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Who doesn’t like a good story? Come over and tell us a story! Enjoy an evening of great stories ranging from personal experiences, folklore, long excuses at work to ridiculous, outrageous tall tales.

We are the first Storytelling Toastmasters Club in the South Bay area. While we follow the Toastmasters format, we focus on stories. Our group has some experienced speakers and storytellers, some who have developed their skills over time and some who have just started! So no experience required to join - just show up and see how it goes for you.

Currently all our meetings are virtual Zoom meetings. We typically have 12 - 15 members and guests at each virtual meeting. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month. Our host usually kicks off the Zoom meeting at 6:45 pm, so please log into the meeting starting then. That way we can chit-chat a bit, test out our video and audio, and prep everyone with the agenda. The call to order is at 7 pm and meeting adjourns at 8:30 pm. 

(Prior to the COVID-19 global pandemic we met at Denny's, 1140 Hillsdale Avenue, San Jose. When it is ok to meet in person again, we plan to return to that location for in-person meetings).

Upcoming events (4+)

Open House Theme: Adventure

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All are welcome to join our open house meeting to celebrate our club's 10th anniversary! See how you can benefit from becoming a better speaker, storyteller, and leader through regular practice in our Toastmasters environment. Guests will have an opportunity to tell a 1-2 min impromptu story based on questions related to the theme "Adventure", provided by our Tale Topics Master.

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Storytelling is an important part of everyday communication and a great skill to develop for your family, career, and entertainment. A skilled storyteller can help others understand the world around them, or take them a voyage through fantasy, escaping the daily grind.

The Silicon Valley Storytellers is a Toastmasters club, where members focus on story creation and delivery. Our members bring prepared speeches, or engage in story development exercises. It’s fun, lively, and entertaining!

Agenda:
6:45pm - Networking, Tech check and prep
7:00pm - Silicon Valley Storytellers Meeting with 1-2 speakers, evaluations & Tale Topics.
8:10pm - Q&A
8:30pm - Adjourn Meeting

Become a Member of the Silicon Valley Storytellers Toastmasters Club! Join today by contacting our club membership officer ( [masked] ).

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10th Anniversary Story Slam (Theme: Magic)

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Join us as the Silicon Valley Storytellers celebrates our 10th club anniversary with our annual Story Slam.

Participating members will share a 4-5 minute story related to the theme, "Magic". All members and guests will get to vote for their favorite stories/storytellers, and the members with the most votes win prizes!

RSVP to this event to access the zoom link to join our meeting!

Storytelling is an important part of everyday communication and a great skill to develop for your family, career, and entertainment. A skilled storyteller can help others understand the world around them, or take them a voyage through fantasy, escaping the daily grind.

The Silicon Valley Storytellers is Toastmasters club, where members focus on story creation and delivery. Our members bring prepared speeches, or engage in story development exercises. It’s fun, lively, and entertaining!

Typical Agenda:
6:45pm - Login, Networking, Tech Setup
7:00pm - Silicon Valley Storytellers Meeting with 1-2 storytellers, evaluations & Tale Topics.
8:30pm - Adjourn Meeting

Become a Member of the Silicon Valley Storytellers Toastmasters Club! Join today by contacting our club membership officer ( [masked] ).

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RSVP to this event to access the zoom link to join our meeting!

Storytelling is an important part of everyday communication and a great skill to develop for your family, career, and entertainment. A skilled storyteller can help others understand the world around them, or take them a voyage through fantasy, escaping the daily grind.

The Silicon Valley Storytellers is a Toastmasters club, where members focus on story creation and delivery. Our members bring prepared speeches, or engage in story development exercises. It’s fun, lively, and entertaining!

Agenda:
6:45pm - Networking, Tech check and prep
7:00pm - Silicon Valley Storytellers Meeting with 1-2 speakers, evaluations & Tale Topics.
8:30pm - Adjourn Meeting

Become a Member of the Silicon Valley Storytellers Toastmasters Club! Join today by contacting our club membership officer ( [masked] ).

Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/siliconvalleystorytellers/

Theme

Link visible for attendees

RSVP to this event to access the zoom link to join our meeting!

Storytelling is an important part of everyday communication and a great skill to develop for your family, career, and entertainment. A skilled storyteller can help others understand the world around them, or take them a voyage through fantasy, escaping the daily grind.

The Silicon Valley Storytellers is Toastmasters club, where members focus on story creation and delivery. Our members bring prepared speeches, or engage in story development exercises. It’s fun, lively, and entertaining!

Agenda:
6:45pm - Login, Networking, Tech Setup
7:00pm - Silicon Valley Storytellers Meeting with 1-2 storytellers, evaluations & Tale Topics.
8:30pm - Adjourn Meeting

Become a Member of the Silicon Valley Storytellers Toastmasters Club! Join today by contacting our club membership officer ( [masked] ).

Past events (270)

Theme: Inventions

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