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Speaking Resources
The following web resources can help Toastmasters, teachers, students, managers, and others improve the way they listen, speak, and communicate. Communicating effectively requires more than mere subject knowledge--it requires know-how and the wisdom that comes with experience. That's why effective Toastmasters seek always to improve their skills. Don't forget the valuable resources we have in our own club's library! See the Education VP for details. Each link opens in a new page.
Toastmasters Sites
Word Choices and References
- AllWords--multiple finds and resources--a word-lover's paradise!
- Avalon Project--incredible collection of historical documents, some ancient and original, Wow!
- Biographical Dictionary--profiles through history, highly searchable
- Citing Sources: Chicago Manual of Style--preferred by most non-scholarly publications
- Citing Sources: Major Style Guides--results compare major style guides
- Cliche Finder--what can I say?
- Common Errors in English--what's wrong, what's right, what's just plain confusing
- Creative Writing Resources--informative links, including the MagPortal
- Downloadable Aids--checklists and more to turn good ideas into serious research
- Encyclopedia Brittanica--search and browse any word or topic
- Guide to Grammar and Style--for those wanting to improve their writing
- Guide to Grammar and Writing--easy to use and comprehensive
- Guidelines for Non-Sexist Language--applications for gender-neutral language
- Mirriam Webster Dictionary --the standard for word definitions
- Modern English Grammar--easy to use and thorough, thorough, thorough
- Neologisms--new word coinages
- News and Information Index--numerous references include legal, polls, rankings, census, etc.
- Non-Sexist Language--simple replacements for gender-specific words
- Online Language Translator--translates words, phrases, and websites
- Phrase Finder--meanings and origins of phrases and sayings
- Plagiarism--Avoid it!--ways to detect and avoid plagiarism
- Prig Page--splitting hairs on grammar, usage, and style
- Primary Source Digital Archives--collection of original images, sounds, and writings
- Roberts Rules of Order --all about parliamentary procedure
- Roget's Thesaurus II--updated with synonyms, cross references, and lots more
- Strange and Unusual Dictionaries--nothing else like it!
- WorldWide Words--fascinating word usage site, worth navigating
- Word Assault--look up words using multiple references at once (link to Home for how)
- Word Wizard--word origins, usages, and more for word lovers
- Words for the Wise--transcripts of radio presentations regarding word usage
Speaking and Presentation Skills
Famous and Moving Speeches
Jokes, Quotes, and Sayings
- The Art of Using Humor in Public Speaking--speaks for itself
- Aaron Fuegi's Fortunes Page--humorous quotes, sayings, and vignettes
- Aspiring to Greatness--3,000 wholesome poems, quotes, stories, jokes, and humor
- Bartlett's Quotations--the standard reference, many options
- Be More Creative!--unbelievable resource, quite extensive
- David Letterman's Top Ten--searchable by topic or date
- Dictionary of Quotations--a beautifully designed quote resource and search
- Dumb--the source for dumb signs, dumb laws, dumb bumper stickers, dumb dates, and more!
- Dumb Laws--many dumb laws around the world and links to other dumb sites
- Extracts of Existence--sage sayings about life and events, unusual site
- Funny Political Quotations--extensive quips and one-liners of current people and events
- Generation Terrorists--quotes, lyrics, insults, Seinfieldisms, illogical laws, and more
- Humorscope--humorous horoscopes
- Inspirational Quotes--a wealth of quotes available from menu
- It'll Never Work!--missed predictions, some are wild
- Joke Archive--search 10,000 jokes by category or keyword, can control how explicit
- Just Joke King--zany collection of jokes in various categories
- Land of Quotes--great options with these quotes (see topics)
- Laugh Lines--sign up for daily jokes
- Literary Quotes--quotes from notable literary works, highly searchable
- Lots of Jokes--broken down by category
- Motivating and Inspiring Quotes--many categories with detailed breakdowns
- Motivational Quotes--positive quotes (temporarily being redesigned)
- Motivational Speaker--goldmine oriented towards motivation and leadership
- On Humor--links to humor sites
- Pearls of Wisdom--sage sayings about many aspects of life
- Proverbs from around the World--find proverbs by keyword, country, or culture
- Quotation Archive--humongous list of quotes in over 200 topics
- Quotations Archive--quotes and toasts, includes marriage toasts and one-liners
- Quotations Home Page--WOW! advice, malopropisms, proverbs, sarcasm, and more
- Quotations Page--extensive quotes by author (many famous) and subject
- Quoteland--many select quotes, with nice options
- Quotes of the Day--sign up for quotes-of-the-day centered on themes
- QuoteWorld--highly interactive, even includes source documents (link to Documents)
- Quotez--more than 13,500 quotes and many categories
- Respectfully Quoted--collected wisdom in American political debate
- Said What?--favorite sayings, quotes, and proverbs, includes celebreties
- She Said ...--selected quotes by women
- Story Bin--categories of short stories for ideas
- Stupid Quotations--this deserves an entry all it's own! (prepare to laugh!)
- Success Net Quotation Library--inspirational quotes and articles
- Thoughts--positive sayings about home, work, and family
- Tongue Twisters--bet you haven't heard some of these!
- Top Five List of the Day--daily "top ten"-like lists
- Wise One-Liners--list of one-liners from the Daily Wisdom site
We're always looking for new websites to add to our resource list. If you find a website that may be of interest, please let us know at austintoastmasters--the best Toastmasters in the known universe!
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