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SOCIAL MEDIA/<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
Big Things Are Happening At<br />
Hamilton Based, Social Media And<br />
Public Relations Company - MediaPa<br />
MediaPA, a leading Hamilton, New Zealand-based, social media and public relations<br />
company has moved into new office space at 13 King Street in Hamilton.<br />
The move in April has coincided with the release of FULL BOOST, their new content<br />
marketing package which gives companies the ultimate coverage in the online space.<br />
Full Boost is aimed at businesses and companies that want extensive coverage<br />
through online news and social media but don’t have the time or skills to do it<br />
themselves.<br />
Using a combination of social media, SEO (Search Engine Optimisation), article writing<br />
and traditional public relation strategies, MediaPA will help bring your business online<br />
and create a consistently high-ranked profile on Google and other search engines.<br />
In no way is MediaPA your ordinary public relations company. Always coming up<br />
with out of the box ideas for their clients, their vision is to be the number one global<br />
content marketing business, with a major focus on providing companies with the most<br />
effective and up to date SEO methods available.<br />
The numbers are also growing at MediaPA. Due to popular demand by their growing<br />
list of clients, MediaPA has had to add serval more talented writers to their impressive<br />
team of online journalists, social media experts and content creators.<br />
Their journalists and social media team will create quality content which is relevant<br />
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MediaPA have a few more exiting announcements they are keeping up their sleeve.<br />
Keep an eye on their Facebook page for the latest news and announcements.<br />
MediaPA recognises that online audiences are important in today’s marketing world,<br />
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info contact Phillip Quay today:<br />
Phone: 0274 587 724, Address: 13 King Street, Hamilton, Email: phillip@mediapa.<br />
co.nz, Website: www.mediapa.co.nz, Facebook: www.facebook.com/MediaPA, Twitter:<br />
twitter.com/NZ_MediaPA, YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/TheMediaPA, Pinterest:<br />
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Why I Joined Toastmaster’s<br />
And I Think You Should Too<br />
By Graeme Smylie<br />
I began my sales career Sept 2nd 1974. I vividly remember my Sales Manager<br />
John Brangan strongly suggesting I join a local Toast Master club to ‘improve my<br />
confidence’. Like everyone else, I was okay one-on-one, but in front of an ‘audience’<br />
I just couldn’t stay on message, or persuade my message. I would go to weddings,<br />
funerals, family gatherings, company functions, and leave there knowing I had<br />
something to say or contribute. Fear, and lack of skill robbed me of my opportunity.<br />
I only went to one meeting, and it was 32 years later (August 2006) at age 58 before I<br />
ventured into another Toast Master meeting.<br />
Looking back now, that ‘fear’ of public speaking is one of the great barriers stopping<br />
us from reaching our best possible potential. This fear, apprehension, and lack of<br />
experience all contribute to our ‘reaching our potential, or failing in what I think is<br />
one of the most rewarding human experiences. Fear is real, and can be a friend or foe,<br />
a stumbling block or a stepping stone. I chose a speaking experience knowing about<br />
fear but also discovering my potential.<br />
Toast Masters own a large and respected place in all the ‘fundamentals’ of presenting<br />
speeches. There is a club near you. We are in Hamilton, Morrisville, Taupiri, Cambridge,<br />
Te Awamutu.<br />
Better speaking, better thinking, better listening, chairing meetings, time keeping,<br />
grammarian, introducing a speaker, table topics (extemporaneous speaking),<br />
business presentations, wedding toasts, evaluating speakers. Preparing a speech, and<br />
presenting in time, on message, “opening-body-close’ are all part of a club meeting.<br />
The resources available to members is second to none. Have a look at our New<br />
Zealand website or our International website:<br />
www.toastmasters.org.nz, www.toastmasters.org. Toastmasters offer a track to start<br />
your journey. The Competent Communicator manual begins with all the basics. Ice<br />
breaker, humorous speech, persuading with power, vocal variety, body language, eye<br />
contact, gestures, pauses, using visual aids. All over 10 speeches with space for selfappraisal.<br />
What I like about Toast Master meetings is the help and encouragement to improve,<br />
the removal of ums and ahs, the effective pause, the skill of thinking on your feet.<br />
Now at weddings, funerals, family functions and business meetings, I am able to listen<br />
effectively, respond with confidence, and pay tribute to the deceased or the birthday<br />
person. I don’t walk away saying to myself ‘I wish that I had said something’.<br />
Toast Masters New Zealand is 53 years old, Toastmasters International is 94 years old.<br />
The Book of Lists says that people’s greatest fear is public speaking. (They fear it<br />
more than death!). 60% of people are turned down for a job due to insufficient<br />
communication skills. More than 5000 past and present Toastmasters revealed in a<br />
recent survey that most people join<br />
Toastmaster clubs to improve their confidence and ability to speak in front of a group.<br />
But they remain in Toastmasters because of the outstanding leadership opportunities<br />
and the many unexpected benefits they gain, including a powerful support system,<br />
friendship/camaraderie, self-fulfilment and the ability to help others. Famous<br />
Toastmasters include actors, athletes, astronauts, artists, authors, politicians, beauty<br />
queens, entrepreneurs and business people. The world needs leaders. Leaders head<br />
families, coach teams, run businesses and mentor others. These leaders must not only<br />
accomplish, they must communicate.<br />
By regularly giving speeches, gaining feedback, leading teams and guiding others to<br />
achieve their goals in a supportive atmosphere, leaders emerge from the Toastmasters<br />
program. Every Toastmasters journey begins with a single speech. During their journey,<br />
they learn to tell their stories. They listen and answer. They plan and lead. They give<br />
feedback—and accept it. Through our community of learners, they find their path to<br />
leadership.<br />
That has been my experience with Toastmasters. I’m now<br />
into my 10th year as a member, and at age 67 continue to<br />
enjoy friendship, and personal growth.<br />
Toast Master clubs are a friendly, passive, encouraging<br />
place for you to ‘find your voice’. Don’t wait like I did. Be a<br />
decision person, make the call, and engage your potential.<br />
Graeme Smylie, Area Director B4/District 72, Ph 07 847<br />
2834, 021 877 886, graemesmylie@gmail.com<br />
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