Public Speaking Articles
Articles galore to help you improve your presentation skills! Below you'll find many articles and sample speeches by both club members and professional public speakers.
Articles by Club Members
Jazzin' Up Your Table Topics (click
here for PDF version)
by Kathryn Hanson, Andrew Allison Wallace, and Jean Dickson
Five to Seven Minutes!? Mentoring the Ice Breaker
by Jeffrey Meade
Sun Tzu, Toastmasters and Speaking
by Jean Dickson
From “Village Acadien” to X-Files to the
Word-of-the-Day
by Dan Martell
Speak to Express, Not Impress
by Heather Nicholson
The Other Two-Thirds
by Heidi Foster
All-A-Flutter
by Gerry Higgins
It's Official ... We are All Officials!
by Alistair MacKinnon
How to Appease the Table Topics Terrors
by Heidi Foster
Looking for a Speech Topic? How to Get From 'Oh-No!'
to 'Oh-Yes!'
by Jean Dickson
What Made Me Come Back After my First Toastmasters’
Meeting
by Catherine Wigginton
What's Worse Than a Heart Attack!
by Terrie Walker
Toastmasters, the Alphabet and U
by Mike Price
How to Organize Your Way Out of the Organizational
Oops
by Jean Dickson
Ease Stress With Toastmasters
by Lisa MacDonald
Moving Day
by Kathy Leveille
I didn't have trouble speaking, my family could tell you that, but as my mother used to say, I started in the middle and worked out both ways. Toastmasters has taught me the logical way to present my thoughts. It is also a great deal of fun and I've also learnt the correct way to give a speech.
Sample Speeches by Club Members
A Dirty Little Journey
by Jennifer Beach
My Buzzards, Bats and Bumblebees
by Gerry Higgins
A Toast to Our Club
by Harry McClenaghan
When the Lights Go Out
by Dana Lloyd
The 3 Faces of Eve Jean
by Jean Dickson
Everything that I Know About Life I Learned
at the Hockey Rink
by Anne Ryan
Prison Bars
by Jean Dickson
All I Needed to Learn in Life I Learned From
Betty Crocker
by Jean Dickson
Articles by World Champions of Public Speaking
Lights, Camera, HUMOR - Revisited!
by Darren LaCroix, 2001 World Champion of Public Speaking
Analogies for Presentations: My Favorite Place to Find Them!
by Darren LaCroix, 2001 World Champion of Public Speaking
I'm Curious . . . but are They?
by Darren LaCroix, 2001 World Champion of Public Speaking
OUCH! How I Fell on my Face all the Way to the Top
by Darren LaCroix, 2001 World Champion of Public Speaking
What is Your Bigger Dream?
by Darren LaCroix, 2001 World Champion of Public Speaking
The Fastest Way to Connect - The Emotional Tap
by Darren LaCroix, 2001 World Champion of Public Speaking
The One Class Every Presenter Should Take
by Darren LaCroix, 2001 World Champion of Public Speaking
Effective Beginnings: 35 Seconds to Survive a Gator
by Randy J. Harvey, 2004 World Champion of Public Speaking
Activating Your Active Voice
by Randy J. Harvey, 2004 World Champion of Public Speaking
Silence Speaks
by Craig Valentine, 1999 World Champion of Public Speaking
In-between Time and Using the Floor
by Craig Valentine, 1999 World Champion of Public Speaking
Create the Hook For Your Speech
Audio Article
by Craig Valentine, 1999 World Champion of Public Speaking
Tips from World Champion Winners on Interesting the Audience
Other Articles
Life With MY Toastmaster
by John Hanson
Humorous Resources
by Kurt Mortensen
Avoid Clichés - Like the Plague
by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE
Public Speaking: Getting Past the Fear Factor
by Aileen Pincus
The Rule of Three
by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE
What Does Golf Have to do With Presentations?
by Rosemary Horner
Build Emotional Connection Through Eye Contact
by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE
6 + 6 = Everything You Need To Know (About Public
Speaking)
by Eric Feng
The 10 Biggest Traps to Avoid When You Speak: Dull
to Dynamic
by Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE
3 Secrets to Getting Folks to Ask Questions in Your
Workshop
by Rosemary Horner