Press release: Peninsula Toastmasters hosts David Gurteen Knowledge Café
CAPE TOWN, 7 October 2009: Peninsula Toastmasters Club, a Cape Town-based branch of the international speaking and leadership organisation, is pleased to announce it will be hosting a Knowledge Café, in conjunction with David Gurteen, leading knowledge management specialist.
A Knowledge Café is an effective way of opening up conversations and discussions that lead to information sharing. It can be used within teams or communities to question assumptions, to help facilitate learning from others and gain a deeper collective understanding of a subject – through conversation.
David is the founder of the Gurteen Knowledge Community – a global learning network of over 16,000 people in 154 countries. He has over 30 years’ experience working in high technology industries and today, he works as an independent knowledge management consultant, facilitator and speaker, helping people to innovate and to work more effectively together.
The Knowledge Café will be followed by a Toastmaster’s Speakathon. A Speakathon is a special Toastmaster’s meeting that only involves speeches and evaluations. It is a great way to get a taste of the public speaking skills and experience you can gain from Toastmasters, and also to enjoy a series of presentations from speakers ranging from beginner to professional.
Details of the Knowledge Café & Speakathon:
Date: Tuesday, 13th October 2009
Place: Tafelberg Tavern, Roodehek Terrace, Gardens
Time: 6 for 6.30 pm
Cost: R40 (snacks provided, cash bar available)
Tickets are limited. Please contact Ana Garcia, Peninsula Club President to reserve your place: anataggy@yahoo.co.uk or telephone: 076 393 3552.
ABOUT TOASTMASTERS & PENINSULA TOASTMASTERS CLUB
Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organisation that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. The organisation currently has 250,000 members in 12,000 clubs in 106 countries. Since its founding 85 years ago in October 1924, the organisation has helped more than four million men and women give presentations with poise and confidence.
For information about local Toastmasters clubs, please visit www.toastmasters.org.
For more information about Peninsula Toastmasters Club, please visit: www.peninsulatoastmasters.info
ABOUT DAVID GURTEEN
For more information visit: www.gurteen.com
Issued by: Twokats Communications
On behalf of: Peninsula Toastmasters Club
Contact: Vanessa Clark, 082 335 1117
