karabo

Makes killer scramble eggs. In love with Xavi. Coffee curious, love satire & things...

[Roy Nemer @RoyNemer]

More great work by the AFA. A tribute to the 1978, 1986 and 2022 World Cup teams. Argentina. ⭐⭐⭐🇦🇷

[karabo @KaraboKTL]

I thank you for this. Invaluable

[Ashraf Garda Champion South Africa @AshrafGarda]

🎙📢🗣📣My 15 tips for you to become a champion Programme Director /MC 🧵

1. Know your brief. Why are you there? What piece of communication are you expected to land?
2. Know your audience. I cannot have the same tone when I MC’d The #BRICSSummit2023 compared to a corporate awards, wedding or book launch.
3 Understand why you were booked in the first place. What do the event organisers see in you? Deliver to that expectation.
4. Be able to work within a format and tight script and be able to work outside a scripted format at the same too. The programme changes. But manage time.
5. Learn from industry champions but don’t speak and sound like someone else. If you mimic my style you are telling the organisers to hire me not you.
6 Start with a good story that links to the theme of the event. The audience will remember that long after they’ve forgotten the hectic number crunching at a business event.
7 Do not be cliched - the two worst are
a) This person needs no introduction and then you rattle of their bio anyway. Decide are you going to intro them with a bio or not and just do it. Don’t do half measures.
2 ) Thank you for taking out time from your busy schedule to be with us. (My goodness the speaker is there because he or she sees value in being there)
8. Use an analogy and story telling to make your point . At the recent @iatf2023 I spoke about defenders and goalkeepers trying to prevent you from scoring when discussing the push back as Africa becomes more intentional to expand Intra- African and Africa to the world trade .The audience remembered that. ( they told me )
9 Understand your privilege of having a seat at the table and make the effort to connect with a cross section of delegates and engage them . It’s not in your briefing notes but it’s what a champion speaker does.
10. If you are not a stand up comedian then understand you were not hired for that role. Don’t try to be @davidkau1 @Trevornoah @tumi_morake @RiaadMoosa @joeyrasdien @iamSivN . You are not them and they are not you. Don’t do internet jokes either. The audience can do that for free. Don’t speak like a politician.
11. Be witty and In touch with both your audience and speaker. Your intro and back announcing a speaker should relate to their talk
12. Be topical and in the moment. If you are MC at an event celebrating excellence how can you not bring up @SiyaKolisi @RassieRugby and that glorious Springboks Rugby World Cup victory.
13.Position yourself well as an MC or speaker. You can’t be a jack of all trades. I do not get booked to be a comedian but I do get booked if an event needs someone that is authoritative , articulate , witty, inspirational , engaging, can moderate discussions and has a Champion People Champion Nation theme running through his speaker and audience interaction. That’s how I’ve positioned myself. Other MC’s that play in the spaces I do and I admire their work include @thaminkadimeng @TheRealNozi @bonglez @Andile_Khumalo @CoruscaKhaya @bronwynnielsen @gugumfuphi @LeanneManas @imanrappetti and @FifiPeters @niajaman . We overlap and yet we are unique .
What about you?
14. Bottom line be in service to the client that booked you. You are their ambassador at the podium, you are their mechanic, you are their plumber. You are their problem solver so solve it.
15. Speak well, read well , be impactful and not boringly predictable. Show up! Be the champion in your space. Having a seat at at the table or standing room at the podium is a huge privilege. 🏆🇿🇦

Oh one final point be aware that the key decision maker for the next event that that you would like to be hired as Programme Director is in the audience

These are 15 points and I know there are many more so go ahead add to this list in the replies

👉🏽[email protected]
#AshrafGarda #ConversationArchitect
#Speaker #IATF2023 #MC #ChampionSouthAfrica @ChampionSAfrica

[Agent Nala @MainlandAfrica]

Denmark's wealthiest man,billionaire Anders Povlesen owns the 180 000 hectares Abu Camp in Botswana. He bought it from family of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. He is currently infuriated by the Botswana Competition Authority instructing him to cede 30% to local players.

[MintPress News @MintPressNews]

"The killers of Patrice Lumumba, those who toppled Kwame Nkrumah, those who killed Nasser, those who killed Muammar Gaddafi, today are coming to teach us about democracy."

An excerpt from Zambian opposition leader Fred Mnembe's speech during the visit of US Vice President Kamala Harris.

[karabo @KaraboKTL]

@JJ_Stellies It's more distributed. Now we all know what it was like for black people under apartheid.

[karabo @KaraboKTL]

About time they do.

[SA National Defence Force 🇿🇦 @SANDF_ZA]

The SA National Defence Force || Media Statement || Thursday, 19 January 2023 || SA to host the People’s Liberation Army Navy from China and Russian Federal Navy during the Multilateral Maritime Exercises over period 17 to 27 February 2023.

#SANDF
#DCCMediaLiaison
#SANavy

[karabo @KaraboKTL]

@LibertyGroupSA @zolstarr #BeGood (Lion's Song) is my #LibertyFeelGood

[karabo @KaraboKTL]

@stuartlowman @dotsure I like this. You have certain build a bridge, to walk over your tears

[karabo @KaraboKTL]

@SchoemanJamie @Boerelegioen2 Actually it's a country you used to own. Sorry its a crime scene being investigated for suspicion of theft. What am I saying, you might know possible suspects. my apologies, you might be related to the suspects. You catch my drift #wink

[Russian Embassy in South Africa 🇷🇺 @EmbassyofRussia]

Russian Embassy in SA in collaboration with St Petersburg State University & ‘Russkiy Mir’ Foundation host next free online Russian language course for beginners
To undertake the studies please fill out a short form here https://t.co/WT7DhfODPx

Registration is open until Jan 31

[karabo @KaraboKTL]

@stuartlowman @ChrisBishopZA As it should be. Fulham has more history

[Connor Kalopsis @ConnorKalopsis]

by far the best video i’ve ever taken #messi

[karabo @KaraboKTL]

@khayadlanga Mmam-Pudi!

[karabo @KaraboKTL]

@khayadlanga Ya dinaka.

[karabo @KaraboKTL]

@FifiPeters Lovely!

[Busisiwe Mavuso @BusiMavuso2]

Over the last few days there has been understandable contestation within the ANC as it has digested the Phala Phala report. But the ANC must assure the country that it will pursue good governance, I write in my newsletter. https://t.co/QXQ22CcejK

[karabo @KaraboKTL]

@business This is a man's world...