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Improve Your English Language Skills
One can never have complete mastery of any language. There is always more to learn, a new way to speak and write. Even native speakers cannot master their own language completely as languages undergo a steady and continuous change in usage, application, and...
6 Ways to Improve Your Leadership Skills
It takes a lot and a little more to become a successful leader. Your personal qualities are only the starting point. As much as you need to be on top of your subject, you also require soft skills. Besides this, a leader must also be a 'dealer in hope' (in the famous...
Why Toastmasters: Who is a Grammarian?
Did we miss anything? Do share your thoughts with us. Feel free to share this post with anyone who may benefit from it and/or may be interested in Toastmasters. What does a grammarian do? What can you learn at a Toastmasters meeting? This is a monthly content series,...
Things To Know About Your Audience
A good public speaker should, undoubtedly, know the subject they are talking about very well. But that is only one aspect of acing the game. The other aspect is knowing your audience and finding out who they are and what motivates them. Here are a few basic yet...
We Must Read Every Day. Here’s Why …
Novelist Ernest Hemingway had said, "There is no friend as loyal as a book." Margaret Fuller, a women's right advocate and America's first war journalist of the 19th century, had said, "Today a reader, tomorrow a leader." Besides these, we've reiterated a few more...
Tips To Become A Successful Leader
Are vying for a leadership role in the future? Or are looking to fine tune your leadership skills? No matter where you fall, the tips mentioned below make for a good starting point. To succeed as a leader... Agree? Would you like to add anything here?
Why Toastmasters: BASIC INTERVIEW SKILLS YOU CAN LEARN AT TOASTMASTERS
'Why Toastmasters?' is a two-part content series we planned for the year 2021-22. Its first part discusses, various skills one gets to learn when they take up separate roles at a Toastmasters meeting. Today, we kick off the second part of the series. Content under...
How to have a difficult conversation?
Today, we bring to you four simple steps to having a difficult conversation. Have a difficult conversation, do not postpone it. Agree? Do share what you think.
What is Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program?
Today, we start a new content promotion campaign for Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program. This campaign also aims to create awareness about this highly effective program. Therefore, we start at the most basic level - understanding about Youth Leadership Program or...
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