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Club meeting held on 11 October 2011

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Nico

CIS Toastmasters club meeting
Meeting number 924 – held on 11 October 2011.
Club president, Andy van Wyk, who is back with us after a visit to the UK, welcomed everyone. Iggy Mazibeli, our VP membership, warmly welcomed our guests after which VP education, Blake Matthews, announced the programme changes.
Xolani Mbanga said grace followed by JJ Ntshangase, [...]

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Ladies ruled the evening

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Nico

Winners CIS Meeting 26 July 2011Three ladies walked away with the laurels at our meeting on the 26th of July at Old Ed’s.
Eunice Faiga walked away with the trophy for toastmaster of the evening for leading the prepared speaking session. Zoya Mabuto made her debut in public speaking and was awarded prepared speaker of the [...]

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Club meeting 12 July

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Nico

Club president Andy van Wyk opened the meeting and wished everyone welcome.
Vice president Iggy Mazibeli then introduced the guests to the club.
Grace was then said by Benji Kokster and Claudia Tijsen followed with the toast to Toastmasters International.
The prepared speaking session followed and was run by Samuel Blay. Halfway through the prepared speaking session, [...]

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CIS Toastmasters inducts new members

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Nico

Five new members were inducted at our meeting on the 31st of May 2011 at Old Ed’s. They were Alex Whitby, Claudia Tijsen, Tania Billings, Tebogo Moletsane and Bryant Rajuili. Nico du Plessis VP Membership led the proceedings. Du Plessis said that Toastmasters is not a twice a month event but an ongoing learning experience. [...]

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Improving oneself as an engineer or businessperson

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Ramon Thomas

How Toastmasters can help you
A year ago, I was assisting a garage owner with a noise problem. The garage is located in a small historic Cape Town and the owner wanted to open an exhaust repair business. Local bed and breakfast owners objected, primarily to the perceived noise of the welding and cutting as [...]

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