1. Help each other to be right, not wrong

Always empower and never embarrass.

2. Look for ways to make new ideas work, not for reasons they won’t

Be part of the solution and not part of the problem.

3. Speak positively about each other and about your organization at every opportunity.

If members and guests see other members speak positively about  individual and team accomplishments, it is human nature to join in. Make each goal toward DCP a celebration;...

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Here is the electronic version (.pdf) of the hand out we give to guests:

• Welcome to West Rand Toastmasters

For more, please read on...

• What is Toastmasters?
• The programme
• A few of the benefits
• Who may join?
• Who should join?
• The meeting
• Protocols
• General
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I have met a lot of people these past few weeks who have been asking me how I manage to get so many speech ideas because they just can’t find topics for their next speeches. In truth, I struggled with the same thing during my CC1 to CC5.  I would start reading the speech requirements as and when I needed to write the speech for that speech assignment. And yes, like most people, I would go on for weeks without any topic springing to mind. In the next few weeks, I will share be sharing my experience on how I get to a speech.

After struggling...

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