Welcome to
               
              Professional Speaking
                
                              at Selfgrow.co.za

- hosted by Clinical Psychologist, Life Coach, Distinguished Toastmaster and Professional Speaker, Reinette Steyn

Contact:

The Head Office of the Selfgrow Development Group is in a peaceful garden setting in Milnerton, in Cape Town, South Africa.  Clinical Psychologist Reinette Steyn and the Selfgrow group may be contacted, for appointments or quotes only, at        
         Tel +27  021  555-4248                    [Office hrs;  GMT +2]

This site is intended as a source of information and practical referral assistance for LAY persons, and not as a resource for academic research or debate, or for clinical direction. Explanations of complex issues are therefore given in greatly simplified and concrete form, to make them accessible to a wide readership. 

Time devoted to this web site is pro bono in service to the community:  We regret we do not have time to answer queries about any of the information published, or accept any email correspondence.  In a crisis situation, always contact a psychologist, social worker, medical practitioner or hospital in your area.

Please browse the Articles page for helpful information and techniques on various topics.  We will gradually add articles over time, and update old ones as necessary.  Also look at the Links page for useful connections to other sources of information.

About Professional Speaking

Reinette, aka Ret Steyn, presents inspirational and motivational speeches on a variety of topics, from insights gained from the study of the neuropsychology of brain/mind, or information about the processes involve in the material universe, to her experiences as a teacher, actress/singer, director and psychologist, and the ability of human beings to overcome obstacles and disabilities. 

Ret is a Distinguished Toastmaster and has also won inter-Club English Prepared and several Humorous Speech Contests, produced plays and musicals, has appeared on various radio shows, and is a member of the Professional Speakers’ Association of South Africa and the Toastmasters Speakers Bureau.  Ret is also a voice and acting coach, and has performed lead roles in plays and musicals since early childhood.  She has sung for CAPAB chorus and has sung several roles for the CT Gilbert & Sullivan Society, the Cape Singers’ Guild, and her own ensemble and soloists group, L’Opera. In 2007 she directed the acclaimed comedy The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of ‘Macbeth’ for the Milnerton playhouse.

All Ret’s presentations demonstrate virtuosity of structure, vocal expressiveness, richness of imagery and – despite impaired motor functioning due to neck injury – good body language. Even the serious topics are speckled with elevated humour and entertaining anecdotes and infused with sparkling energy.

Examples of Speech Topics / Titles

Informative / Educational / Inspirational / Entertaining speeches:

• “Self-Hypnosis:  Your tool to Unlimited Growth and exquisite Joy”
• “Difficult People and How to deal with Them”
• “Panic Mechanics:  Never be overwhelmed by Anxiety again!”
• “The stuff Dreams are made of:  How the brain works to create reality”
• “No Lame Excuses!”
• “So I’m Fat:  Deal with it!” [Making peace with your foibles]
• “Curtain Up!”  [Entertaining stories from her stage experiences]
• “I’m Disturbed Already!” [experiences in the field of training in Mental illness]
• “Catch the Hours” [inspirational/motivational:  make the best of your life]
• “Mental Magic” [Exploring the power of the human mind-brain]
• “He-She-Me” [Gender identity issues from a neurological perspective]