A Different Way of Seeing. Helping You Make Sense of the Overwhelm
Browsing Tag
I thought it was about time I introduced you to my new companion, my guide dog Normandy. Actually, the name given to him by his marvellous puppy-raisers from Care Puppy Raising isNorman, but he quickly started being called Normandy by me and everyone on guide dogtraining class and that’s what’s stuck. So, that’s what I’ll …
I don’t like trains. I think train travel must be important, because I hear lots of trains whistling and screaming past my house from early morning to late at night. Clearly lots of people travel on trains. Which means that some guide dogs must also go on them with their humans. But I don’t think …
Monday was the first meeting of the new Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa year, and my first as President of the Cape Chapter. After years of volunteer leadership through Toastmasters International you’d think I’d be immune to the anxiety of leading a new team through our first event, but somehow that anxiety never goes …
Tomorrow I’ll be trying something new as a facilitator. In fact, I’ll be trying several new things in a training session for Toastmasters leaders in Cape Town. Not only will I be co-presenting a session for the first time, but I’ll also be incorporating video into the session… and trying to transition between the three …
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