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David Meerman Scott on Getting Started with Speaking & Making a Good Speech...
A couple of weeks ago, we had the pleasure of hosting David Meerman Scott, best-selling author and professional speaker, at our Toastmasters club. He was practicing a super-secret new presentation...
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My First Taste of ToastSpot
Thanks to Loree McDonald for the following guest post. As with any new job, there are always challenges—what to wear, how to meet people, where’s the bathroom, etc. I’ve been working at HubSpot for...
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19 Rhetorical Devices that Will Make Your Next Speech Rock
We HubSpotters certainly have a way with words. One look at our blog, or our offers or our emails, and you can see that we are highly into hyperbole (world transformation, anyone?), mostly mad about...
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It's Election Season! Announcing ToastSpot Elections 2013
It's hard to believe that another year has passed for HubSpot Toastmasters. It's election season again, which means we're looking for our next crop of officers to lead our growing group. Whether...
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Your 2013 ToastSpot Officer Candidates & Winners!
Update: The votes are in! Winners have been noted below. Happy election day! At tonight's meeting (6pm in the Training Room), we'll vote on your new leaders of HubSpot Toastmasters. Join us for this...
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Innovation and The Art of Laughter
Everyone loves to laugh. There's nothing like it. The sense of happiness, inspiration, light-heartedness, that feeling of nothing in the world getting you down. It has a transformational effect on...
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Why has the "I Have a Dream" speech been so successful?
Today marks the date of an important anniversary in the history of our nation - it's the 50th anniversary of when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his influential "I have a dream" speech during...
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A Response to a Well Thought-Out Excuse
Here's the thing - I know you're busy. I know that dedicating just one more hour a week to something sounds like it's one more hour a week of time you'd rather be sitting at home eating dinner. One...
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How to Get Started With HubSpot’s Toastmasters in 4 Easy Steps
We’ve all been there: You want to improve your speaking skills, whether it’s public speaking or just sounding better on the phone. You know HubSpot has a Toasmasters group (named “Toastspot,”...
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4 Core Areas to focus when preparing for your speech
As you progress on your 10-speech journey towards becoming a Competent Communicator, Each speech focuses on a key concept. However, there are certain elements applicable to all speeches. None of these...
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