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Toastmasters International 19 words

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 (usually public) performance
  2. confidence
    freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
  3. detrimental
    (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury
  4. entertaining
    agreeably diverting
  5. enthusiasm
    a feeling of excitement
  6. experience
    the content of direct observation or participation in an event
  7. humor
    a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
  8. informative
    serving to instruct or enlighten or inform
  9. interesting
    arousing or holding the attention
  10. microphone
    device for converting 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 activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
  14. rehearse
    engage in a rehearsal (of)
  15. relax
    make less taut
  16. speech
    (language) 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 or abstract