September 19, 2025 Meeting Summary | St. Louis Toastmasters in Midtown Clayton

In-Person Meeting

Midtown Clayton TI Club #283 Meeting Summary – Friday, September 19 from 7:15-8:30 a.m.

Here is the summary of our in-person meeting today at Center of Clayton:

Attendance

Members = 8: HK, Jaja, Amy, Dora, Rosemary, Alan, Jane, Mike
Guests = 2: Mitch, Cheyenne
Current club membership = 20

Word of the Day

Bloviation: talk too much in an empty way

Speakers

The Foolish Old Man Moves Mountains
What Just Happened? Fed Interest Cut.

Table Topics Questions

What smell brings you a good memory?
What song never fails to bring you joy?
What small gestures do you appreciate on a daily basis?
What was the last thing that brings you a good laugh?
What is a personal tradition that you love?
Where is your favorite place to clear your head?
Can you describe your favorite lazy Sunday?
What is the most comforting sound you can think of?

Next Meeting

Zoom meeting on Friday, October 3 at 7:15 a.m.
Call 314-997-3474 or contact us for more information.

Club Success Stories

I’ve gained a lot of confidence in my speech. I still drop in a few ums and that. I’m getting better at organizing my thoughts and in my preparation. I’m spending more time in my preparation.

John

Well, most definitely, it has lifted a weight in terms of the fear of public speaking and getting up in front of a group of people.

Regina

Toastmasters has given me the opportunity to develop, not just as a speaker, but as a person. It’s helped me to get closer and another step on the journey to being the best version of myself. There are leadership opportunities. There’s character development. There’s the ability to meet new people, build new friendships, forge new interests, and to realize just how much beauty, how much greatness there is in one little club, in one little community, is a reflection of our world.

Kiren

Faye sharing her public speaking testimonial through the St. Louis Toastmasters club in Midtown Clayton

Toastmasters has helped me a lot. I used to be really afraid of speaking in public and I still kind of am, but it’s helping me along the way, so I’m not as shaky when I’m talking in public and I begin to get a hold of myself more quickly when I’m in Toastmasters. And this club has definitely helped me do that and helped me grow.

Foye

Toastmasters has made me more comfortable speaking in front of a group, and Toastmasters has and will continue to be a very positive, motivating and self-improving experience for me.

Jerry

The benefit of the club for me was that I grew professionally. I became more confident. Now, I lead a lot of team meetings at work weekly, some of them monthly, quarterly for small or large groups of people and I feel more confident.

Aida

Joining Toastmasters put me outside of my comfort zone and it helped me understand that showing up is 90% of the journey. Just showing up, walking in the door. And so, I take that with me and I show up in more places than I ever did before.

Catherine

I’ve gained a lot of confidence in my speech. I still drop in a few ums and that. I’m getting better at organizing my thoughts and in my preparation. I’m spending more time in my preparation.

Dennis

The ability to communicate is of utmost, number one. Number two, a better listener. As you’re an evaluator and you listen to people, you really have to listen for the key points. And I think the other part is a mentor and that to see new people come into the club and as they progress from their first speech to their other speeches, and everybody gets something different out of it. The stories that you hear about where people came from and what their life experiences are.

Mark

I can definitely see a difference since I joined Toastmasters in being comfortable in uncomfortable situations. So, it’s not necessarily eliminating the jitters, but being able to succeed despite them.

In-Person Meeting

Midtown Clayton TI Club #283 Meeting Summary – Friday, September 19 from 7:15-8:30 a.m.

Attendance

Word of the Day

Speakers

Table Topics Questions

Next Meeting

John

Regina

Kiren

Foye

Jerry

Aida

Catherine

Dennis

Mark

Stephanie