{"id":35297,"date":"2017-06-22T17:10:03","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T17:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/regional-public-speaking-contest-comes-to-kigali\/"},"modified":"2017-06-22T17:11:03","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T17:11:03","slug":"regional-public-speaking-contest-comes-to-kigali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/regional-public-speaking-contest-comes-to-kigali\/","title":{"rendered":"Regional public speaking contest comes to Kigali"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{East African Toastmasters are set to test their public speaking wit in the contest that will take place in Kigali on June 23 and 24, 2017.}<\/p>\n<p>The 3rd Best of Toastmasters East Africa (BOTEA) Conference will let East Africa experience the thrill of watching finest speakers compete for the title of BOTEA champion of public speaking. <\/p>\n<p>The event is taking place at the Kigali Exhibition and Conference Village tomorrow and at Kigali Marriott Hotel on Saturday. The conference is comprised of a panel discussion, communal work \u201cUmuganda\u201d, a gala dinner that will feature a keynote speech by East Africa\u2019s only Distinguished Toastmaster, Rozy Rana. <\/p>\n<p>The BOTEA conference will open with a panel discussion with a theme, \u201cWhy Public Speaking Matters\u201d on Friday starting at 5:30pm at Kigali Exhibition and Conference Village. <\/p>\n<p>The speech contests will attract more than 35 contestants in their public speaking skills as well as their critical thinking ability. Each contestant will prepare two 5-7 minute speeches ahead of time and will present these to the audience in English on any topic of their choice. <\/p>\n<p>Judges rate the contestants on the following criteria including speech content, effectiveness and originality, speech value and organization, audience response, speaker\u2019s body language (gestures, style) and time management.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua Tahinduka, winner of BOTEA 2016 and former president of 1Rwanda Toastmasters Club, says the contest is a good experience worth living and every contestant can win the crown.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Becoming the East Africa\u2019s champion of Public Speaking was the culmination of a dream I didn&#8217;t think was possible. Every contestant is capable of winning the crown and nothing is obvious, all one does is enjoy the moment and learn by doing,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n<p>Caroline Namara, president of Rwanda Toastmasters club the club has weekly meetings that provide a nurturing space for members to prepare for challenges faced in contests and in their day-to-day activities. <\/p>\n<p>The conference will attract Toastmasters from Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa. It will provide all participants with a weekend break from work and mostly with the opportunity to connect with contestants and a diversity of individuals from all walks of life in the East African region. Admission is $30 (Rwf25,000). <\/p>\n<p>The conference will also provide an opportune time to Toastmasters leaders to commence a journey that will see East Africa form a Toastmasters District. The District will have a responsibility of coordinating all Toastmasters activities in the region including membership growth, mentorship among other coordination activities. <\/p>\n<p>The event is organized by Toastmasters International, a nonprofit educational organization that empowers individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders. <\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1924 and headquartered in California, USA, the organization&#8217;s membership exceeds 345,000 in more than 15,900 clubs in 142 countries. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-20987 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/mr_joshua_tahinduka_c_reacts_after_winning_the_best_of_toastmasters_east_africa_botea_contest_in_nairobi_last_year.jpg\" alt=\"Mr Joshua Tahinduka (C) reacts after winning the Best of Toastmasters East Africa (BOTEA) contest in Nairobi last year\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{East African Toastmasters are set to test their public speaking wit in the contest that will take place in Kigali on June 23 and 24, 2017.} The 3rd Best of Toastmasters East Africa (BOTEA) Conference will let East Africa experience the thrill of watching finest speakers compete for the title of BOTEA champion of public [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[2813],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-35297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-jean-damour-mugabo-3"],"bylines":[{"id":2813,"name":"Jean d\u2019Amour Mugabo","slug":"jean-damour-mugabo-3","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":null}],"contributors":[{"id":2813,"name":"Jean d\u2019Amour Mugabo","slug":"jean-damour-mugabo-3","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":null}],"featured_image":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35297\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35297"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=35297"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=35297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}