Toastmaster Julie got us off to a rousing start. The theme of “Oktoberfest” was just too rich a vein to avoid. Opener Dale had a laundry list of statistics about the real Oktoberfest in Munich. Our only speaker this evening was James, speaking humorously about a performance review he had gotten. He included a bit [...]

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Quarterly get together for dinner at Saffron Grill

Notable Northgaters participated in the Nortgate Festival

Notable Northgaters is the home club of the District 2 Toastmasters Lieutenant Governor of Education and Training.

This was an outstanding meeting! Michelle ran the meeting with a firm, but fun filled demeanor. Joe F told us why he’s absolutely committed to living in Seattle – and he had a laundry list of reasons why it’s one of the best places on Earth to live. He made a very convincing case. I’ll [...]

The Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest and Northgate Chamber Festival were highlights of the summer.

Toastmaster Dale had us going this evening – he played a recording of a 1940’s song “Cream of the Crop” – 40’s Swing Music. John told us about the Great Lakes – Huron, Superior, Michigan, Erie, Ontario. They have 21% of the fresh water in the world (!!!). These lakes are huge – they are [...]

Toastmaster Will has just returned from a week at the beach, and so was having a bit of a transition into the theme of “Saving Money”. Vacations somehow are not the best time to work on frugality. Denise gave her Ice Breaker. She talked about a difficult time that she had had as a young [...]