What did I say?

Yesterday was an amazing day, I took a communication class with Toastmasters and exercised the art of "Listening" what did I say? Yes, the art of listening, waiting until the other person is finished speaking then, confirming that you heard and understood correctly before moving on to another point.
If your partner's lips are moving then you should be paying attention, making them feel heard, knodding your head, leaning in towards them to show you are captivated, giving it your full attentiion. I know there are some of us who can multi task and still get the point, but this may not give the right message to the speaker. 
All you have to do is pay attention, listen and hear what is being said to you, confirm that what they said is what you heard. How do you do this? By replying in a direct manner, recapping what you heard and asking "Is that what you meant, did I get it all"? Then wait for their reply, and after they make the next point recap this point also. Ask again, is that you meant, did I get it all now? You will know if you got it all by the speaker giving you the  OK. It is not until the person you are speaking to says "Yes" you got it all and that is correct, that you are in the zone. Remember you can listen and think you hear what is being said but, it is not until your partner says "Yes, that is it, you got it all."that you can move on to the next point.
I challenge you to try this with the next person you speak with. It works both ways you know. You also want to be heard and listened to RIGHT? Give me a call and I will demonstrate how good it feels to be be Heard and Listened to. 
What did I say? 
RaRa is in the House
(647) 221-6555

Get to the Point...Say your sorry and move on

Hilltop Toastmasters "Humorous" Contest

This Tuesday October 18th, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. sharp

Hilltop Toastmasters will be hosting their very first "Humorous Contest"

There are a few reasons why you might want to attend...

1) To support the members who are giving it their best.

2) To learn another way of presenting humorous content to a group.

3) To discover in yourself one of the creative pieces that might be dormant.

4) To laugh and have a good time.
I hope to see you there & if you have already been to a Toastmasters Contest then, you will see the value right away.
Here's to "Louisa and Al Steele" who has made it possible for our Club to stand up and be noticed.

Healthfully yours,
RaRa is in the House

www.RaRaCards.com

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TREAT 'EM RIGHT Toronto 2011 - Senior Managers

RaRa is in the House...Toronto's Treat 'Em Right with Kody Bateman and Jordan Adler SEND OUT CARDS has done it once again this was our 157th Event.

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Pay it Forward - The Power of Three

Reaching Out In Kindness to Someone

Where have you been lately that you would like to be remembered? If you have a thought about someone? What do you usually do about it? When you say something that you would like to clarify how do you usually get that corrected? If you have to get in touch with someone and can't what is your next move? Most of the time we are chasing our ideas and trying to get them to be heard. One thing I can assure you, if I can't hold it in my hand and see it whenever I want to, I just may forget it. I like to hear my Blackberry ping, ring and chime but I don't always like the interruptions so I wait until I can give it my full attention. Notes have turned into SMS, Video Calls, Voice Messages and well just about anything that technology will allow us to do. It all works out in the end and if I want to show something to someone I must have my Blackberry charged and a bit of patience for the file to open and in just a few minutes we are looking at this very important message on a small screen giving it our all. There is something else I do that takes a bit more time to set up because you have to buy it online. That's easy. You have to set it up online. That's no problem. You have to use your credit card, it's safe and you get to send a card and gift right from your computer anywhere in the world in just a click of the button. I'm liking this more and more already. Once you get it - you have it forever, unless you throw it out of course. You can show it without your glasses or internet connection and you can DUPLICATE everything and have it printed on a card. Let me show you how, and you will be amazed at the response you will get from your friends and clients. You will not have to do or say anything, just watch the reaction of someone's face when they look at it again and again and again. You will stand out and be remembered for the one who has gone out of your way to be kind, and all you did was get in front of your computer and type away just like you usually do hoping that your emails and messages don't get DELETED AGAIN or go into Spam. You have done nothing different than you are doing right now, EXCEPT that you can now SEND OUT CARDS and GIFTS to anyone and even get paid for it without really trying every single time for every single card even your own. Have I said...Let me show you the way? OK, if you are really busy let KODY BATEMAN the CEO of our company do it. He is even better at it than I am. Please do yourself a favour and go to www.RaRaCards.com or www.sendoutcards.com/storefront/82520 or www.kathrynasaromayers.com