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Every story exists in a context. Every speaker tries to create that space—the texture, colours, atmosphere and feel. Dircue brought alive a basketball court and stadium, and the razor's edge:…
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He arrives jogging, like a sprinter to the 100 meters starting point. Looks down, fidgety, kneels and kisses the air inches above the floor, saying, “I love you so so…
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A review of WCPS 2024 Luisa Montalvo's winning speech On a stage that receives some of the best dressed men and women, a senior Toastmaster wheels herself in. Using her…
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Taking a deep breath, she begins, in a tense tone, even as her shoulder and limbs flare out: “It was the summer of 2021…”. Gone is the cordiality in her…
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This is a short account of a Youth Leadership Programme (YLP) I coordinated at a rural school I have been associated with. Despite 100% results, the children of the school…
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Annual Reports CIWIA Newsletter July 22 Newsletters Newsletter Dec 2022Newsletter March 2023
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Make no mistake, a winning contest speech is chopped and changed a hundred times. No word, no syllable, no pause, nor even a mini pause, is there, without thought, deliberation…
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