Toastmasters International

Dean S.
Words used on the Toastmasters International site http://www.toastmasters.org/ From a humble beginning in 1924 at the YMCA in Santa Ana, California, Toastmasters International has grown to become a world leader in helping people become more competent and comfortable in front of an audience. The nonprofit organization now has nearly 235,000 members in 11,700 clubs in 92 countries, offering a proven – and enjoyable! – way to practice and hone communication and leadership skills.
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  1. audience
    a gathering of spectators or listeners at a performance
  2. confidence
    belief in yourself and your abilities
  3. detrimental
    causing harm or injury
  4. entertaining
    agreeably diverting or amusing
  5. enthusiasm
    a feeling of excitement
  6. experience
    the content of observation or participation in an event
  7. humor
    a message that has the power to evoke laughter
  8. informative
    serving to instruct or enlighten
  9. interesting
    catching or holding your attention
  10. microphone
    a device for changing sound waves into electrical energy
  11. nervousness
    the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
  12. practice
    a customary way of operation or behavior
  13. presentation
    the act of formally giving something, as a prize
  14. rehearse
    engage in a rehearsal (of)
  15. relax
    make less taut
  16. speech
    communication by word of mouth
  17. stimulating
    that stimulates
  18. topic
    the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
  19. visualize
    form a mental picture of something that is invisible
Created on Mon Sep 22 16:58:28 EDT 2008 (updated Mon Sep 22 17:01:04 EDT 2008)

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