Tampere Toastmasters Members’ Stories
- The audience listened and gave me constructive feedback
Anna Männikkö acts as our Secretary of the club. She keeps the agenda during our board meetings and ensures we don’t lose sight of what matters. Originally from Poland, Anna moved to Tampere, Finland in 2010 to live with her husband. The city proved to be the perfect setting for one of her hobbies, forest… Read more: The audience listened and gave me constructive feedback - Can joining a Toastmasters club help you overcome social anxiety?
Can joining a Toastmasters club help you overcome social anxiety? The answer is yes. Ada Dumitrescu, one of our most active members, tells her story of overcoming social anxiety and finding the confidence to share her ideas in front of other people. This is Ada’s inspiring story: “My story of joining Tampere Toastmasters starts with… Read more: Can joining a Toastmasters club help you overcome social anxiety? - Toastmasters is an opportunity for learning and developing
Adriana Vasilache is a District 108 Club Growth Director, past President of our club and currently serving as Sergeant at Arms. She is a driving force in our club thanks to her visionary leadership and unmatched commitment. In her own words, “Toastmasters is an opportunity for learning and developing, for building self-esteem, for growing. Behind… Read more: Toastmasters is an opportunity for learning and developing - Toastmasters is for everyone, regardless of their background and education
Toastmasters is for everyone, regardless of their background and education Annisa Rantanen Today we introduce you to our club’s president, Annisa Rantanen and her inspiring story. I joined Toastmasters in 2016, and I found my local club in Tampere, thanks to one of my Indonesian friends. She was coming to visit Finland the same year, and as… Read more: Toastmasters is for everyone, regardless of their background and education - Public speaking needs to be learned and practised by everyone
Jose Maria Perez-Macias Martin is serving our club as the President for the year 2020-2021. Originally from Spain, he moved to Tampere in 2012 to work at Tampere University. Six years later, Jose Maria visited Tampere Toastmasters for the first time. In his own words, he was “hooked”. He decided to join our club in 2019… Read more: Public speaking needs to be learned and practised by everyone