The Advanced Communication manuals train you for different speaking situations that you can encounter outside the club environment.  There are 15 Advanced Communication manuals each of which includes five speech projects. The individual projects focus on a single, specific theme to help Toastmasters improve their communication skills in a particular area.

You can order them either individually or the complete library - speeck to the VP Education for further information.  When you have completed one of the Advanced Communicator manuals the VP Education can submit an application for an award.

You can browse an overview of each of the manuals below, including a summary of the five speech projects:

People like to be entertained and the entertaining speaker offers listeners a pleasant diversion from their demanding lives. This manual offers five projects that will help you develop your skills as an entertaining speaker.  Projects are:

1. The Entertaining Speech
2. Resources for Entertainment
3. Make Them Laugh
4. A Dramatic Talk
5. Speaking After Dinner

Do you want to tell others about a new product, an important discovery, ways to enhance the uality of one's life? By completing the projects in the the Speaking To Inform manual, you'll learn to effectively communicate your ideas.

1. The Speech to Inform
2. Resources for Informing
3. The Demonstration Talk
4. A Fact Finding Report
5. The Abstract Concept

The five speaking projects are:

1. The Goodwill Speech
2. The Radio Talk Show
3. The Persuasive Approach
4. Speaking Under Fire
5. The Crisis Management Speech

Group discussions are common, and this manual provides instruction in facilitating the most common types of discussions. Learn about moderating a panel discussion, facilitating a brainstorming meeting, leading a problem-solving discussion, handling challenging people during discussions, and helping a problem-solving group achieve a consensus.

1. The Panel Moderator
2. The Brainstorming Session
3. The Problem-Solving Discussion
4. Handling Challenging Situations
5. Reaching a Consensus

The 5 projects are:

1. Speak Off The Cuff
2. Uplift the Spirit
3. Sell a Product
4. Read Out Loud
5. Introduce the Speaker

The five speaking projects are:

1. The Briefing
2. Appraise with Praise
3. Persuade and Inspire
4. Communicating Change
5. Delivering Bad News

The five speaking projects are:

1. The Keynote Address
2. Speaking to Entertain
3. The Sales Training Speech
4. The Professonal Seminar
5. The Motivational Speech

The five speaking projects are:

1. The Technical Briefing
2. The Proposal
3. The Nontechnical Audience
4. Presenting a Technical Paper
5. Enhancing a Talk with the Internet

The five speaking projects are:

1. The Effective Salesperson
2. Conquering the "Cold Call"
3. The Winning Proposal
4. Addressing the Opposition
5. The Persuasive Leader

Through the projects in this manual, you will learn how to present an editorial, appear as a guest on an interview program, be the host of an interview program, conduct a press conference and use television to train.

1. Straight Talk
2. The Talk Show
3. When You're the Host
4. The Press Conference
5. Training On Television

Everyone loves a good story! The projects in this manual are designed to help you develop storytelling skills. The five speaking projects are:

1. The Folk Tale
2. Let`s Get Personal
3. The Moral of the Story
4. The Touching Story
5. Bringing History to Life

The five speaking projects are:

1. Read A Story
2. Interpreting Poetry
3. The Monodrama
4. The Play
5. The Oratorical Speech

The five speaking projects are:

1. Conversing with Ease
2. The Successful Negotiator
3. Diffusing Verbal Criticism
4. The Coach
5. Asserting Yourself Effectively

The five speaking projects are:

1. Mastering the Toast
2. Speaking in Praise
3. The Roast
4. Presenting an Award
5. Accepting an Award

The five speaking projects are:

1. Warm Up Your Audience
2. Leave Them With A Smile
3. Make Them Laugh
4. Keep Them Laughing
5. The Humorous Speech