Ed Tate, the 2000 World Champion of Public Speaking was featured in what is being called the follow up to the Secret, the Opus. The movie the Opus, features many authors, speakers, and self help thought leaders. It describes the processes they use to implement the teachings of the law of attraction as described in [...]

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On Saturday, August 16th, 2008, 10 men and women competed for the Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking. One woman, LaShunda Rundles of District 50 won the trophy, leaving thousands of others to wonder what they did wrong. Of the thousands that competed in competitions around the world to qualify for this event, all but [...]

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In Toastmasters we announce and track use of a “Word of the Day.” Doing so allows us to practice words that we might not use in our everyday speech to expand our vocabulary.
Today’s word: Surly - adjective
1. churlishly rude or bad-tempered: a surly waiter.
2. unfriendly or hostile; menacingly irritable: a surly old lion.
3. dark or [...]

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Is your public speaking or Toastmasters progression stalled? Do you feel that you are not giving many speeches? Has it been awhile since you did anything leadership related?
You my friend are in a rut.
Looking through one of my Toastmasters manuals today, I realized that there were a lot of areas where people can get stuck [...]

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Transitioning from the club I started at to a new club, I came to a realization about my development as a speaker. As I worked to get better and better, I found that I was only becoming as good of a speaker as the best speakers in my club. That is what makes Toastmasters so [...]

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