Inspiring pieces about becoming a better communicator, listener or leader
Storytelling, narrative and laughter are some of the best ways for people to come together. In challenging times such as the present, these tools have never been more crucial.
It is important to observe etiquette in a virtual environment. In this video, Toastmasters 90210 Sergeant-at-Arms Yazmin Lope delivers some tips on elevating your virtual presence and making yourself unforgettable during these challenging times.
A speech is more than just the words that you utter. It is also about the spaces and pauses between those words. Silence is not a void.
If brevity is the soul of wit, then certainly the Gettysburg Address is the most memorable of all speeches. When writing your next speech, be bold, be direct and get to the point.
World War I ended 101 years ago today. This war featured a very powerful public speaking element in the United States, in the form of the “Four Minute Men”. Here’s a brief history.
Toastmasters in our club are infatuated with the word “thing”. In one recent meeting alone, we counted 48 uses of the word “thing”. How do we fix this inveterate use of that tired word?
What makes a great Table Topics question? How does the Table Topics Master engage an audience?
One of the most memorable speeches in modern American history was given by Lou Gehrig on July 4th, 1939, who considered himself “the luckiest man on the face of the earth.”
How does one answer a Table Topics question? Club President Dari Mackenzie shares a list of do’s and don’ts, tips and strategies to enable us to get a handle on answering Table Topics questions.
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