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OUR NEXT MEETING |
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Our next meeting #174
Venue: Nova Park Hotel, Sharjah, Monday, 6th October 2008 at 7:30 pm
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| Guest Fee : Only 25 Dirhams |
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| Tips & Resources |
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| Toastmasters Sites |
Word Choices and References
- Azim
Jamal - Motivational and Inspirational
Speaker and Author
- AllWords
- multiple finds and resources--a word-lover's paradise!
- Avalon
Project - incredible collection of historical
documents, some ancient and original, Wow!
- Biographical
Dictionary - profiles through history, highly
searchable
- Citing
Sources: Chicago Manual of Style - preferred
by most non-scholarly publications
- Citing
Sources: Major Style Guides - results compare
major style guides
- Cliche
Finder - what can I say?
- Common
Errors in English - what's wrong, what's right,
what's just plain confusing
- Creative
Writing Resources - informative links, including
the MagPortal
- Downloadable
Aids - checklists and more to turn good ideas
into serious research
- Encyclopedia
Brittanica - search and browse any word or topic
- Guide
to Grammar and Style - for those wanting to improve
their writing
- Guide
to Grammar and Writing - easy to use and comprehensive
- Guidelines
for Non-Sexist Language - applications for gender-neutral
language
- Mirriam
Webster Dictionary - the standard for word definitions
- Modern
English Grammar - easy to use and thorough, thorough,
thorough
- Neologisms
- new word coinages
- News
and Information Index - numerous references include
legal, polls, rankings, census, etc.
- Non-Sexist
Language - simple replacements for gender-specific
words
- Online
Language Translator - translates words, phrases,
and websites
- Phrase
Finder - meanings and origins of phrases and
sayings
- Plagiarism--Avoid
it! - ways to detect and avoid plagiarism
- Prig
Page - splitting hairs on grammar, usage, and
style
- Primary
Source Digital Archives - collection of original
images, sounds, and writings
- Roberts
Rules of Order - all about parliamentary procedure
- Roget's
Thesaurus II - updated with synonyms, cross references,
and lots more
- Strange
and Unusual Dictionaries - nothing else like
it!
- WorldWide
Words - fascinating word usage site, worth navigating
- Word
Assault - look up words using multiple references
at once (link to Home for how)
- Word
Wizard - word origins, usages, and more for word
lovers
- Words
for the Wise - transcripts of radio presentations
regarding word usage
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| Speaking and Presentation Skills |
| Famous and Moving Speeches |
Jokes, Quotes, and Sayings
- The
Art of Using Humor in Public Speaking - speaks
for itself
- Aaron
Fuegi's Fortunes Page - humorous quotes, sayings,
and vignettes
- Aspiring
to Greatness - 3,000 wholesome poems, quotes,
stories, jokes, and humor
- Bartlett's
Quotations - the standard reference, many options
- Be
More Creative! - unbelievable resource, quite
extensive
- David
Letterman's Top Ten - searchable by topic or
date
- Dictionary
of Quotations - a beautifully designed quote
resource and search
- Dumb
- the source for dumb signs, dumb laws, dumb bumper stickers,
dumb dates, and more!
- Dumb
Laws - many dumb laws around the world and links
to other dumb sites
- Extracts
of Existence - sage sayings about life and events,
unusual site
- Funny
Political Quotations - extensive quips and one-liners
of current people and events
- Generation
Terrorists - quotes, lyrics, insults, Seinfieldisms,
illogical laws etc
- Humorscope
- humorous horoscopes
- Inspirational
Quotes - a wealth of quotes available from menu
- It'll
Never Work! - missed predictions, some are wild
- Joke
Archive - search 10,000 jokes by category or
keyword, can control how explicit
- Just
Joke King - zany collection of jokes in various
categories
- Land
of Quotes - great options with these quotes (see
topics)
- Laugh
Lines - sign up for daily jokes
- Literary
Quotes - quotes from notable literary works,
highly searchable
- Lots
of Jokes - broken down by category
- Motivating
and Inspiring Quotes - many categories with detailed
breakdowns
- Motivational
Quotes - positive quotes (temporarily being redesigned)
- Motivational
Speaker - goldmine oriented towards motivation
and leadership
- On
Humor - links to humor sites
- Pearls
of Wisdom - sage sayings about many aspects of
life
- Proverbs
from around the World - find proverbs by keyword,
country, or culture
- Quotation
Archive - humongous list of quotes in over 200
topics
- Quotations
Archive - quotes and toasts, includes marriage
toasts and one-liners
- Quotations
Home Page - WOW! advice, malopropisms, proverbs,
sarcasm, and more
- Quotations
Page - extensive quotes by author (many famous)
and subject
- Quoteland
- many select quotes, with nice options
- Quotes
of the Day - sign up for quotes-of-the-day centered
on themes
- QuoteWorld
- highly interactive, even includes source documents
- Quotez
- more than 13,500 quotes and many categories
- Respectfully
Quoted - collected wisdom in American political
debate
- Said
What? - favorite sayings, quotes, and proverbs,
includes celebreties
- She
Said ... - selected quotes by women
- Story
Bin - categories of short stories for ideas
- Stupid
Quotations - this deserves an entry all it's
own! (prepare to laugh!)
- Success
Net Quotation Library - inspirational quotes
and articles
- Thoughts
- positive sayings about home, work, and family
- Tongue
Twisters - bet you haven't heard some of these!
- Top
Five List of the Day - daily "top ten"-like lists
- Wise
One-Liners - list of one-liners from the Daily
Wisdom site
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