Next SpeakOut Council meeting
The next council SpeakOut meeting will take place on 25th November 2017 at the Glenwood Presbyterian Church in Esther Roberts Road.The time is 13h15 for 13h30.
Council Speech Contest 2017
The annual council speech contest took place on Saturday 23rd September at the Westville North library. See the picture Gallery for further information.
Durban Club Impromptu Speech Contest
Durban Club will hold its annual impromptu speech contest on Saturday 6th August 2016 at the Glenwood Church.
Council Speech Contest 2015
The SpeakOut Council Annual Speech Contest took place at the Glenwood Presbyterian Church in Esther Roberts Road on 26th September 2015. The contestants in the Prepared Contest had to conduct an interview. They could interview a real person, or invite someone to play the part of a celebrity or famous person. The winner was Graham Allan who posed as Donald Trump to interview Ruth Cohn who posed as Debbie Reynolds.
Click on our picture gallery to see the photographs.
Junior Communicators' Course 2014
The Frangipani Club, under the leadership of Council President Rehana Laher is in its second year of offering a Junior Communicators Course for Grade 7 learners at Pinetown Senior Primary School. Rehana is in the centre of the picture above. To date 36 youngsters have qualified. School Principal Brigid Barnes, far left in the picture and her staff are delighted with the results. At the graduation ceremony, after only five two hour sessions the youngsters each give a short prepared speech and as a team run the whole meeting. Members from other clubs help by writing evaluations for the participants.
Junior Communicators is part of the Schools Forum organised by the Rotary Club of Pinetown which sponsors the files and certificates for each learner.
New Club joins Speakout
At the February SpeakOut Council meeting the former ITC Milkwood Club was inducted into SpeakOutSA,
Junior Communicators' Course Graduation
News from the Pinetown Schools Forum
Graduation day at PSPS. If you had been in the Resource Centreat Pinetown Senior Primary on Friday 5th of September you would have been caught up in the tension, excitement and sheer nervousness of twelve Grade 7 pupils – I swear you could hear the butterflies- as they prepared to present a session in which each of them gave a prepared speech and between them they facilitated the whole session. Teachers, parents and the principle Brigid Barnes and the lucky youngsters who will be part of the next group packed the venue.
The Junior Communicators had been carefully coached by Rehana Laher, President of the communication and public speaking organization Speakout and they really showed how much work had been put into the course. Rehana generouslygave of her time, expertise and sheer love of the children for this activity which was sponsored by your Rotary club as part of its Pinetown Schools Forum.
For more information or to attend a Speakout meeting please contact Rehana on 031 262 7865.
Margaret Keogh
Junior Communicators' Course
Rehana Laher from Speakout has started the first of two 7 week courses for Junior Communicators with Grade 7 learners at Pinetown Senior Primary School. They meet every Friday afternoon and have already learned about the importance of body language, eye contact, pausing and projecting their voices. They also learn not to “umm and err” so we may eventually get some politicians who do not seem to be thinking on their feet!
Each learner has their own Speakout File of which they are very proud and they really are doing their homework. When I was there last Friday they started planning their first speeches and next week will present them for evaluation. This is really serious stuff!
Their Graduation Ceremony, at which they will chair the full meeting and each present thie speech as well as receive their certificates is on the 6th of September. Please come along 12. 15 for 12.30 in the school hall and support this initiative.
For more information on Speakout contact Rehana Laher: 031 262 7865 or laherfam@telkomsa.net
or check them out on www.speakoutsa.jimdo.com
Margaret Keogh
Speech Contest 2012
SpeakOut SA held their annual Speech Contest at Sandown Village, Pinetown on Saturday 22nd September 2012. Members enjoyed a sumptuous breakfast before the contest began.
The theme for the prepared speeches was 'a humorous/entertaining speech.' The speeches were timed and had to be within the 5 - 8 minute limit. Points are lost for being under or over time.
The contestants were:
Joy Goodbrand, Durban Club. Speech title - When Families Play Together
Ruth Cohn, Milkwood Club. Speech title - Laughter Therapy
Rehana Laher, Frangipani Club. Speech title - Indian Delights
Jean Westermann, Durban Club. Speech title - Close Encounter
Jean Senogles, Frangipani Club. Speech title - Why Me?
Eleanor Clark, Milkwood Club. Speech title - Genetics
Winners:
1st place Jean Senogles, Frangipani club.
2nd place Rehana Laher Frangipani Club.
3rd place Ruth Cohn, Milkwood Club.
The Impromptu Speech Contestants are given their subjects immediately prior to giving their speech. They are expected to speak for a minimum of two minutes and a maximum of three minutes. Points are lost for being under or over time.
The contestants were:
Geraldine Mole, Frangipani Club. Speech title - One of Those Days.
Janet Nicholson, Durban Club. Speech title - Just in Case
Jean Senogles, Frangipani Club. Speech title - I Wish I Could
Jean Westermann, Durban Club. Speech title - A Good Idea
Winners:
1st place Jean Senogles, Frangipani Club.
2nd place Janet Nicholson, Durban Club.
Speech Contest and Conference 2011
SpeakOut SA held their annual speech contest and conference on Saturday 17th September at Sandown Village, Pinetown. The winner of the prepared speech was Geraldine Mole of Frangipani club. The contest was to read and discuss a poem.
First place in the impromptu speech contest went to Mary Laing of Durban Club. Her subject was "I can't for the life of me..."
The contest was followed by a lunch and then a workshop on Humorous Speeches/Speaking by guest presenter Margaret Gardner was held in the afternoon.
Speech Contest 2010
News
SpeakOut Council Speech Contest:
SpeakOut SA held their annual speech contest on Saturday 18th September at Sandown Village, Pinetown. The winner of the prepared speech was Geraldine Mole of Frangipani club. Second place went to Margaret Knight of Durban Club.
First place in the impromptu speech contest went to Doff Ponsie of Frangipani club, and second place to Lesley van Zyl, also of Frangipani club.
Speech Contest and Conference
The 2009 Speech Contest and Conference took place on 26th September at Calissa Lodge in Cowies Hill.
The weather was glorious; the food was delicious; the venue was superb; the speeches were excellent, and the workshop was fun and entertaining.
The winner of the prepared speech contest (a demonstration on 'how to make paper butterflies') was won by Rehana Laher of Durban Club.
In second place (a demonstration on how to play 'old man's marbles) was Jean Westermann of Durban Club.
The impromtu speech contest (subject - Legacy) was won by Geraldine Mole of Frangipani Club.
In second place (subject - key information) was Jean Westermann of Durban Club.