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Profile

Improv-ing Club Meetings

How 3 clubs are getting laughs and flexing their spontaneous speaking skills.

Stephanie Darling

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Humor

Fire Up the Lectern!

How to honor your officers and noteworthy members with a roast.

Kate McClare, DTM

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Presentation Skills

Become an Unforgettable Speaker

3 simple techniques to supercharge your speeches.

Lisa Nichols

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Presentation Skills

Techniques To Remember Your Speech

Find out what memory aids work best for you.

Caren S. Neile, Ph.D.

Toastmasters International founder Dr. Ralph C. Smedley

Toastmasters History

Remembering Dr. Ralph C. Smedley

His vision for lifelong learning continues today.

The Toastmaster magazine staff

Humor

Humor in the Ordinary

Identifying comedy in everyday life can alleviate stress, improve your mood, and enhance your speeches.

Greg Glasgow

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Humor

A Quip a Day Keeps the Boredom Away

How to add humor to your speeches.

Bill Brown, DTM

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Communication

Shorter is Sweeter in Today’s Emails

Ever wonder why people aren’t responding to your memos and emails?

Craig Harrison, DTM

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Presentation Skills

Frozen in Front of 5,000 Toastmasters!

Confessions of an International Convention speaker.

Don Colliver

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Communication

5 Ways to Elevate Your Emails

The do’s and don’ts of electronic communication.

Joel Schwartzberg

Speech Contest Tips

Speech Contest Winning Secrets

Get ready to become the best contestant you can be.

Dilip R. Abayasekara, DTM, AS, PIP

Profile

He’s Got Six Decades of Toastmasters Memories

Emmett Clary joined in 1962 and is still going strong.

Paul Sterman

articles

Improv-ing Club Meetings

Fire Up the Lectern!

Become an Unforgettable Speaker

Techniques To Remember Your Speech

Remembering Dr. Ralph C. Smedley

Humor in the Ordinary

A Quip a Day Keeps the Boredom Away

Shorter is Sweeter in Today’s Emails

Frozen in Front of 5,000 Toastmasters!

5 Ways to Elevate Your Emails

Speech Contest Winning Secrets

He’s Got Six Decades of Toastmasters Memories