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Talk of the Town Toastmasters is a Presidents Distinguished Club

Published in July 9th, 2008

Posted by Marty in Business, Toastmasters International

We made it! Yeah baby, it became official on Tuesday, June 24th, 2008. The Talk of the Town Toastmasters Club attained Presidents Distinguished Club status when we got one more Competent Communicator qualified with her 10th speech. I am extremely proud of all the hard work the club put in to reach the finish line […]

Toastmasters International and Golf, An Unbeatable Combination

Published in June 17th, 2008

Posted by Marty in General Interest, Toastmasters International

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Last week I wrote a couple of posts on upgrading your golf game and improving your public speaking skills and perhaps you thought they were interesting yet unrelated subjects. Not so, friends. I just wanted to give you time to digest both topics and allow them to sink in really well. Now I am about […]

Embed YouTube Videos Into Your E-mails

Published in June 11th, 2008

Posted by Marty in General Interest, Programming/Coding, Toastmasters International

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I figured out a new trick! I feel like such a smart guy. Guess what? Did you know you could embed YouTube clips into your e-mails the same way you do on a blog? It’s just a code copy-and-paste. When you send the e-mail, your recipients will see the middle of the bracketed “object” embed […]

Our Toastmasters Club Is Making History

Published in June 9th, 2008

Posted by Marty in Toastmasters International

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I have learned a lot about my ability to lead during the past year as president of my Toastmasters International club. It’s the first time I’ve really been comfortable moving a group of people from one point to another. Well this is a truly significant year for us. We are the Talk of the Town […]