TOASTMASTERS AREA E1
WINTERCON
“OPERATION
VITALITY”
Area E1 Toastmasters gathered for their 2016
WinterCon on Saturday 13 August, at the Whitehead Ward, Victoria Park Grey
Primary School. The theme was Operation
Vitality.
The training was lead by the Area Director
and (Surgeon-in Chief) Dr Marianah
Lourens and her two (Head Surgeons) Dr Marlene Van Wyk, Dr
Glenis Whitehead and (Shift Nurse)
Sister Angie Kivido.
The Area 1 WinterCon training consisted of
the following three surgical teams:
- Operation Heartbeat
- Stat Squad
- After Smile
Dr Van Wyk presented each of
the three surgical teams with their trauma for the day. The Banana Trauma, each
team was requested to operate on their patient and ensure the safety and recovery
of the patient.
The banana represented a patient and a
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 life
(never underestimate the power of a sick or should I rather say traumatic
banana).
Now you might ask yourself why would Toastmasters
be busy operating on bananas? The answer
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
clubs are no different.
The morning continued with the Doctors
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) Dr Marianah
Lourens shared the WIF concept
with the team;
W-
Wear your badge
I-
Invite people
F-
Follow up
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
environment.
In the words of Dr Marlene Van Wyk “We are an international group of people who
want to get better”
Zanele Hartmann
Disclaimer:
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
one the surgeons (club member) could eat the patient (banana) afterwards (the joys of toastmasters.
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