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LINKS - TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL WEBSITE
LINKS - CLUB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
| Agenda Builder |
With a few clicks, you can assign all your club’s meeting roles weeks in advance. |
| Club Magic for Toastmasters |
This Web site offers both free use of meeting agenda scheduling and the ability to sign up for a complete club management system that includes storage of club information, communication and leadership records and many other meeting and club management features. |
| Club-Online |
An online tool that facilitates the day-to-day tasks for members of Toastmasters clubs. |
| Club Scheduler |
The best way to handle your club's scheduling needs. Create flawless schedules in under 10 minutes. |
| Club Management Spreadsheets |
These spreadsheets help clubs record member achievements and track DCP status. |
| easy-Speak |
This software allows clubs to automate their meeting planning and to track member progress. It also works with the club’s Web site to deliver data management for the club. |
| Scheduled Speaker |
Helps you schedule speakers for meetings and speaking events. |
TurboBase
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An easy-to-use Web-based service to help you manage your club. |
LINKS - ELECTRONICALLY TIME YOUR SPEECHES
LINKS - TABLE TOPIC IDEAS
LINKS - PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE
LINKS - WORLD CHAMPIONS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
| Mark Hunter |
2009 - World Champion of Public Speaking |
| LaShunda Rundles |
2008 - World Champion of Public Speaking |
| Vikas Jhingran |
2007 - World Champion of Public Speaking |
| Ed Hearn |
2006 - World Champion of Public Speaking |
| Lance Miller |
2005 - World Champion of Public Speaking |
| Randy J. Harvey |
2004 - World Champion of Public Speaking |
| Jim Key |
2003 - World Champion of Public Speaking |
| Dwayne Smith |
2002 - World Champion of Public Speaking |
| Darren LaCroix |
2001 - World Champion of Public Speaking |
| Ed Tate |
2000 - World Champion of Public Speaking |
| Craig Valentine |
1999 - World Champion of Public Speaking |
| Brett Rutledge |
1998 - World Champion of Public Speaking |
| Mark Brown |
1995 - World Champion of Public Speaking |
| Morgan McArthur |
1994 - World Champion of Public Speaking |
| Otis Williams |
1993 - World Champion of Public Speaking |
| Dana LaMon |
1992 - World Champion of Public Speaking |
| David Brooks |
1990 - World Champion of Public Speaking |
LINKS - VOCABULARY (DICTIONARIES)
| Oxford English Dictionary |
615,000 word forms. More being added almost every day. See DISCLAIMER STATEMENT toward the bottom of this section!
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| Merriam-Webster OnLine - Dictionary |
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| Online Dictionaries |
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Dictionary & thesaurus
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| A Word A Day |
Just as it says...with the feature of subscribing and receiving it daily in your mailbox. |
| The Visual Thesaurus |
an exploration of sense relationships within the English language. By clicking on words, you follow a thread of meaning, creating a spatial map of linguistic associations. |
| Wordsmith - The Magic of Words |
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| Cool Words of The Week |
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| Newbury House Online |
Dictionary related pictures - search over 40,000 entries to get clear concise definitions and when available |
| Word Spy |
Devoted to lexpionage, the sleuthing of new words and phrases
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| Wilton's Word & Phrase Origins |
etymology of common words and slang phrases |
| GrandiloquentDictionary |
collection of 2,000 words which are often omitted from dictionaries and are in danger of being eliminated from the English language; e.g. , “quatrayle” - ( ) One's great great great |
| Behind The Name |
meaning and history of first names
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| Brain Candy |
An unusual collection of ways to have fun with words
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| RhymeZone |
rhyming dictionary and thesaurus
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| Buzzwhack |
Dedicated to de-mystifying buzzwords |
| Acronyms |
The Acronym Finder allows users to decipher acronyms from a database of over 600,000 entries covering computers, technology, telecommunications, and the military |
| Idioms |
The Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms explains over 7,000 idioms current in British, American and Australian English, helping learners to understand them and use them with confidence. |
LINKS - REFERENCES
| Wikipedia |
Millions of Topics Available |
| world of inspiration |
Inspirational, Brief and To The Point
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| On-line References |
This page has links to numerous reference works. Included are encyclopedias, dictionaries (several languages), thesauri, maps, fact books, U.S. Census data, and piles of other references |
| My Virtual Desk Reference |
This is a well organized site that has hundreds of links to various references on the Web. Included are links to encyclopedias, dictionaries, weather reports, "Fast Facts," and dozens of other topics |
| RefDesk.com |
proclaiming the single "best source" for fact on the Net. |
| Manhattan Chowder & Debate Society |
This is a specialty Toastmasters debate club. Their site lists information and links of interest to debaters. They also list information about current controversial issues that are appropriate for debate. |
| Information Please Almanac |
You read it as a child and still marvel at the amount of information it contains. Now, it's online. Do you need to know the population of Pittsburg or the worst disaster of 1995? It's all here -- take a look! |
LINKS - PUBLIC SPEAKING
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