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Recalling his Toastmasters' coaching, he approached a later opportunity with a different attitude: "I'm excited, my adrenaline is pumping, " he told himself, visualizing a home run.

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He learned, through coaching from other members of Toastmasters International, a nonprofit communication and leadership-training group, to frame challenges as an opportunity to perform well, rather than a threat, he says.

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"Politically correct", that much-used term of the 1980s and 1990s, was first recorded in 1793, with American writer J Wilson urging toastmasters to refer to "the People of the United States" rather than "the United States".

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