{"id":3,"date":"2008-08-02T16:43:54","date_gmt":"2008-08-02T16:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2026-01-15T21:31:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T21:31:21","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"[object]\"><strong>Navan Toastmasters<\/strong> aims to help members learn the arts of speaking, listening and thinking &#8211; vital skills in today\u2019s world.<\/p>\n<p>We are part of the Toastmasters International organization, which, with 15,800+ clubs in 149 countries worldwide, is the leading movement in improving communication and leadership skills.<\/p>\n<p id=\"[object]\"><strong>We would be delighted to welcome you to one of our meetings.\u00a0 <\/strong>We meet in Navan at <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/rX6ndDsRLKNWPNCc6\"><strong>County Meath Chamber<\/strong><\/a><em><strong>, Chamber Buildings, Church Hill, Navan, Co. Meath, C15 YKR4\u00a0 \u00a0(new venue from January 2026)<\/strong><\/em> on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month between September and June.\u00a0 We meet at 7.45pm for an 8.00pm start. <strong>Please email <a href=\"mailto:Navantoastmasters@gmail.com\">Navantoastmasters@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0to reserve a place at our next meeting.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In October 20<b>24, Toastmasters International turned <\/b><b>100<\/b>!\u00a0 \u00a0Navan Toastmasters Club is proud to celebrate our own 33rd Anniversary.<\/strong>\u00a0 This is a testament to the dedication and commitment of our members and the realisation by so many that being a Toastmaster is very worthwhile and rewarding.\u00a0 It also indicates how Toastmasters has evolved over the years and is as relevant today (probably more relevant!) than it was when we started in Navan all those years ago.\u00a0 A big congratulations to everyone in the club on reaching this important milestone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates of Upcoming Meetings 2025\/26<\/strong> (1st and 3rd Wednesday each month):<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 386px;\" width=\"575\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><strong>2025<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"97\"><strong>2026<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>3rd September<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>7th January (offsite)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>17th September<\/em><\/td>\n<td><strong>21st January<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>1st October<\/em><\/td>\n<td>4th February<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>15th October<\/em><\/td>\n<td>18th February<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>5th November<\/em><\/td>\n<td>4th March<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>19th November<\/em><\/td>\n<td>18th March<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>3rd December<\/em><\/td>\n<td>1st April<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>17th December<\/em><\/td>\n<td>15th April<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>6th May<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>20th May<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>3rd June<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>17th June<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2742\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5482-scaled.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2742\" data-attachment-id=\"2742\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/home-2\/img_5482\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_5482-scaled.jpg?fit=1920%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 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class=\"wp-caption-text\">Navan Toastmasters is running over 30 years<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"_47e3\" title=\"smile emoticon\">\u00a0 <b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">All are welcome<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Check us out on <a title=\"Facebook Fan Page\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/navantoastmasters\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navan Toastmasters aims to help members learn the arts of speaking, listening and thinking &#8211; vital skills in today\u2019s world. We are part of the Toastmasters International organization, which, with 15,800+ clubs in 149 countries worldwide, is the leading movement in improving communication and leadership skills. We would be delighted to welcome you to one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8HsvU-3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35,"url":"https:\/\/navantoastmasters.com\/wordpress\/contact-us\/","url_meta":{"origin":3,"position":0},"title":"Contact Us","date":"August 3, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Navan ToastMasters Meet in.... County Meath Chamber Buildings, 1 Church Hill, Navan, Co. 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