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Members and visitors were rolling in <b>euphoria</b>
at our first meeting for 2017. Thank you to <b>Nicholas Mitchell</b> who was Toastmaster of the day, he kept us all excited
and interested during the course of the evening. Well done and thank you <b>Angela Rogers</b>, <b>Marianah Lourens </b>and <b>Glenis Whitehead </b>the speakers who made the
evening beautiful and meaningful through their speeches. Not forgetting all the
role players for the evening <b>Plaxcedes
Ndhlovu</b>, <b>Emmy Nxayeka</b>, <b>Natalie Van Aardt</b> and <b>Zanele Hartmann</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to our visitor </span><b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">Thando Koyana</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;"> who won
Best Table Topics and </span><b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">Glenis Whitehead</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify;">
who won Top Toastie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Thank
you to everyone for the special evening. Best wishes for 2017. Be kind to one
another. Till next time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Please
visit the Algoa Toastmasters Facebook Page:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/algoatm/"><span style="font-family: "" sans-serif "" , "serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">https://www.facebook.com/algoatm/</span></a><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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2017 Everyone.</span></div>
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our final meeting last year <b>Ricky Woods </b>did
the Toast and she talked about <b>Hope</b>.
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">We
hope that the Algoa Toastmasters Club will continue to grow from strength to
strength in this New Year and that we will continue to learn by doing in
moments of enjoyment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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January 2017</i></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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December 2016</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way, Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one
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done <b>Zanele Hartmann</b>, speech titled
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congratulations on your ACS10, well done. <b>Mimi
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and responsibility: “<b><i>Say No to One More for the Road</i></b>” It
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Algoa Toastmasters Club, Port Elizabeth, South Africahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332330022906684269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754406807848106902.post-49479869061315787892016-11-23T01:33:00.002-08:002016-11-23T01:33:51.661-08:00<br />
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and well done <b>Primrose Nyiki</b> for
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Thee Speaker”</i> Your goal has always been to become a better version of
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speech titled “’H<i>ow Much Is Enough</i>”. Speech
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welcome back and congratulations <b>Natalie
van Aardt</b> with your speech titled <i>“Beer
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Speech evaluated by <b>Marianah Lourens</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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enjoyment and tonight was no different. The following Toastmasters contributed
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Reinhardt Botha </span></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">(taught us about service appreciation, Toast)</span></i><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Angie Kivido</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> (<i>taught us about time, Tiimer</i>), <b>Waven Korkie</b> (<i>taught us about verbal crutches, Um Ah Counter</i>), <b>Tom Horne</b> (<i>taught us about grammatical errors, Grammarian</i>) and <b>Belita von Steiger</b> (<i>taught us the meeting as a whole, as General
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Please visit the Algoa Toastmasters Facebook
Page:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/algoatm/"><span style="font-family: ""sans-serif"","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">https://www.facebook.com/algoatm/</span></a><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Here are
highlights of our meeting held on <strong>11 October 2016</strong>.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;">General evaluator: Denise Pudney</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 10pt;">Toast: Marlene Vosloo</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Melissa
Awu </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">(CC1) evaluated by <b>Colleen Love<o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Angela
Rogers </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">(CC4) evaluated <strong>Zanele Hartmann<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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Leskor</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> (ACB1) evaluated by <b>Glenis Whitehead<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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Table Topics: <b>Our visitor Emmy</b></span><br />
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Toastie:<strong> Mellisa Awu and Angela Rogers</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Congratulations to <strong>Marlene Vosloo</strong> she won the Impromptu and Humorous speeches at the Division contest</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> in East London.Marlene is going to the District 74 Contest this Saturday. Well done Marlene.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Please
visit the Algoa Toastmasters Facebook and Twitter Pages at:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/algoatm/"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: blue;"></span></span></a><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/algoatm/and">https://www.facebook.com/algoatm/</a></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"> and</a> @Algoatoasties</div>
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I leave you with the words used by <strong>Igor Lesko</strong> when he was handing out membership pins last night.<br />
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"<em><strong>You are not only members of Algoa Toastmasters, you are part of a worldwide organisation which has thousands of people all over the world sharing the common goal of improving their communication and leadership skills</strong></em>"<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Be
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Zanele
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Algoa Toastmasters Club, Port Elizabeth, South Africahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332330022906684269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754406807848106902.post-82490575255843625302016-09-29T23:59:00.000-07:002016-09-29T23:59:10.559-07:00Algoa Toastmasters Club Meeting: 27 September 2016<div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Algoa
Toastmasters held another meeting on 27 September 2016 and we had an impressive
number of visitors,<b> ten</b> (<b>10</b>) visitors in total. Thank you all
for visiting Algoa Toastmasters.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hartmann<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">conducted
the meeting efficiently and in a friendly manner, she ensured that the meeting
ran smoothly.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Melissa
Awu</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">,<b> our newest member </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">conducted
the Table Topics session; the theme was “Going Back to School”. Very interesting stories came up. Well done
Melissa.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Speeches</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Deborah
Stephenson </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(ACB7) on “Joe” Deborah was praising Joseph Pilates the founder of
the physical fitness system Pilates. Toastmasters and guests even got to
participate in a breathing exercise. Deborah’s speech was evaluated by<span class="apple-converted-space"> <b>Glenis
Whitehead</b></span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Mimi
Makupula</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (ACS8) humorous speech titled “Think on your feet” Mimi must
please not fall. Roll up your window next time please. Mimi’s speech was
evaluated by<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Christopher Callaghan</b></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Christopher
Callaghan</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (A visiting Toastmaster from the Pretoria East Toastmasters club)
delivered a humorous speech that he did in a competition with the title “The
Life of a Granddad” Christopher’s speech kept us entertained two words; <i>ganja</i> and <i>mama</i>. The speech was not evaluated.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The role
players for the meeting included:</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Keeper:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Natalie van Aardt</b></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Um and
Ah Counter:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Angela Rogers</b></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Grammarian:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Belita von Steiger</b></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">General
Evaluator:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Marianah Lourens</b></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Toast: <b>Malibongwe Nombande </b>delivered a fitting
Toast for the evening. Well done and thank you Malibongwe<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Best
Table Topics: <b>Our visitor Emmi</b></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Toastie:<b> Mimi Makuphula</b></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">After
such a fun filled, humorous meeting I leave you with the 5B’s; big, bold, and
beautiful and…. (boobs and bums) </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt;">J</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">, thanks <b>Mimi</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We are
indeed a Blessed Club.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Please
visit the Algoa Toastmasters Facebook Page:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/algoatm/"><span style="font-family: ""sans-serif"","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">https://www.facebook.com/algoatm/</span></a><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Algoa Toastmasters Club, Port Elizabeth, South Africahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332330022906684269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754406807848106902.post-69317901473714401392016-08-31T07:29:00.000-07:002016-08-31T07:29:54.706-07:00<br />
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your confidence?</span></i></b></li>
<li><b style="text-indent: -18pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></i></b><b style="text-indent: -18pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Confront your fear of speaking in
public?</span></i></b></li>
<li><b style="text-indent: -18pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></i></b><b style="text-indent: -18pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Learn
to think on your feet?</span></i></b></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Algoa
Toastmasters Club is the right place for you!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Members
of the public are invited to join the Algoa Toastmasters Speechcraft Course to
be held over 8 evenings in 2017<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><i><u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Dates :</span></u></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> To be confirmed in 2017<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Venue :</span></u></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> Caritas Community Centre <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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West Street, Newton Park,<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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between 2<sup>nd</sup> & 3rd Avenues<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> Newton Park<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> <u>Time :</u> 17.45 for 18.00 until 20.00<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">For Enquiries and Reservations phone:
Colleen Love 082 570 8079<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Cost: R1200 per person<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Includes manual, course notes, and
certificate<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Increase in self confidence -
Priceless</span></u></i></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Algoa Toastmasters Club, Port Elizabeth, South Africahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332330022906684269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754406807848106902.post-41996990990876142642016-08-28T23:39:00.000-07:002016-08-28T23:39:42.707-07:00<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-outline-level: 1; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 29.3333px; line-height: 33.7333px;"><b><i><u>DO YOU WANT TO BECOME A CONFIDENT SPEAKER? YOU HAVE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE!!!</u></i></b></span></div>
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<b><i><u><span style="font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%;">COMMUNICATION & LEADERSHIP<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></div>
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<b><i><u><span style="font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%;">SHORT COURSE<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Boost your confidence !<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Confront your fear of speaking in public !<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Learn to think on your feet !<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Algoa Toastmasters Club<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Invites members of the public to join their<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Speechcraft Course, to be held over 8 evenings<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">20 beginners will gain practical training and<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">experience in making effective presentations,<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">evaluating constructively, and leading meetings.</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dates :</span></u></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Wednesday 7<sup>th</sup>
September 2016 until<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Wednesday
26<sup>th</sup> October 2016 <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <u>Venue :</u>
Caritas Community Centre <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> West Street, Newton Park,<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> between 2<sup>nd</sup> & 3rd Avenues<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Newton Park<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <u>Time :</u> 17.45 for 18.00 until 20.00<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">For Enquiries and Reservations phone :<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Colleen Love 082 570 8079<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Cost : R1200 per person<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Includes manual, course
notes, and certificate<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><u><span style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Increase in self confidence - Priceless</span></u></i></b><o:p></o:p></div>
Algoa Toastmasters Club, Port Elizabeth, South Africahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332330022906684269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754406807848106902.post-68236596286792326722016-08-25T00:53:00.000-07:002016-08-25T00:53:30.907-07:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Algoa Toastmasters Humourous /Impromptu
Contest<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The
Algoa Toastmasters Club members went out guns blazing and gave it their all in
the club's speaking contest that was held on <b>23 August 2016</b>. The programme was packed and full of fun.
Thank you to all the eager beavers who participated in the contest, the Chief
Judge <b>Ricky Woods</b> and all her
judges.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Igor Leskor</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">,
you did a sterling job as the contest Chair, you were magnificent. <b>Waven Korkie</b> it was truly an auspicious
evening our contest Sgt at arms.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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following contestants took part in the Impromptu contest:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="line-height: 150%;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Don’t
Worry be Happy”</span></i></b></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;">Angie
Kivido</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;">Belita
von Steiger</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;">Glennis
Whitehead</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;">Marlene
van Wyk</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;">Nicholas
Mitchell</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;">Warren
Tagg</span></li>
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following contestants took part in the Humorous contest:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;">Belita
von Steiger – <b>“Century of the woman?”</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;">Glennis
Whitehead – <b>“It's a dog's life”</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">Marlene
Vosloo – </span><b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">“Yes my dear”</b></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">Nicholas
Mitchell - <b>“A day in the life of a dad
of 6”</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">Zanele
Hartmann –<b>“Top Deck”</b></span></li>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Congratulations to the following Toastmasters who won both
the impromptu and humorous speech’s</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Marlene van Wyk</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;">- Placed
first in both Impromptu and Humorous</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Nicholas Mitchell</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;"> - Placed
second in both Impromptu and Humorous</span></li>
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third in both Impromptu and Humorous</span></li>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Area E1 Toastmasters gathered for their 2016
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Lourens</b> and her two (Head Surgeons) <b>Dr Marlene Van Wyk</b>, <b>Dr
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Toastmasters club. Teams had to operate in a manner that enabled the patient to
be put back together. Surgical teams gave it their all, deliberating on how to
operate the sick patient in time and what it took to save the patients</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">life
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is to demonstrate teamwork. The purpose of the excise was to enable members to
understand the purpose and importance of team work in any situation and our
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sharing insights at to why individuals should join Toastmasters, how guests
should be looked after in club meetings, what should happening during club
meetings and lastly how we should ensure that we retain Toastmasters as
members. (Surgeon-in Chief) </span><b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Dr Marianah
Lourens</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"> shared the </span><b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">WIF </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">concept
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The training today yet again demonstrated
that Toastmasters is not about toasting champagne or wine it is about helping
individual be better versions of themselves in a safe, friendly loving
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In the words of <b>Dr Marlene Van Wyk </b>“We are an international group of people who
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All the members who attended the WinterCon are not professional Doctors it was
only for the purpose of the training and theme Operation Vitality. That is why
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Algoa Toastmasters Club, Port Elizabeth, South Africahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332330022906684269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754406807848106902.post-18370217749403866402016-08-05T04:40:00.000-07:002016-08-05T05:05:27.184-07:00<div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Algoa
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Denise Pudney </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">conducted
the meeting efficiently and in a friendly manner, she ensured that the meeting
ran smoothly and “auspiciously”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Mimi
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theme was “The Joys of Growing Pains”. Toastmasters and visitors shared their experiences
of the good old days including when parents could spank their children and it
was not considered child abuse.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Angela
Rogers </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(CC2) on “The Secret of Getting Ahead Is Getting Started….” a
topic about speech writer’s block. Angela’s speech was evaluated by <b>Warren Tagg</b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Deborah
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speaking to inform abstract speech titled “Be Aware for Some Its There”
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Glenis
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the title “Motoring in Scotland’ speaking from the entertaining speaker manual,
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18pt; text-indent: -24px;">Toastmasters, is about team effort and at every meeting we have role
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Um and Ah Counter: <b>Zikhona Mfingwana<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Grammarian: <b>Zanele Hartmann<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">General Evaluator: <b>Igor Leskor</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18pt;">Best
Table Topics:</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18pt;"> </span><b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18pt;">Warren
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Toastie:<span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span><b>Igor Leskor</b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18pt;">In the
beautiful words of our visitor </span><b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18pt;">Malibongwe</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18pt;">
during Table Topics “Living to fight another day”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">At Algoa
Toastmasters we are not only living to fight another day, we also “living to
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Please visit
the Algoa Toastmasters Facebook Page: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/algoatm/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">https://www.facebook.com/algoatm/</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Be Blessed</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Warren did an outstanding job as the
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and the outdoors and she took us through one of her hiking trips via Table
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skies, bible verses and others I shall not mention (parental guidance advised).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Mitchell</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> (Repeating CC1) spoke about “Learning One
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Top Toastie:<b> Angela Rogers<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;">We are all a working progress at Algoa
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celebrations and festivities continued at the Algoa Toastmasters Club following
the installation dinner with <b>Angela
Rogers </b>a.k.a <b>Perfectionist Duracell
Bunny</b> completing her first speech from the Competent Communicator (<b>CC1</b>) Manual, the <b>Ice Breaker</b>. From Angela’s speech we learnt how much she values the
importance of hard work and support. It comes as no surprise that she loves to
help others learn more. Angela elaborates that “<i>The more I see results the harder I push</i>”. I really strive to try
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become better versions of themselves, his Educational Speech on <b>Goal Setting and Planning</b> from the
Leadership Excellence Series was very fitting for the evening. Reinhardt explained
how writing goals down enables us an opportunity of achieving them. He further
explained that to in order to be successful in goal setting our goals need to
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event filled with warmth and love. The evening kick started with a call to
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evening, Riga Vermaak who herself used to be a Toastmaster graced the stage as
the guest speaker for the evening. She educated us on what real food is and
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bodies. Following Riga’s speech it was time for the presentation of the
2015/2016 awards. Congratulations to the following Toastmasters received awards
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please visit our facebook page:</span>:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/algoatm/">https://www.facebook.com/algoatm/</a></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Over the years Oprah Winfrey has </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">shared in her popular <i>O,
The Oprah Magazine,</i> a monthly column titled "What I Know For
Sure" as a source of inspiration and revelation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">My name is Zanele Hartmann and not Oprah Winfrey however, I
would like to share my toastmaster’s journey and hopefully it will inspire
many. Let us rewind the clock a little bit. Following an advert I saw in the
newspaper in June 2014 I picked up the phone and called a lady named Marlene
Van Wyk and enquired about the Speech Craft Course at Algoa Toastmasters.
Following our telephonic conversation Marlene sent me an email on the 10<sup>th</sup>
of June 2014 and below is a brief extract from her email:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">“<i>I am attaching the
information about the course and have put down your name as one of the
candidates. I am positive you will enjoy the course and gain a lot of
confidence from it”<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Marlene was very right. I never attended the course instead I
decided to go and visit the Algoa Toastmasters Club and that was a year ago. I
went from being a visitor to becoming a member! From membership I went to doing
speeches, Marlene as my Mentor. Then came the time for my first speech from the
Competent Communicator Manual called the Ice Breaker. I remember sitting
opposite Marlene in her living room on a Sunday afternoon and Marlene guiding
and supporting me through my prepared speech titled “Who is Zanele”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I can clearly remember Marlene saying to me “You’re going to
have to speak up, I can hardly hear you from across the table”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I am very sure she was crossing her fingers on the night when I
delivered the speech. I can tell you now, two things were going through my mind
as I got to the lectern, firstly I was worried about my voice, let alone the
volume but the shaking! Secondly I was going to talk about my personal details
and feelings to strangers!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">My turn to speak came and I went up to the lectern and delivered
my CC1 and I have never looked back.
Today the people I thought of, as strangers are my leaders, family,
friends, teachers and psychologists. I look forward to going to club meetings
every time. As I write here I can safely say that is what I know for sure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Algoa Toastmasters has contributed in my personal and
professional growth;</span><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: "symbol"; text-indent: -18pt;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Constant improvement of myself;</span><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: "symbol"; text-indent: -18pt;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I can go on and on. My favourite affirmation is “Everyday in
everyway I get better and better” and through Algoa Toastmasters and its
members I have witnessed this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">As fellow Toastmaster Waven Korkie wrote in the blog post date </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Wednesday, 02
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">“Let Algoa Toastmasters
club continue to shine by having the fire inside of us, and exude the passion
and enthusiasm. Let us be a light to all the negative intentional fire starters
out there and empathize with all the accidental fires. Until next time my beautiful
candles…….”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Zanele</span>Algoa Toastmasters Club, Port Elizabeth, South Africahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332330022906684269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754406807848106902.post-77465906218072345472016-03-02T12:34:00.001-08:002016-03-02T12:35:49.107-08:00<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">The Algoa Toastmasters club is on fire, not the
flaming type of fire we have witnessed in our country for a while now to get
the authorities’ attention. Sometimes all you have to do to get what you want,
in our beautiful country, is to burn something and then the powers that be - finally listen. I am sure you would agree that this is not the way to go,
but what about Algoa Toastmasters? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We have been on fire, there has been interest
shown in our club as far as social media is concerned, we have witnessed a
plethora of guests at our meetings. As our VP Education would say; Toastmasters
is not a meeting, it is an Event; great metaphor to use and more accurate too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">At the Algoa Toastmasters club we have a
burning desire to serve you, to lift you up. That is not what we set up to be
or to do, it is the culture that has been adopted by everyone involved - now that is red-hot. When you are at the Algoa Toastmasters club,
it sometimes feels as if you are at Steers or Spur, because you get that
sizzling feeling!! </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I hope I am not getting your hunger temperature on a high
here, but when you get to the Event - Colleen
Love would have already serviced your flames, with the liquids she sets up so
beautifully at each Event. Now let me move away from the scorching talking, as
I am sure by now that your mind is boiling by all of this fiery words, but I
must admit that right now the words are just steaming in on this sweltering
Blue Monday. It is literally blue - there are no clouds in the sky. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">No worries - the Algoa Toastmasters club has
not been roasted – but do you feel the heat in here? Let me warm up this read
by saying that the Algoa Toastmasters has your interest at heart, to such an
extent that it subsidizes your fees where possible. This is done by various activities
outside of our club such as the Youth Leadership Programmes. Recently the club
also started an additional Event in the month to accommodate your speeches and
the members are there to serve you fully. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">While some fires are accidental as witnessed in
the Western Cape over this summer on many occasions, and some are intentional
as witnessed in our beautiful country over the years, let Algoa Toastmasters
club continue to shine by having the fire inside of us, and exude the passion
and enthusiasm. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Let us be a light to all the negative intentional
fire starters out there and empathize with all the accidental fires. Until next
time my beautiful candles…….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Algoa Toastmasters Club, Port Elizabeth, South Africahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332330022906684269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754406807848106902.post-7445703070878402532016-01-28T10:21:00.002-08:002016-01-28T10:23:14.432-08:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0cm; text-indent: 0cm;">
<span lang="EN-US">Do you ever get that feeling where you had a
long day, feel fatigue and have to deal with all kinds of stress? And then you ask
yourself, do I really need to go to Toastmasters tonight? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Well, if you never had this feeling before,
stop your dishonesty right now!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">It was one of those days for me, but with the
usual twist. The MC of the evening showered us with a plethora of inspiring
quotes and spread it evenly throughout the evening. The fun part of the evening
started, also known as Table Topics. If, like me, your heart rate goes up
immediately and you start looking around for a doctor, but there is usually
none, and speaking of the cuff is what you ought to do, but then you suddenly
feel on a high, not the kinda high Plaxedes was speaking about, you know, the legalizing
of Dagga, but rather being lifted up. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">A long day suddenly becomes too short of a
night, fat-ique is turned into fat-laughs, stressed is turn in to blessed. All
the speeches were amazing, some of us might be aware that Warren Buffet tap
dances to work, but who would have thought that <b>Roger Ah Khun,</b> would Ballroom
dance into his speech! His demonstration, moves and education about dance
altered my perception. Did you know that dancing can reduce risks of dementia
by more than 70%, compared to most exercises, swimming, and even your favorite
crossword puzzles? There you have it; your mind is a dance. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After that speech, the crowd felt like they are
being hit in the stomach, because when <b>Igor </b>speaks, we should know by now that
he will hold no punches, and I am not sugar-coating things here. Yes my dear friends,
who would have thought that you can do a CC9 ‘’persuade with power’’ speech with
packets of sugar. A very powerful speech that altered my perception of sugar?
No more sugar- mommies for me. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>Glenis Whitehead</b> brought back the laughs with a
wonderful entertaining speech; I thought I was at a standup-up comedy show, a
free one I might add, well that is if you are a guest. I’m sure her brilliance
is included in my dues. This was Glenis at her best. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We had so many guests at the event, I thought I
was going to sit on someone’s shoulders and neck, and all of them said that
they were pleasantly surprised and would like to come back, which means I might
sit on a neck next time! Oh well, I always wanted to be a kid again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Everyone played their role magnificently, with
our Madam President leading from the front and the back. When you are at a low
point, always rise to the occasion, dig deep, go look for that upliftment and
find your high point again. When you are on a high though, I suggest you keep
on smoking, so that you don’t hit that low point again. </span></div>
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night…until next time….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Ho ho ho!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Like
Mohamed Ali so often said,” The champ is here!” well, I say, “Algoa
Toastmasters, Port Elizabeth is here, with a BANG!”<o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s my
favorite time of the year, Christmas Time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am not
sure what the Christmas season means to, you as an individual and what it is
that you are celebrating. For me, the exchange of gifts, travelling and rest
from work for many of us, reminds me so much of the biggest gift that our
Heavenly father gave to all humanity, his only son Jesus Christ. So go on and
give those gifts, and give me some also.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am sooo
sad though that, today, the 8<sup>th</sup> December 2015 is our last meeting
for the year, however, never fear when Algoa Toastmasters is near, as the 12
January 2016 is coming soon when we will meet again, so don’t cry South Africa.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Intelligent
people always say be very careful what you do to your children as they will
have those memories for the rest of their lives.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I decided
to go down memory lane and find out how people celebrated Christmas when they
were children and I was amazed at the precise answers that I received from the
speakers as they still remembered like they were kids, not so long ago.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I had the
honor, privilege and grace of being the Madam Toastmaster for this particular
night. Obviously with the support of my wonderful fellow toastmasters. I am a
music lover, or “musaholic”, my new invented word and to me, such a supportive
and synchronized environment at Algoa Toastmasters reminds me so much of my
favourite songs that I love to dance to. For instance, the song, “We are the
World”, to mention just one. I enjoy that song so much and sing along to all
the different singers and instruments. I hardly ever think of the fact that in
order for that particular song to sound so beautiful, different people have to
come together and each one had to play their part skillfully to make the song
what it is, people such as:<o:p></o:p></div>
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If one of
the above mentioned is out of sync, the song will not sound as beautiful as it
should. Instead it will sound like a horse is singing and you don’t want to
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Trust me,
any meeting at Algoa, to me is like a beautiful, sounds of music, because we
all love, support, encourage and help one another become the best that we can
be and I am forever thankful I joined this club. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Our
prepared speeches by Zikona, Deborah, Louise and Megan were outstanding and I
felt like I was in parliament as the above speeches were very well researched
by all the speakers If you want to learn
life’s lessons at a minimal cost, this is the place to be, definitely. Just to
bring music to your ears and make you feel like you were at the meeting....<o:p></o:p></div>
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From the
first speaker: <b>Zikona</b>, I learnt many ways and means of saving electricity. Just
imagine if we all as South Africans adopted this mentality of saving
electricity instead of wasting it. I believe we would have no need of load
shedding. Just a few lessons, such as:<o:p></o:p></div>
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radios, etc….<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mom Z. I
think they must give you a slot on SABC to spread this message………<o:p></o:p></div>
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speaker, <b>Deborah</b> taught us the pros of line dancing as there are no cons, and I
believe her. This dancing can be done by people of all ages, body sizes and
shapes, no discrimination and my goodness, it’s beautiful. I am definitely in
as I am not a fan of any other types of exercise. It is fun, everybody can join
in and have a blast at the same time. This funky and life loving lady is 64
years old herself but she looks, not a day older than 46, now I know why.<o:p></o:p></div>
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lady, our third speaker <b>Louise</b>, came up with quite a touchy yet profound topic:
Men’s health. Isn’t this the most neglected, yet necessary topic to talk about?
I certainly think so. I would like to appeal to all ladies to please encourage
the men in their lives - brothers, husbands, boyfriends, the works, to go for
those regular checkups because “prostate cancer” is killing our men just the
same way that breast cancer is these days.<o:p></o:p></div>
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You see,
men are not like us women because we can meet as strangers at any bathroom and
show each other our scars and stretches and by the time we leave the bathroom,
we are friends and have given each other therapy. Well, men are not quite like
that, they can be quite shy to share their weaknesses and illnesses, hence I am
appealing to you ladies to help them as this is easy for most of us to do.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sis L.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Our fourth
and final speaker for the night was <b>Megan</b>. Now! I for one am not an easily
trusting person, I have to really know you before I tell you my heart. When I
came to Algoa Toastmasters however, it did not take me long to let my guard
down, when I realized the calibre of people surrounding me. Megan was proof of
this when she bravely shared a true and emotional story. Well done to you
toasters for being, like Dr. Phil, so profoundly puts it, such a “soft place to
fall”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Megs you
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As I
mentioned earlier, Christmas is a wonderful time of the year, however, as we
have fun at the beach, travelling and meeting new and interesting people, I
would like to appeal to everybody to please be on the lookout of dodgy
characters and don’t find yourself a victim. Parents, please watch your
children like hawks and don’t let them out of your sight and please don’t trust
anybody with your precious children.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If you are
enjoying yourselves at the beach, please only swim at demarcated areas and
don’t give life guards a tough time. You don’t want to be a Christmas lunch for
sharks as, believe me, they too know that it’s Christmas time and they will get
free Kentucky which could be your leg. Don’t let that happen to you.<o:p></o:p></div>
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CIAO FOR
Now, signing off: <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, well, well!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello everybody and a warm welcome to Algoa
Toastmasters!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What time is it? It’s time to wake up and
smell the coffee………. For some of you, it might just be time to wake up and join
Algoa Toastmasters!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our meetings take place every
alternative Tuesdays and are always filled with the riches of wisdom from ordinary
people. “Who needs google when surrounded by so much wealth of knowledge at every meeting”. Well the meeting that took place this Tuesday, 13 October, was
just as <b>extra</b>ordinary. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I always listen to speeches without giving
much thought to what goes on in terms of preparation and how much time you need
to take preparing your speech.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow, I think this is particularly difficult
for those of you who, like me, can talk the whole day long without considering
this valuable asset….. “TIME”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please forgive me, as I am not only a
woman, but I grew up in the then Transkei, where things were done till the cows
literally came home, whatever time that was as long as it was before dark.
Granny would tell me I could play outside and return home before the cows were
in the kraal, not at 6 o’clock or whatever o’clock. Life in the rural areas was very nice.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had the privilege of being responsible
for timing all the speeches and got the shock of my life at how fast a minute
goes before you are expected to wrap up. The one minute table topic speech
topics were very well prepared this week by our lovely Zanele Hartman. I was enjoying
the prepared speeches which are supposed to take between 5 to 7 minutes and, as
they say, time flies when you are having fun.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seriously, it never occurred to me that you
don’t only practice your speech but have to time yourself too. Speaking over
time generally is not only due to a lack of preparation, but is disrespectful to other
people’s valuable time, their most valuable asset. Tell that to some speakers
out there, at some big stadiums, who go on, and on, and on, till I even lose
the value of what they were saying, and start yawning or budgeting in my head,
sjoe!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You’ve done it too, I know you have. No
such thing at Toastmasters as all speeches were interesting and well timed. I
wanted more, but time was up!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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hopefully for you too.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The clock speaks, it says,” Tick Tock, Tick
Tock, Tick Tock or if you are South African, it feels sorry for you and goes
something like, nci nci nci nci…..<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Going onto the prepared speeches, if you
were absent, you missed out on quite alot.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whilst our first speaker, Awonke’s topic
was about the richest man who had ever lived - Mr Musa. I was thinking to myself, in
anticipation “alright, so where is he going with this, as I couldn’t wait”.
Well I got bowled over by the valuable message as he described the good things
the rich man did with his money. Well, we can’t all be financially wealthy,
however, according to the wise suggestion by Awonke, we all should strive for
balance of:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Love in our lives</span></li>
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the saying, “live a little”? and</span></li>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because, as per Awonke,
lack in any of these will disrupt the synchronization of our lives. What’s the
point of having all the money in the world and no love or life experiences?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don’t know about you but
I agree with this wise speaker. Well, what’s the point of being rich if you
cannot sponsor others to fulfil their dreams either by just living for yourself! </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well our second speaker answers this question, I think.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our second speaker of the
night was Warren Tagg. Horse racing, according to this gentleman is rare
because of it being such an expensive sport. Why is that and I would like to
challenge those in the sporting field to sponsor those children who are
interested in taking this sport further. If we want to put South Africa on the
map, then money has to start rolling from somewhere…..hint, hint, (Department
of Sport and Recreation)?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Go on, empty those
pockets for a good cause, and don’t be afraid, it’s a good investment”. Some
are too afraid to sponsor others as they think they themselves will run out. </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What
does it mean to be afraid or to fear, find the answer in the wisdom of our
third speaker!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">False Expectations
Appearing Real<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the wise words of our
third speaker, Themba Mvuleni, that fear is overrated. What do you think?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Has fear ever stopped you
from accomplishing something that you should have accomplished? Have you ever:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Missed out on an opportunity?</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lost a girl you should have
dated to a loser with a big mouth just because you were too afraid to ask her
out?</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lost a promotion to a job you
were very much capable of doing just because you were too afraid to attend the
interview or did not think you were good enough?</span></li>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">The list goes on and I would
like you to make a list of all the things that you lost in life and the wrong
decisions you made, where fear was your motivating factor for making those
decisions. Well, come on, what are you waiting for? Pen and paper and make that
list, good exercise, don’t you think? My pen and paper is handy, as I’m not
giving this demon called fear any more power.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love what Joyce Meyer says in one of her
teachings. She says, “Just do it afraid, because we cannot always wait until
the feeling of fear is gone before we make good and courageous decisions”. I’ll
take that advice for myself.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fear goes further than meets the eye. Well
as a customer, have you ever been afraid to stand up for your rights and just
took bad service because, perhaps you’re too afraid that if you speak up,
somebody might lose their job?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, our last speaker very boldly
explained all about Customer Service, what it is and what it’s not. Is there
still good customer service in South Africa or is this phenomena fading away
like a breeze?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was quite interested when our last
speaker Mimi Makupula took to the stage. I have wealth of experience in my
chosen job and am one of the best. I sometimes think I have heard it all and
have seen it all. I know what the customer wants and needs. Well, according to
Mimi, I could not be more wrong, and I agree with her. This wise lady advised
that when dealing with a customer, as the one giving the service: <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Listen to the customer and
listen to what they are saying</span></li>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Give the customer what they are
asking for and not what you think they want</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Don’t think you can finish the
customer’s sentence as they may want something different from what you think.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Listen with empathy</span></li>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I could not agree more.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What are your good and bad experiences
regarding the service that you have received as a customer? Well I will share
one of my many.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once upon a time I had decided to buy
myself a laptop in order to make my life easier. I headed for this particular
dealer (no names mentioned). The salesman showed no interest in what I was
saying. He was annoyed at any question that I asked him and gave me the
shortest possible answer, at times not even looking at me. I decided that fine,
I will not report him to the manager but this shop is definitely NOT getting my
hard earned money, so I walked out and went to the same shop but a different
branch. Here the saleslady treated me with respect, answered all my questions
and concerns and this is where I bought my laptop.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sad thing is that because of that one
salesman, I will tell my friends, “don’t go to that branch, but go to that one”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That’s just how the cookie crumbles, hey. I
chose to rather spend more petrol to get good service. By the looks of things,
I am not the only one who thinks this way, per the extract below:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3GEc5IHk8bjOcHOEHGCcWZsNDpAi5d6Ld0m4rPaHLV0MjkpbhBCPmUH-K5uUcEdXvtYAvw2Zf0ojjNjarPQlNt8zbBqZAAUzhxv-dh43iGpbGi6Zuh4ibrxxzy71nl9qYYdW2qGolXk/s1600/Customer+service.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3GEc5IHk8bjOcHOEHGCcWZsNDpAi5d6Ld0m4rPaHLV0MjkpbhBCPmUH-K5uUcEdXvtYAvw2Zf0ojjNjarPQlNt8zbBqZAAUzhxv-dh43iGpbGi6Zuh4ibrxxzy71nl9qYYdW2qGolXk/s1600/Customer+service.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">Want
to get more people talking about your company? Don’t hire “influencers.”
Instead offer amazing, blow-your-mind service instead. A new survey from
American Express finds that outstanding service prompts customers to open
both their wallets and their mouths. The survey finds: More than two thirds of
American consumers say they’re willing to spend 14% more on […]</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would like to sincerely thank not only
our speakers but all participants at Algoa Toastmasters, where nobody is idle,
but contributes for the good of the team!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go Team Algoa Toastmasters!!! Catch us on
facebook…..<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, well, till we meet again!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ciao for now<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thandi Swekile</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Algoa Toastmasters Club, Port Elizabeth, South Africahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332330022906684269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754406807848106902.post-32977580371865107032015-10-04T06:51:00.004-07:002015-10-04T06:55:52.755-07:00<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">TO: Mr and Madame Toastmaster, fellow
toastmasters, “oh, and especially our guests”!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love many things in
life, music is one of them, actually, I am a music junky or fanatic. I have
always told myself and friends who were willing to listen to my crazy stories
that I would pay R 1000 for Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and the likes
whilst they were still alive. They passed away unfortunately and have now joined
the choir of angels.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Still though, I would still pay a fortune for the likes of Celine Deon, Usher and Beyonce’, to
mention but a few.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My brother would pay
his whole salary to attend any workshop if he knew it would be hosted by his
hero, Carl Lewis. “That one is a sports mad dog, if you know what I mean".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well, before I joined
Toastmasters, I did not know that there were champion Speakers!! I have no
doubt that if you:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Were Born in the 70’s ie before when children were seen and not heard</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Are a Sales Consultant and would love to improve you speaking and bring in
those dollars for your company</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Want to brush up on your communication skills</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Are or have been a toastmaster for while</span></li>
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to meet, your own hero. “Well who am I talking about”? DRUM ROLL............<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He is none other than,
yes, the one and only, a 2005 World Champion of Public Speaking, Mr. Lance Miller!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">See you on Tuesday!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thandi Swekile</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">POTENTIAL - <span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Tuesday 8th September 2015</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have to say that the very minute I walked
into this club, I felt at home. I always look forward to every alternate Tuesday
of the month from 17:45 to 20:00.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I learn a lot every time without fail. What
I like the most is that everyone is encouraged to learn, grow and be corrected
in a loving and safe environment. It is not like work or school where you feel
like if you have made a mistake, you are made to feel like you have killed the
pope himself.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One can definitely grow in confidence in
this kind of environment. I particularly love the speech evaluations where
positive feedback is given, where speakers of the night are both encouraged and
given constructive criticism.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tonight, my enthusiasm was definitely not
deflated.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Starting with our Table Topics- (Impromptu-
speaking and thinking on our feet was encouraged.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">You get to learn to speak for a
minute on non-researched and non- prepared speeches.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tonight’s topic took the
direction of “Potential”, where the inspiration behind these topics was the
late Miles Munroe, affectionately known as “Mr. Potential”</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This legend visited South
Africa and said something quite disturbing in my opinion, and mentioned that
our gold mines in which we take pride are actually not our richest resource,
but our cemeteries. “Oh, my goodness, how could that be and whatever did this
man mean”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, the reason for his
intriguing statement is because at our cemeteries, lay many riches, such as, to
mention but a few:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Businesses that were never
started.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Books that were never written<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Music that was never sung<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Relationships that were never
started<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Dreams that were never
fulfilled<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Miracles that were never
allowed to surface<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Opportunities that were never
ceased<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The list goes, on and on, and on, you can
fill in the rest.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was amazed at the wisdom in speeches of
everyone who participated.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know you are reading this blog and you
may not belong to any Toastmaster’s Club, but I would like to pose the
following questions to you to think about:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Will you die empty or full?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">What or who is possibly
stopping you from fulfilling your God-given dreams and visions?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Could you be robbing us of
yourself and your gifts?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If the answer is ‘YES’ to any of these
questions, my last question to you is, “So what will it take for you to die
empty?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moving right along…..<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">THE PREPARED SPEECHES<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Goodness me! The prepared speeches were
outstanding, could’t hear a penny drop during the speech sessions. One of which
– by Igor Lesko - focused on one of the biggest monsters in our country, “ROAD
RAGE”.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p>The very next day as I was on my way to
work and had a glimpse of this monster as, one woman driver failed to stop at
the demarcated “stop sign”. We have our own mini dramas in P.E. too -
Jo’burgers, not only you! Anyway, this
lady nearly caused a nasty accident with a car that was driving straight. This
driver stopped for a while and instead of carrying straight on, as was his original
direction, he turned right and sped after her.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was so afraid and very thankful that I
was not going that direction, as I could only imagine what would happen. I could
not, however, stop wondering what happed or how the confrontation unfolded.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This gentleman in my opinion was well
within his right to be angry and shocked – but was it really necessary to
follow this woman? I am not too sure about that! “What do you think fellow
readers?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another very true story was told by one of
the brilliant fellow toastmasters – Megan Judd - in a story telling form, based
on how one of the world’s cruelest leaders was raised. I will not mention his
name, just in case his great grand-son or daughter is reading this blog and
decides to sue me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This leader caused much harm to many
innocent people in the world. It turns out that he was abused as a child,
emotionally, physically and I would even conclude that he was spiritually
wounded too. Someone said that wounded people wound others.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Listening to this story made me wonder if
abused children also go on to be abusers as adults? It also made me wonder if
some people ever overcome their childhood demons? It also made me wonder
whether or not it’s fair for the whole world to suffer just because one person
was abused?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is your opinion as you are reading
this blog?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Above all though, the best speaker of the
night was Awonke Mbete. Wow! as he bravely completed his very first public
speech and broke the fear of public speaking. You see, he found safety in the
midst of supportive people at Algoa Toastmasters!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">VIVA ALGOA TOASTMASTERS VIVA!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">VIVA!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will end by following in the footsteps of
our fellow toastmaster, Warren Tagg and ask you all South Africans to share a
toast to our freedom.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let us remember that many people of all
races, men and women fought for the democracy that we are enjoying today.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Celebrate it and don’t take it for granted!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Follow us on facebook; we would love to
hear your comments.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Ciao
for now!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thandi Swekile</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Algoa Toastmasters Club, Port Elizabeth, South Africahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332330022906684269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754406807848106902.post-6218150887440464112015-02-28T03:13:00.001-08:002015-02-28T03:14:04.878-08:00Voluntary Victory<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5idxb21FfUHRRm27KMqXLUb15B41Z6oC3FfHlnIKIrvRdSF28LjUm5ikn_Z7cgkOXIuseB6fFHKZ8HD-g7IR3WLTmWZHvFCXBlAHZnIl_8CZYzwhhjLqU2NrAlEwWzldvRJMqBfx1rM/s1600/Heaven.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5idxb21FfUHRRm27KMqXLUb15B41Z6oC3FfHlnIKIrvRdSF28LjUm5ikn_Z7cgkOXIuseB6fFHKZ8HD-g7IR3WLTmWZHvFCXBlAHZnIl_8CZYzwhhjLqU2NrAlEwWzldvRJMqBfx1rM/s1600/Heaven.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A Toastmaster and a lawyer die and go up to the heavenly gates. Saint Peter tells the Toastmaster to wait and lets the lawyer in first. As the gates close, he sees the lawyer greeted with fanfare, music and cheers. A choir of angels descends from above and sings for the lawyer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the last anger floats away, Saint Peter finally grants entrance to the Toastmaster. There is no music, no choir. Confused, the Toastmaster looks to Saint peter for an explanation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Oh, we get Toastmasters volunteering here all the time. This was our first lawyer"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We all come to Toastmasters for different reasons., but basically, it's about that age-old fear of speaking in public</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once we have been here for a while and our butterflies are flying in formation, our vision shifts and our perspectives tend to change. Some people are quite clear on it - they have come to Toastmasters to learn a skill. Once they have earned their CC, they leave - job done. But for others it becomes a way of life; it is who we are. And for those of us who class ourselves in this group, it becomes the time to volunteer to give back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every year - in fact, twice every year , at Club, Area, division and District levels, <b>Speech Contests</b> are held for the purpose of determining who the best speakers are in the Humorous, Impromptu, Evaluation and International categories. And every year those officers who are responsible for the running of these contests ask for volunteers to assist with the various roles, be they Contest Chairman, judges, timekeepers or tally counters. The strange thing is that, although it is often the same people who volunteer, those roles are always filled.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDS3ooyivrDgrtWKUn4lP8GwFDTErbS0JqtpkCqW6hX8bu1tTD7C8K8WXErXxH-Vj94Cc1EhNvmogs25Z3f9gTFxKauuZxW591JtArcRl7JftbaoJYreLcgryhaU6nKzWKNDNdzUnKCc/s1600/volunteer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDS3ooyivrDgrtWKUn4lP8GwFDTErbS0JqtpkCqW6hX8bu1tTD7C8K8WXErXxH-Vj94Cc1EhNvmogs25Z3f9gTFxKauuZxW591JtArcRl7JftbaoJYreLcgryhaU6nKzWKNDNdzUnKCc/s1600/volunteer.jpg" height="100" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The same thing happens annually when a succession plan has to be put in place for the new executive committee. People today generally complain of being over-extended, or too busy, but somehow a new executive is always found. Sometimes it is by coercion, usually by reminding them that when they signed up, their Toastmasters pledge said something about serving when they are called upon, but mostly, after having given it some thought, the incumbents do volunteer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Speechcraft and Youth Leadership Courses are a way for clubs to raise funds, but they rely on the services of volunteers, not only to run the courses, but also to assist those folk by doing educational speeches or by evaluating the member speeches. If it were not for this assistance, these courses would not happen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thinking about volunteering led me to do some research - remember <i>Google only knows? </i>Well, it seems that there are a number of reasons why people volunteer. Here are just a few of them:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>You will be giving something back - </b>I think all of us in Toastmasters know what a valuable 'thing' it is that we have gained, so we can relate to the idea of 'paying it forward'</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>You use your skills to benefit others - </b>These two items seem to tie in together. I have often heard it said that Toastmasters is the world's best kept secret, but I know that if you have gained something that makes life easier and better for you, you will want others to benefit from it too.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>You experience personal growth - </b>So often, in passing on a skill or helping others, we find ourselves challenged . The result? Personal growth. Just last year a group of us ran workshops and assisted as evaluators at the Collegiate All-Girls' Festival. I know that we went there as the 'experts', but I am sure I speak for all of us who were involved when I say that we learned as much from those girls as they did from us.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>You see that you can make a difference - </b>I don't think anyone volunteers initially with this in mind. However, it is often a happy by-product of what one does.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Finally, it's actually good for you! </b>Studies have shown that:</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>It reduces stress - </b>focusing on others rather than on yourself reduces tension-producing patterns</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>It makes you healthier</b> - Positive emotions, like optimism, joy and having a sense of being in control of one's fate, strengthen the immune system</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Those of you who run the Youth Leadership and Speechcraft Courses, and those who assist them, know that while there is no financial gain for us personally, we have all seen lives changed - theirs and ours - because we volunteered to help.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I want to tell you about a picture I came across on Facebook. In it was a group of children, laughing and smiling. I recognised their faces. They were children I had taught - now more than fifteen years ago. I commented on how quickly the years had passed and before long so many of them responded to me - telling me what they were doing now and how much they had appreciated doing the Toastmasters Youth Leadership course - and what a difference it had made in their lives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One girl in particular had touched my heart even then. L and her three sisters were raised by a single mom who worked as a domestic. There was very little money, but L was a single-minded girl. She was determined not to be a victim of her circumstances. Doing the Toastmasters course was just the start for her. She had a knack for verbal communication and she knew it. Her matric results were good; she won a bursary to NMMU where she studied law and today she is a legal consultant with one of the top investment companies in the country. Being who she was, she would probably have got there by herself, but when she commented to me and thanked me for my input in her life, I was really touched. I felt that I have really achieved something - a victory.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Until next time</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Ricky Woods</b></span></div>
Algoa Toastmasters Club, Port Elizabeth, South Africahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332330022906684269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754406807848106902.post-85832559751234083242015-02-15T01:33:00.002-08:002015-02-15T01:33:26.558-08:00Here we go again!<div class="MsoNormal">
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My good intentions of keeping the blog going sadly went the way of all good intentions when Alison relocated and I had to take over the presidency of the club. However, the timing seems right. The last blog was almost exactly a year ago. So here goes.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">When I first worked my way
through the Competent Communicator manual – then called the Competent
Toastmaster manual, I had an experience that has stayed with me for a long
time. I had prepared a speech called </span><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;"><i>Walk for your Life</i></b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;"> and although I
can’t remember what level it was for, I found it again the other day and I must
say, I was quite impressed with how erudite I sounded!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Thinking back on it now,
that was probably my first mistake – I was trying too hard. Too many phrases
that had to be ‘just so’; too many quotations by people I </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">didn't</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> really know
about. I did what most of us do when I
was preparing: I tried to learn it off by heart.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The time for presentation
came and I was doing so well. Then I hit
a blank and I started stumbling. I
apologised and stuttered and then had to go back to my notes. Although I finished well, I ended off feeling
as though I had failed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To this day I can recall
the advice given to me by Cheron Joubert – “Nobody knows what you have written;
only you do. If you find yourself
faltering, try to recover, but don’t apologize.
Just move on”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">It was good advice, but
that’s all very well. It got me to
thinking about the time we spend researching and preparing our speeches and
whether there </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">isn't</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> an easier way.
Please don’t get me wrong. I believe that there are times when we want
to research a new subject or uncover something we don’t already know about a
specific area of interest. There are
also times when rehearsing a particular turn of phrase or catchy statement is
essential to getting our message across.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> But most of the time we talk about topics that
are close to our hearts, subjects that we do not need to research. It’s my contention that if this is the case,
we probably could get away with an introduction; an outline of our material and
a conclusion. It’s always a good idea to memorise your introduction and your
conclusion, so that you grab your audience’s attention and leave them with
something to think about. The rest will
be pretty much ‘doing what comes naturally ‘<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Let me give you an example
of how you could structure such a speech.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Your opening<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As parents we always
cautioned our boys about ‘stranger danger’ - you know:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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strangers</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -18pt;">Never get into
a car of someone you don’t know</span></li>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But I want to tell you
about an incident when I was so grateful for the assistance of a stranger to my
son.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Setting up the scene<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our older son, Gareth, who
was then six, used to go to art classes near Fort Frederick in Central every
Friday afternoon. As I was sick, I had asked a friend to drop him off. She
waited until she saw him enter the yard and then drove off. None of us knew
that the classes had been cancelled owing to renovations.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Body of the speech <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Gareth turned around only
to see her car disappearing around the corner.
He really </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">didn't</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> know the area, although he knew that his dad’s office
and the church were somewhere in Central.
This was before the time of cell phones, so he had no way of reaching
us. He started to cry. </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">Just then an old man
stopped in a car, saw the little boy in his Grey school uniform and asked what
the problem was.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Gareth was so
conflicted. Remembering our words of
caution about strangers, he </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">didn't</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> want to talk to the man, let alone get into
his car. Yet, he was lost and </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">didn't</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> know where to turn. Fortunately, he
remembered which church his dad worked at and the man drove him there and
restored him to his father.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;">Conclusion – </span></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">it would be good to tie this back to your opening<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I’m not saying one must
throw caution to the winds. When it comes to strangers, always trust your
instincts and it is probably better to err on the side of caution, but one
should also be open to the kindness and compassion that does exist in
strangers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Nothing has been written
out. You have an introduction. Then you relate the body of your speech, which
is familiar to you. Finally, you link back to the start with your conclusion.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Practising is still
important. It is probably going to sound
slightly different each time you do it, but that </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">isn't</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> important. What is important is timing yourself. This will allow you to do some on the spot
editing. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The beauty of not
memorising a speech parrot fashion is that you will not lose your place; so you
won’t be upset or disturbed if it </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">doesn't</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> sound exactly as you had planned it.
Just focus on your main points and tie it all together at the end.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PzXxppnYUP6MSvEqxzpZRzQWXif8r83Gqr7ri5oOFpqqbk_LNrH_cN-cSIdOTdQ8mr0-UrVP6XW0t1jDG8JBrFPibiPes64xCsDOkh7ZlEPwDZ6_Kc1ZArmkYUJnsTdKCo0g7lAXls8/s1600/effective+public+speaking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PzXxppnYUP6MSvEqxzpZRzQWXif8r83Gqr7ri5oOFpqqbk_LNrH_cN-cSIdOTdQ8mr0-UrVP6XW0t1jDG8JBrFPibiPes64xCsDOkh7ZlEPwDZ6_Kc1ZArmkYUJnsTdKCo0g7lAXls8/s1600/effective+public+speaking.jpg" height="133" width="200" /></a><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If it sounds scary not to
have a memorised speech, just remember that Toastmasters is about taking risks
in a supportive club environment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Next time, don’t do it off
by heart. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Outline. Focus on your
content; practise your delivery; be aware of your time – and WOW your audience.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Have you tried to do it </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">like</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> this? Did it work? What works for you? Please share your experiences with us so that we can learn from you.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Until next time</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><b>Ricky Woods</b></span></span></div>
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Algoa Toastmasters Club, Port Elizabeth, South Africahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332330022906684269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754406807848106902.post-73067061412763788512014-02-18T08:25:00.001-08:002014-02-18T08:31:20.800-08:00Google only knows!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosRPETMmFFePE3dLPzJbuai4Kr9qaEj8JAG6VbafLB4tUF4HU3ISkbtwXwLA3vu3kSGv1FsE_7zpmljPgEXZX9jBDjFX967MjhxqzYT0ao2zR1Nj7PWPUVf-936HvD2eSzsJ8HwSZWuk/s1600/digital+dinosaur.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosRPETMmFFePE3dLPzJbuai4Kr9qaEj8JAG6VbafLB4tUF4HU3ISkbtwXwLA3vu3kSGv1FsE_7zpmljPgEXZX9jBDjFX967MjhxqzYT0ao2zR1Nj7PWPUVf-936HvD2eSzsJ8HwSZWuk/s1600/digital+dinosaur.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I didn’t
grow up with television. In fact, I was
at varsity already before they became available. The first four-function Remington calculators
came out in 1974 –when I was in matric. At R74, that was a great deal of money
at the time. What I am trying to tell
you is that I really am a bit of a digital dinosaur.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Because of
my handicap, I used to ask my sons to assist me whenever it came to matters
technical or scientific. They would help; but with mounting bad grace. Until the day Gareth, my elder son, responded
to yet another question of mine with: “Google only knows, mom!”</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">That was a
defining moment for me – and the point of my speech: I’d like to give you some ideas on how to do
the research for your next speech.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;">Why do research?</span></b></span></span></div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">It
enhances your credibility. You sound more informed on the topic and your audience
is more likely to trust you.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">It
provides useful information for you to share on your given topic.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">It
speaks to those people in your audience who are facts oriented; who need
information to remain involved</span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;">Research begins with a topic.</span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNEOy6qrg4XbDuuSu0S3EmGmMjYjmD17iM9GD9U0Q_VtcF-RPC1cvP9bCzYVZQij79YwG0KfvCRd8u7BwkyUJigulJsMmmJcapQ8fKSZcdWjtejoQQirRK_dQOCTwWxk4APdiv41T0w0/s1600/sherlock+holmes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNEOy6qrg4XbDuuSu0S3EmGmMjYjmD17iM9GD9U0Q_VtcF-RPC1cvP9bCzYVZQij79YwG0KfvCRd8u7BwkyUJigulJsMmmJcapQ8fKSZcdWjtejoQQirRK_dQOCTwWxk4APdiv41T0w0/s1600/sherlock+holmes.jpg" height="200" width="154" /></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Obviously,
the objectives that have been outlined for your speech, will have guided you to
explore in a certain direction. The usual rules of speaking on a subject that
interests you, will apply, but you might want to fine-tune your knowledge on
the subject or to explore in a different direction. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Arthur Conan
Doyle (as Sherlock Holmes) <i>It is a capital mistake to theorize before one
has data.</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">A way to
determine where you want to go with your topic is to brainstorm it.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">If you want
to tell your audience about <b>reflexology,
</b>explore a range of sub-categories in this field, for example: its history;
the principles on which it is based and how it compares with more “acceptable”
forms of therapy like physiotherapy.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">There are a
number of options for you to explore:</span></span></span></div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">You
could <b>interview</b> a registered
reflexologist</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Check
your <b>library for books or other
resources</b> on the subject</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Obtain
a <b>wall chart</b> indicating visually how
the feet and hands are linked to specific parts or organs of the body</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">D</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">o a YouTube search for videos on reflexology in action. </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Use
a search engine like Google, each time defining your search to encompass a
different aspect of your subject matter</span></span></span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSPggNoaYkLDWOuI8MZ5bb5Ky34PP_eM7WSLry3zYylT2pfhyphenhyphenCGgM2vzjKAxkCQlkofcyq63HkSx9WAxmA1yYs_3BR2maUi9u0xCGidBWDUeXGEeOmZjQF19IFoNifdOQwUB2AEHWNuM/s1600/librarian.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSPggNoaYkLDWOuI8MZ5bb5Ky34PP_eM7WSLry3zYylT2pfhyphenhyphenCGgM2vzjKAxkCQlkofcyq63HkSx9WAxmA1yYs_3BR2maUi9u0xCGidBWDUeXGEeOmZjQF19IFoNifdOQwUB2AEHWNuM/s1600/librarian.jpg" height="200" width="171" /></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Your <b>librarian</b> is a veritable mine of
information. Many of them have research degrees and would welcome being able to
assist you in finding what you need.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;">Some points about interviews</span></b></span></span></div>
<ul><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYKlg5sVRoePKJYlZnkwl_RC7weDss2YbeGf3BJdKPYW4z0VplkBvOoD3-28i2jIm3QtUcNYeaqEqFGoAqh3YJ92Ls5v7xZA6RieY0cWyHif9FsV8NKULVbI9h6hgfzKhz3r0ykdiAjw/s1600/interview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYKlg5sVRoePKJYlZnkwl_RC7weDss2YbeGf3BJdKPYW4z0VplkBvOoD3-28i2jIm3QtUcNYeaqEqFGoAqh3YJ92Ls5v7xZA6RieY0cWyHif9FsV8NKULVbI9h6hgfzKhz3r0ykdiAjw/s1600/interview.jpg" height="123" width="200" /></a></span>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;">You
can’t just arrive at someone’s doorstep and expect them to be happy to grant
you an interview. Make an appointment. Tell the person exactly what it is that
you will be asking and why. Also, how long you expect the interview to take.</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Come
prepared for the interview. Don’t ex</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">pect the person to ‘entertain’ you. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Specific,
open-ended questions mean you won’t waste anyone’s time.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Interviews
mean you find out information first hand – and you get to meet new people. </span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">.</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Most of us
want to <b>use the Internet</b> as our only
source because it is so easily accessible. It should rather be <b>one</b> of your sources. Also, please note
the following:</span></span> </span></div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Do
you know who has published the site? Can
the material be trusted?</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The
accuracy of an article can usually be determined by the cross-references that
they provide.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">If
you want to refine your search because you can’t find the material you are
looking for, make use of the advanced search function of your search engine</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Watch
out for sites like Wikipedia. Don’t
avoid them. They make excellent initial
research tools. However, once you are looking for more specialised information,
refine your search.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Make
note of the sources where you obtained your information and remember to
acknowledge any quotes, statistics or other information that you include
directly in your speech.</span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0hJpHaebnS4vf0OiefL8rA71yFzhmDxlSIAcKOt1qYQF6Hr5lWWoVPsUbD5SHhpfbfXssg0_gY0HgRTnstnrZbOfwxj7vv7nSkn-RVACp1M5tG5doEN5lj1d8zOXJMquxDCqFEt1mTs/s1600/how+to+lie+with+stats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0hJpHaebnS4vf0OiefL8rA71yFzhmDxlSIAcKOt1qYQF6Hr5lWWoVPsUbD5SHhpfbfXssg0_gY0HgRTnstnrZbOfwxj7vv7nSkn-RVACp1M5tG5doEN5lj1d8zOXJMquxDCqFEt1mTs/s1600/how+to+lie+with+stats.jpg" height="162" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;">Statistics – </span></b><span style="line-height: 115%;">Most people feel the need to use statistics
to lend credence to their speech. This may well be so, but do make sure that
you have checked out the reliability of your source.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><i>Don't
be a novelist --- be a statistician. Much more scope for the imaginatio</i>n
--- Darrell Huff (<i>How to Lie with
Statistics)</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Once you
have gathered all your information, you will find that you have far more than
you need. Now it is important that you
sift and sort the information, until you have organised it into a logical
order.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Begin with a
catchy introduction. Here you could use
a quotation or statistics to grab the attention of your audience.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Then the
body of your speech: three or four points only; each one well-substantiated by
means of your research examples.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Finally,
your conclusion. Leave your audience
with something to think about. Make them want more.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdi0HPxugjHeoyFWrKsZrvrKncxEoqTzHTEyZ0ojisKwiwQHviKZDDsqqpsPjt_uzds5oNvfpt9BgXvOOd2dV5cS_SeX5TJWEyUnGqWR5JQi4IQ5w_zOtYBxHF5kGRlucKN6IxL2dFnw/s1600/google.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdi0HPxugjHeoyFWrKsZrvrKncxEoqTzHTEyZ0ojisKwiwQHviKZDDsqqpsPjt_uzds5oNvfpt9BgXvOOd2dV5cS_SeX5TJWEyUnGqWR5JQi4IQ5w_zOtYBxHF5kGRlucKN6IxL2dFnw/s1600/google.jpg" height="133" width="200" /></a></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">So, no
matter how well you already speak, doing the spade work in terms of your
research can only improve the content of your speech. You might find yourself amazing the
computer generation with your own research skills - and the fact that Google isn't the only one who knows!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Until next time</span></span></span></div>
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