Say what you mean & mean what you say | Dr. Simon Du Toit | TEDxUniversityofWindsor

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. I am Simon du Toit. I’m a teacher of speech communication, and today I’m asking you to speak up – to say what you mean, and mean what you say. I am passionate about the idea that by speaking up, and then keeping our word, we can change the world. I’ve spoken about the science of performative speech acts, but what I hope you take from that is the power and importance of your commitments. Your lasting commitments are what will shape your life story, and give it the unique
trajectory that is yours alone.

Dr. Simon W. du Toit an Outstanding Scholars Advisor at the University of Windsor, and is a Sessional Instructor in the School of Dramatic Art. Du Toit is an experienced actor, director, teacher, and scholar. He was trained as an actor at LAMDA in London, England, and as an apprentice at the Stratford Festival. He holds an M.F.A. in Theatre Performance from York University, and a Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies from the University of Maryland, College Park. Du Toit has a B.Ed. from the University of Toronto, and has many years of teaching experience at colleges and universities in Canada and the United States, where he has directed over thirty theatre productions in a wide variety of styles. His research interests focus on performance, culture, and theatre, with a particular interest in religion and theatre. His work has been published in Ecumenica, Liturgy, and the Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism.

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[lindagoins]

EVEN WHEN OTHERS MAY NOT UNDERSTAND, OR ACT AS IF THEY DON'T....


LAUGHING AND TALKING IS GRAND...BUT WHEN ITS ALL OVER WHEN YOUR MET WITH TRUTH, BE READY TO NOT JUST STAND YOUR GROUND, BUT SIMPLY STAND.

I LOVE ENGLISH, EVEN WHEN YOU THINK IM SPEAKING SPANISH OR CHINESE...

[xsli]

Dear Dr. Simon W.du Toit: Thank you for the Ted speech! In your talk, you were asking people to speak up, say what we mean and mean what we say! I am not sure I will do it or I can do it. I am just a small guy in the workplace. I am not the boss. I want to be a normal person, which means behaving like everybody in the workplace. If just because I spoke up something in a meeting and made my relationship with some people intense, it hurts my work and maybe hurts the whole team's work. I may become

[JustANurse]

Who does this? Most people change their mind or forget what they say.