Dear Readers Today We Interview Speaker Claire Newton all about PSASA and the
Annual Convention they have coming up. Let's hear what she has to say:
Claire Newton
President of the Durban Chapter of PSASA
1. You
are a Speaker, What do you Speak about?
I speak about YOU-Q. You-Q is a concept
that I have developed myself and it is about living one’s life to one’s full potential.
It is about finding one’s Inner Winner.
You- Q is more than IQ – Intelligence alone is insufficient to
find your Inner Winner.
You-Q is more than EQ – Managing your emotions is insufficient to find your
Inner Winner.
You-Q is more than SQ – Having spiritual understanding on its own is
insufficient to find your Inner Winner.
YOU-Q includes all of these things, but it is alsomore than these
things. I talk about the 3 things one needs to focus on in order to develop
YOU-Q and find one’s Inner Winner. That is
1. Get Real - know your values, purpose and vision.
2. Change Your Head Talk -change the
negative beliefs you have about yourself and the unhelpful messages you give
yourself and
3. Relate – be able to relate well with
others(be assertive, know how to handle conflict and have good interpersonal
skills).
2.
You are the President
of the Durban Branch of PSASA. What is PSASA, What's that all about?
PSASA
stands for Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa. It is a
professional association for people involved in the speaking business. Our
members are versatile and diverse. They represent all aspects of the speaking
business. All make their living, or part of their living, speaking to and/or
working with groups as trainers, facilitators, coaches, consultants, adult
educators, and keynoters.
The PSASA is committed to building a better future for the
professional speaking business in South Africa and internationally. We are
linked to the Global Speakers Federation (GSF).
3. I understand
PSASA is having a convention in April, what will be happening there and what is
this #vocalislekker?
Every year the PSASA holds an annual convention
hosted by one of its Chapters – Durban, Cape Town, Johannesburg or Pretoria. This
year it is being held in Durban. The theme is Vocal is Lekker, which is a play on the South African
promotional slogan, “Local is Lekker” and emphasises that speaking is just
lekker! (For the international readers: Lekker ispronounced to rhyme with Mecca
– and means nice / good / great!)
It is a three day convention and it officially stars on
Friday 27th April with lunch and ends on Sunday 29th
April with lunch.
On Friday afternoon we have a special Business Event. We are inviting business men and women to
join us to hear three top international speakers give their business keynote.
The three speakers you’ll meet at the Business Event are:
Charles
Marcus
This dynamic Canadian speaker’s key note address, “The Business
World Is Evolving – Are You?” covers:
- 5 game changers that will set you apart from the crowd
- How to create MAGICAL moments for your
customers
- Principles of success
Holger
Woeltje
Holger is Germany’s leading expert in electronic time management
and will show you how to:
- Survive the daily flood of email
- Find
important information when you need it
- Keep track
of tasks
- Set your
priorities and get important stuff done, as well as
- Achieve big
results and
- Gain more
time for what matters most to you.
Andreas
Buhr
Andreas hails from Germany, which currently has one of the
strongest economies in Europe. He will
share with you his “7 Steps to Increase Your Turnover.”
These three business powerhouses are not often together in the
same place at the same time and I encourage you to take advantage of this
fantastic opportunity to benefit from their shared experience.
Your investment for the afternoon is R1000 per person, including
lunch, tea, the threekeynotes and a delegate’s bag of goodies. Given that each
of these speakers charge a few thousand dollars / euros, each time they speak, we
have it at a bargain price!
There are only 40 seats left for this ground-breaking event, so
please book soon!
Saturday and
Sunday brings a line-up of speakers including: Mykola
Latansky (Russia), Wolfgang Bönisch (Germany), Martin Limbeck (Germany);
Richard McCann (UK). Laura Stack (USA). From South Africa, speakers include
Francois Muscat, Mark Manley, Bertie Du Plessis, Jurgen Tietz, Dr
Petro Janse van Vuuren, Peter Court and Roger Knowles.
There will also be books, CD’s and DVD’s on sale throughout
the convention, so pop in and be inspired!
4. Is it true that
the Famous Actor Peter Court will be doing a workshop on stagecraft?
Yes,
we are very lucky to have Peter Court to facilitate a workshop for us on Friday
morning (9-11am). This is a pre con event and it is open to the public. (Seats
are limited though, so get in quick!)
The two-hour practical workshop will focus on:
·
Relaxation and breathing – where the voice comes
from
·
Vocal development – altering voice for tone and
quality
·
Body awareness – development of character and
presentation persona
·
Locomotion and motivation – presentation skills
and gesture
·
Creating verbal drama – create better
presentations and performance
So if
you are a speaker, toastmaster, actor, drama teacher or someone who wants to
improve your presentation skills, this is the workshop for you.
It costs
R500.00/ pp. but if you book for 3 then the 4th comes free!
5. What advice do you
have for speakers?
1) Join the PSASA!
2) Attend the
conventions!
I
can honestly say that my speaking career is where it is today because of the
PSASA.
Attending
the meetings, being exposed to other excellent speakers and discussing business
ideas has really given me focus. I have
also made some great friends through the PSASA.
Attending
the conventions is nothing short of inspirational. They are the best investment
I could have made into my speaking career. I came away, excited, inspired,
motivated. You will too.
6. Do you prefer the
Beach or the Forest?
To
be honest I really love both.
When
I was working on Super yachts in the Mediterranean, I was surrounded by water
or jetties all of the time and I really missed the grass and the trees. At any
opportunity I could get, I would go walking barefoot on the grass and look for
trees to sit under, just to listen to the sound of the leaves blowing in the
breeze. There is a tiny forest in Antibes (South of France)and I was so excited
when I discovered it. I used to walk there a lot.
As
for the beach…I am a Durban girl! I couldn’t ever live too far from a beach as
I would miss it too much. In Durban we are really blessed – we have some of the
best beaches in the world!
7. How does one book
for this PSASA convention?
