If you are a member of Toastmasters, this site will give you advice and tips on:

• The Toastmasters table topic session
• Meeting roles and how to do them
• How to Liven up a meeting with a theme
• Committee roles and what to do
• Communication manuals
• Leadership possibilities

If you are thinking of joining, you will get information on:

• Toastmasters International
• The Communication and Leadership (C&L) Program
• Advanced manuals
• Testimonies from current and past Toastmasters
• What you will learn from Toastmasters
• The Speakers Bureau

If you are looking for ways to improve your public speaking skills, these articles will guide you on the right path:

• Speech Planning
• Developing a speech outline
• Speech Preparation
• Speech Delivery
• Adding humor to a speech
• Effective use of quotes in public speaking
• Overcoming your nervousness and fear of public speaking
• Intercultural communication

If you are looking for information on public speaking in general, you will find it through:

• Conducting a debate
• Fear of public speaking
• Professional public speaking
• Dale Carnegie and other public speaking programs
• Famous speeches

Have you ever seen someone get up on a stage and mesmerize his or her audience? Have you ever noticed how some speakers hold the rapt attention of the audience while others can't keep them awake? What is it the makes some speakers great and others not? Have you ever thought that maybe YOU can do it too? If you are up for this challenge, surf to your nearest Toastmasters club or do another public speaking course. In the words of Churchill, "Courage is to get up and speak. Courage is also to sit down and listen." So gather up your courage and start communicating!

This site was done with contributions from CIS Toastmasters Club of Johannesburg.