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Braving the Storm

A red rainstorm warning hit Shenzhen on the day of this meeting. Schools were closed, and Stella asked the group whether the meeting would still go on. The answer was yes. By evening the sun came out, and members gathered as usual, though the schedule had to be reshuffled: Table Topics went first while Stella was still on her way.

Three Speeches, Three Stories

Poornima opened with her icebreaker “Surrender,” sharing her personal story with the club for the first time. Evan followed with “Solutions to Procrastination,” delivering a speech on vocal variety and body language that drew encouraging reactions from the audience:

EVan seem more relax than before in todays speech

第一次听你的speech，潜力大，未来之星啊

Stella arrived and closed the speaking session with “My Toastmasters Journey,” reflecting on three and a half years in the club. She completed Level 3 in her first year but slowed down afterwards, calling herself a “反面教材.” The group saw it differently:

3年半后还留在SZTM，这个够不够鼓舞？

After the Meeting

Stella proposed restarting the New Member Orientation (NMO) program, encouraging newer members to explore the Pathways system and officer roles.