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Jim Barber on “Humor: The Secret Sauce of Successful Speaking”
If you missed Jim’s workshop or want to go back and watch parts of it again, here is a YouTube replay: If you would like to see an example of one of Jim’s explicitly humorous speeches, check out Age is an Attitude from a district speech contest. You can learn more about Jim’s work as…
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Replay: Annie Martin, Chinedu Onwuka, Monday September 7, 2026
Annie Martin: The Professor, the Penguins and the Purple Haze, Project: Evaluation and Feedback – First Speech Chinedu Onwuka: “The First Bounce”, Project: Writing a Speech with Purpose Table Topics Evaluations Video policy: Online Presenters routinely records the video of its meetings. As announced at the beginning of each week’s meeting, by participating in our…
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August 31: World Champion of Public Speaking Mark Hunter
We’re looking forward to welcoming 2009 World Champion of Public Speaking Mark Hunter, a keynote speaker and disability rights advocate. Interviewer: Annie Martin Q&A leader Carl Walsh (also a 2009 World Championship stage speaker)
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Tip-a-Thon Replay for August 24, 2026
Here’s the full replay of the Online Presenters Tip-a-Thon from August 24, along with links that will take you directly to the relevant segments. Apologies for a zoom mastery error — at a couple of points the wrong speaker remained on screen for a few seconds after the next person started speaking. Hopefully, that won’t…
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How and Why to Blog in 2026
David F. Carr, DTM, is the President of Online Presenters and runs the Toastmost club website hosting service, based on WordPress. He shared this speech as part of our August 24, 2026 Tip-a-Thon, a festival of tech and leadership tips from our members. David was also the founding president of OP back in 2027 and…
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Replay: Jim Barber, Maria Handwork, Chinedu Onwuka, Monday August 17, 2026
Monday August 17, 2026 David Carr Tip of the Day: Tutorial on The Digital Agenda Jim Barber: AI: Threat or Blessing? Maria Handwork: Don’t Be a Victim, Project: Writing a Speech with Purpose Chinedu Onwuka: Press Record, Project: High Performance Leadership – First Speech Table Topics Video policy: Online Presenters routinely records the video of…
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Replay: Chinedu Onwuka, Kari Cedergren, Carl Walsh, Monday August 10, 2026
Monday August 10, 2026 Chinedu Onwuka: Disaster… or Blessing. Kari Cedergren: Your Financial Toolbox, Project: Evaluation and Feedback – First Speech Carl Walsh: Reality Doesn’t Care, Project: Writing a Speech with Purpose Video policy: Online Presenters routinely records the video of its meetings. As announced at the beginning of each week’s meeting, by participating in…
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Replay: Geoffrey Kent, Karry Kong, Monday August 3, 2026
Monday August 3, 2026 Geoffrey Kent: Still Working On It Karry Kong: The Inner Elixir, Project: Inspire Your Audience Video policy: Online Presenters routinely records the video of its meetings. As announced at the beginning of each week’s meeting, by participating in our club as a member or guest, you acknowledge that we reserve the…
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Replay: MJ Bush, David F. Carr, Monday July 20, 2026
Monday July 20, 2026 Click on the links to jump ahead to a particular speech or part of the program, or click on the image preview for the whole meeting recording. MJ Bush: Faith, Family, Fitness, Project: Ice Breaker David F. Carr: Online Clubs Ought to Look Out for Each Other, Project: Writing a Speech…
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Advanced Impromptu Speaking with Fursey Gotuaco
Fursey Gotuaco visited Online Presenters to share techniques for going beyond routine Table Topics. Instead, he says to explore the true purpose of practicing impromptu speaking — to connect, make people relate to the answer, and engage your audience, not simply to answer the question. One of the thing you will see in the replay…