THE LANGUAGE OF DREAMS
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Added by Dr Ana Garcia PhD on May 26, 2010 at 10:00am —
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In April 2010, after 4 years of learning public speaking and leadership with Toastmasters International in Cape Town, South Africa, I felt the pull to move in a different direction in the path of development of my communication skills.
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Added by Dr Ana Garcia PhD on May 12, 2010 at 9:00am —
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PUBLIC SPEAKING
“I enjoyed Dr Ana’s Public Speaking Course. It was just what I required to build skills to engage in a public speech or
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Added by Dr Ana Garcia PhD on May 10, 2010 at 9:00am —
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Withdrawal of Candidacy for Division Governor 2010-2011 - Message to the members of my team
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Added by Dr Ana Garcia PhD on May 7, 2010 at 2:15pm —
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“Dear Sir,
The current Youth Leadership course is almost at an end with next Wednesday being the last day, which will also include the presentation of certificates.
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Added by Dr Ana Garcia PhD on March 17, 2010 at 12:30pm —
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(From “Dr Ana’s Course in Public Speaking”)
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Added by Dr Ana Garcia PhD on February 13, 2010 at 9:39am —
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A few years ago I read a book called: “The Life You Were Born to Live”, by Dan Millman. This book describes, via the numerology of your date of birth, what kind of challenges and potentials you have.
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Added by Dr Ana Garcia PhD on February 12, 2010 at 2:53am —
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Extract from one of my Master of Ceremonies notes, April 2009:
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Added by Dr Ana Garcia PhD on February 12, 2010 at 2:51am —
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In March 2008 I borrowed a friend’s “Triple Goddess Tarot” pack of cards (by Isha Lerner) and gave myself a reading. Among the cards that came up, one took the place of the “New Moon or New Beginn
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Added by Dr Ana Garcia PhD on February 12, 2010 at 2:40am —
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· Never miss an opportunity to speak: it is practice that mak
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Added by Dr Ana Garcia PhD on February 12, 2010 at 2:36am —
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In November 2008, I felt ready to go to the next stage in my public speaking.
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Added by Dr Ana Garcia PhD on February 10, 2010 at 3:00am —
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(Ask the Audience)
HOW MANY OF THE PEOPLE PRESENT HAVE CONSIDERED
OR INTEND TO CAMPAIGN FOR AREA GOVERNOR THIS YEAR?
Most people believe that money gets the world go round.
So did I… But life has a way to teach us lessons, to stop things being the way they used to be and change in ways that may seem harsh, difficult… even unfair!
So, no wanting to fall in the trap of feeling sorry for myself, one good day I came into the concept of your present time being a gift… and I decided to look for the…
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Added by Dr Ana Garcia PhD on February 4, 2010 at 6:30am —
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I thought I could blame the tasty mushrooms that Brian Genn gave me over dinner as the reason why I experienced the evening as magical, but I realized that the meeting was almost over by the time dinner was served. So I decided to blame it on the friendly and welcoming atmosphere that, once again, Taverners Toastmasters Club displayed throughout the evening. I shouldn’t have been surprised. I should have expected it. But once again, I was taken by the professionalism, maturity and at the same ti…
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Added by Dr Ana Garcia PhD on January 28, 2010 at 8:11am —
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WOULD YOU LIKE TO BECOME FLUENT, ELOQUENT, A GOOD ORATOR?
Dr Ana’s Course in Public Speaking will help you to achieve practical goals, such as:
• To make an impression towards achieving your promotion.
• To communicate assertively with your family, friends and co-workers.
• To express your personality and make your mark in society.
• To become a leader and raise awareness of your personal gifts.
But Dr Ana’s Course in Public Speaking will also help you to:
• Become a better speaker
• Commun…
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Added by Dr Ana Garcia PhD on December 16, 2009 at 6:57am —
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(From "The Flower of Life", by Drunvalo Melchizedek)
"Some years ago, doctors at UCLA University began examining a young boy who had been born with AIDS. He had been checked at birth, at six months and again at one year. He still had AIDS.
He wasn’t checked again until he was about five. When they checked him this time, all traces of the AIDS virus were gone. It was as though he had never contracted AIDS. They didn’t know how his system became immune; all they knew was that it did. They checke…
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Added by Dr Ana Garcia PhD on December 3, 2009 at 3:27am —
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Tuesday, 13 October 2009. Tafelberg Gardens Tavern, By Alma Nel
‘As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish. ‘
- Demosthenes
Introduction
Before I get into the nitty-gritty of my meeting evaluation, I have to say that for me, and I believe for the other participants and guests, the meeting was a success and lived up to its expectations by giving Toastmasters, also from other clubs, the opportunity th…
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Added by Dr Ana Garcia PhD on November 3, 2009 at 7:59am —
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If you would like to break the inertia in your club, you could try what we did in Peninsula for our October’s meeting: a Back-to-Front meeting.
Yes, it is as insane as it sounds!
I should have run home when I was asked to stand up to open the meeting by saying: “I hope that you have enjoyed this meeting …” or was it the look on the faces of our brand new guests which was making me think “how on earth are we going to put this right!?”. But the human mind is an incredible tool: very soon into th…
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Added by Dr Ana Garcia PhD on November 2, 2009 at 9:57am —
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Coaches Corner on the D74 website - the first of many articles.
To know more about this, please contact:
Lois Strachan DTM
Immediate Past District Governor 2009/10
Club Support Coordinator 2009/10
Toastmasters District 74
"Growing People"
Tel: +27 21 786 3076 (w)
Mobile: +27 82 859 6567
Skype: craig_lois
www.toastmasters74.org
To join Toastmasters: 0861 ispeak
PINELANDS SUCCESS:
My name is Ana Garcia and I am Pinelands Toastmasters Club Preside…
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Added by Dr Ana Garcia PhD on September 9, 2009 at 3:30pm —
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INTRODUCTION
You don’t ask the river “How often does your water flow’…
Because if the river is healthy, its water will flow all the time. All day, every day.
It is only when there is a block and the flow stops that its waters become stagnant, its crystalline clarity goes and the life in it dies.
Creativity is just the same: like the water, ideas and inspiration should be able to flow through us at any time.
It is only when we are concerned or worried, when we resist change and movement forward…
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Added by Dr Ana Garcia PhD on July 10, 2009 at 4:37am —
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In October 2008, at a club’s exco meeting, I was rumbling at Lois’ ear about what I would do when I became President of Peninsula. Later on, Craig described this conversation in his minutes as “Spicing Up” our meetings.
Today, it is my privilege to serve you as your president and my opportunity to bring that vision to life.
And the way I intend to make it so is in several ways in a combination of adding humor, member recognition and adding content to meetings:
1. The 1st initiative will be ma…
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Added by Dr Ana Garcia PhD on June 25, 2009 at 6:03pm —
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