Offices Bonn Come speak, learn, laugh, mess up, try again — and grow with us. 🌱✨ #Toastmasters #BonnToastmasters #PublicSpeakingCommunity #SpeakWithConfidence #LeadershipJourney #WeGrowTogether #PracticeMakesProgress #ContestPrep #BonnEvents #LearnByDoing #CommunicationSkills #FindYourVoice #PersonalGrowthJourney #InternationalCommunity #ThursdayMotivation #TrySomethingNew

🌟 “Where Speakers Become Champions — Don’t miss our club’s Speech Contest this Thursday!” #Toastmasters #ToastmastersEurope #Bonn #PublicSpeaking #Leadership #Masquerade #Communication #Culture #Inspiration #Networking #Confidence #PersonalGrowth #Storytelling #Diwali #Karneval #Samhain #SpeakToInspire

Two Clubs. One Stage. Endless Synergy. 🎉🎉 This week’s tandem meeting with @toastmasters_redefluss_bonn Toastmasters was a powerhouse of collaboration, courage, and cross-club energy! 🇩🇪🌍 From thought-provoking speeches to high-speed debates and bold Table Topics, the room buzzed with ideas, laughter, and the magic that happens when different voices come together. And with SYNERGY as the Word of the Day, every moment lived up to the theme — supportive, dynamic, and creatively charged. Congratulations to all the winners of the evening👏 A huge shout-out to both clubs for stepping up, stepping in, and making the evening flow effortlessly. This is what Toastmasters is all about — connection, growth, and shared experience. 📅 Coming Up: 27 Nov — Speech Contest Dry Run 4 Dec — Standard Meeting Ready to elevate your voice? Join us next Thursday! #Toastmasters #BonnToastmasters #Redefluss #PublicSpeaking #Synergy #Leadership #Community #LearnAndGrow #Collaboration #CommunicationSkills #BonnEvents #SpeakUp #ConfidenceBuilding

TBD: To Be Determined… or To Be Discovered? ✨ This week at Bonn International Toastmasters, we embraced the magic of the unknown! Our theme “TBD” opened the door to possibility, creativity, and growth. 🚀✨ Led by our amazing Toastmaster of the Evening, Rebecca, the room was full of fresh ideas, bold speeches, and inspiring voices. 🎤💡 🏆 Congrats to our Winners of the Day! ✨ Best Speaker — Cat ✨ Best Evaluator — Patrick ✨ Best Table Topics — Klaus Sometimes the best moments start before you have everything figured out. 😉 👉 Want to grow your confidence and speaking skills? Join us next Thursday We’re excited to welcome the @toastmasters_redefluss_bonn team as our guests @designoffices Bonn! Time : 6.30pm Your voice belongs on the stage. 💬🔥 #Toastmasters #BIT #BonnInternationalToastmasters #PublicSpeaking #SpeakUp #LeadershipJourney #CommunicationSkills #TBD #GrowthMindset #ExplorePossibility #InternationalCommunity #LearnAndGrow

🎭✨𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀! 🍂 Last Thursday, 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 gathered at 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗻, for a meeting that was 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻— but full of color, culture, and connection! 🌍💬 Under the theme “𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗜𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻-𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴,” 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘄𝗮li, 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹, and 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 celebrate the passing of time — with light, laughter, and reflection. ✨ 💬 The 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 — “𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲”— captured the spirit of the evening, inspiring thoughtful reflections on the masks we wear in communication, culture, and everyday life. 🎙️ Guided by our 𝗧𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸 , the session flowed with humor, structure, and warmth — blending stories, insights, and laughter into one memorable night. We were also delighted to welcome Toastmasters Aachen e.V., whose presence added even more energy and international flavor to the meeting! 🌏 🏆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴! 💬 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 – 𝗠𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 🧠 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 – 𝗞𝗹𝗮𝘂𝘀 & 𝗔𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗯 🎤 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 – 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗰𝗮 ✨ 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲. 🎙️ #Toastmasters #ToastmastersEurope #Bonn #PublicSpeaking #Leadership #Masquerade #Communication #Culture #Inspiration #Networking #Confidence #PersonalGrowth #Storytelling #Diwali #Karneval #Samhain #SpeakToInspire

🌍✨ From Bonn to the World — Voices for a Better Future! 🎤 This week, Bonn International Toastmasters gathered at the UN Campus Bonn to celebrate 80 years of the United Nations and 101 years of Toastmasters International! 🌎🎉 Under the theme “Multilateralism and the United Nations at 80,” we explored how dialogue and storytelling connect people across borders. 🤝 💡 Highlights: – Inspiring talk by Niclas Svenningsen on the UN’s legacy and future – Fadi Alsheikh moderated his first Q&A with powerful questions – Jyoti Shrestha led creative SDG-themed Table Topics – Guided by our ToE Monica Gavriluta, who kept the energy high! 🌟 🏆 Winners: 💬 Best Table Topics – Umi 🧠 Best Evaluator – Georg Schildener 💫 When we share our voices, we inspire collaboration and change. 🎤 Want to experience it yourself? Join our next Bonn International Toastmasters meeting — grow, connect & speak with confidence! 💪✨ #Toastmasters #Bonn #UNBonn #PublicSpeaking #Leadership #Confidence #Networking #SpeakToInspire #GlobalGoals #Inspiration #Multilateralism #UN80 #TM101

💫 Pass the vibes — and disseminate joy!💫 Thursday’s Bonn International Toastmasters meeting was bursting with energy, laughter, and inspiration! 🌿 Our theme “Pass it!” and Word of the Day “Disseminate” reminded us to share ideas, encouragement — and of course, disseminate joy. ✨ 🏆 Winners of the evening: 🎤 Best Speaker – Klaus 🧠 Best Evaluator – Patrick 💬 Best Table Topics Speaker – Svetlana Such a positive night of growth and connection — thank you to everyone who made it special! 💙 #Toastmasters #PublicSpeaking #Leadership #Confidence #Bonn #PersonalGrowth #Networking #DisseminateJoy #PassIt #PositiveVibes #Community #SpeakToInspire #ToastmastersInternational #LearningTogether

🌳✨ Trees in Our Life 🌳✨ Last Thursday, our Bonn International Toastmasters gathered at Design Offices for an inspiring evening of speeches, debates & impromptu fun — all around the theme “Trees in Our Life.” 🌿 👏 Congrats to our winners of the evening — you made the night unforgettable! 💡 From powerful prepared speeches 🌱 to spontaneous Table Topics 💬 and supportive evaluations 🧠, it was a true celebration of growth, learning & connection. 🎤 Wanna experience the energy yourself? Join our next meeting 👉 Thursday, 9th October 2025, 18:45 @ Design Offices (Rabinstr. 1, Bonn). ✨ Come curious. Leave inspired. #Toastmasters #PublicSpeaking #Leadership #PersonalGrowth #Networking #Bonn #Confidence #TreesInOurLife

🚗✨ Toastmasters on Tour! Our BIT Toastmasters crew hit the road to visit Aachen Toastmasters Club for their XXL Table Topics & Debate Night 🎤 — theme: Adventure 🌍. 🔥 3 rounds of Table Topics ⚡ 1 round of Debate 👏 Huge cheers to Svetlana for winning 🥇 Best Table Topics Speaker! This visit was extra special as we launched the Traveling Gavel initiative in District 95 — a gavel set with its own passport ✈️📖, ready to travel from club to club, creating stories & connections along the way. 💙 Big thanks to @toastmasters.aachen for the warm welcome! 🙏 Special shoutout to Svetlana for her vision & hard work on bringing the gavel idea to life 💡, to Division Director @sarah.j.mewes for her support 🙌, and to Monica, President of Bonn Toastmasters, for always cheering us on! 👏 ✨ More travels, more clubs, more adventures ahead… stay tuned! #Toastmasters #PublicSpeaking #Leadership #Networking #ClubVisits #TravelingGavel #District95 #DivisionA #TableTopics #Debate