Links to Toastmasters Information and Resources

**	Link to a page at this site
***	Information at Toastmasters International (TI) web site
****	Information at Club 31's FAQ

All About Toastmasters

Why Should I Join?

Are You Afraid of Public Speaking **
Club or Classroom? Compare the Two
Give Your Career a Boost **
If I join, will they make me speak right away? ****
I'm scared to death of speaking! Why should I look into Toastmasters? ****
Member Experience ***
New Member Assistance
The Mission of Toastmasters International
TM Myths
Toastmasters Testimonials

General Information

Club 31's Toastmasters FAQ
Contact Toastmasters International ***
Newsgroup FAQ at faqs.org
Toastmasters Tidbits **

Some of the Things We Do

Meeting Roles - from Sundial Toastmasters
Prepared Speeches ****
Table topics ****
Ideas for Table Topics
Facing Table Topics
Meeting Evaluation **
Speech Evaluations ****
Benefits of Evaluation **
What's all this emphasis on time limits? ****
Contests ****
What do I get if I win a contest? ****
Debates at a Toastmasters Meeting **
Reverse Meetings **

Selected "Typical" Agendas

National Eagles
Talksics Toastmasters
Tillicum Toastmasters
Toastmasters 1808
Trillium Toastmasters
Wellesley College

Speech Resources

Sample Speeches

Alice Schubach -- Speeches **
George Self -- Speeches
Matthew Arnold Stern -- Speeches
Memorial to Jeremy **
The Speech Wizard ** - Inspiring (but at the same time, amusing) story about an amazing "new computer program", the Speech Wizard!

Tips

List of Speech Topics from Addison Singles Toastmasters
Matthew Arnold Stern -- Tips
Sample Speech Outline
SpeechTips.com
Tim Sheppard’s Storytelling Resources for Storytellers

References

Quotes

Aaron Fuegi's Collected Quotations
Aphorisms Galore!
Bartleby.com
Conner's Unfamiliar Quotations
Frank Lloyd Wright Quotations
Good Quotations by Famous People
Great-Quotes.com
Inspiration Peak
On Matters of Most Grave Concern
The Quote Garden
Quotation Ring
The Quotations Archive
The Quotations Page
Quoteland.com
Tea Quotes

Words

A.Word.A.Day Home Page
Dictionary.com - Word of the Day
Easy Speak - Word of the Day
Explore English Words
Fun With Words
Merriam-Webster - Word of the day
OneLook Dictionary Search
Thesaurus.com
The Word Play Web Site
World Wide Words
YourDictionary.com

Information and Trivia

Historic Events and Birth Dates at Scope Systems
History Channel
Today in History - Library of Congress
Dumb Facts
Encarta - Encyclopedia Article Center
FunTrivia.com
Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census
Internet Public Library
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows - "Factoid" Search
The Old Farmer's Almanac
The Phobia List
Thomas - Legislative Information on the Internet
Virtual Reference Desk

Language

The Book of Cliches
Cliche Finder
Common Errors in English
Technical Writing

Miscellaneous Reference

Toastmasters Ideas ** - Collection of stories and articles that I have found "here and there." Use them to help with a Thought of the Day, in your speech writing, etc.
Brain Candy
Cool Quiz - Trivia, Quizzes and More
Coolsig - Find Great Email Signature Files!
On Humor - Resource for Speakers
Oneliners and proverbs
Resources and Links from Addison Singles Toastmasters
Rick's Toastmasters File Box
Silly Question of the Week
The Daily Motivator

Other TM Resources

At No Extra Charge! - Free resources from Toastmasters International.
FreeToastHost - Free web hosting for your club
Jim Slaughter, Parliamentarian
National Speakers Association
Online Speech Timer - from Central Toastmasters
Tips for Success ** - Some mind-jogging ideas to help you become an even better Toastmaster.