There are many people who can speak without thinking. That means they have the ability to speak continuously about something without really saying anything meaningful. These are people I do not really respect nor admire for they blabber on for the world to see how superficial and shallow they really are.
Thinking before speaking
However, the […]

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I don’t normally do third party endorsements on my blogs, but this one I could not resist. Not only is it a great book on public speaking, but as I helped put it together, I thought that I should let my readers know about it.

Below is an ad written by my colleague […]

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The spring contest season is on the horizon ….
And before we all get too busy with holiday shopping and parties, it might be a good idea to put our Area and Division Contests on the schedule for 2007. This will also help the clubs in your area plan their club contests.
The deadlines are:Club contests […]

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It is hard to imagine a speaking skills topic that has more air-time on the newsgroup than speaking without notes. The post title is included with the contributor so that you can follow the thread at http://groups.google.com/group/alt.org.toastmasters/.
Here are some of the suggestions that have been made over the years.May 1998 - Speech without notes
Anthony I […]

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