Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon - Public Speaker, Actor and Writer

TeleportDAO to the world!

noreply@blogger.com (Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon) — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 17:01:00 +0100

In the ever-evolving and dynamic world of cryptocurrency, there is always some new innovation that solves a problem in an entirely different way, hence the reason for new projects springing up every now and then. One such new project with massive potential is TeleportDAO, a trustless protocol that enables interoperability between blockchains. That it is trustless means that it does not require third parties or intermediaries to function effectively in its work of connecting blockchains. The communication across blockchains, which can be either programmable or non-programmable, is verified by smart contracts. This enhances the security of the infrastructure. While the source chain can be programmable or not, the target chain must be programmable.

TeleportDAO is a secure, decentralised, and capital-efficient bridge. It is a Bitcoin-EVM bridge that works by connecting different kinds of blockchains directly without introducing any layer of validators. It has been designed as a light-client bridge that moves data securely between different chains. At the moment, it supports the Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, and Optimism blockchains. Using TeleportDAO, anyone can move data between blockchains without the encumbrance of requesting permissions, thus making it decentralised. It is more capital-efficient because it dispenses with the need to stake collateral to secure the protocol.

The TeleportDAO token (TST) is the governance token of the TeleportDAO platform. Users can lock their TST to perform cross-chain settlements instantly on TeleSwap, and also pay their relay fees using TST at a discount. At the moment, two dApps, TeleSwap, a DEX for Bitcoin with its attractive features as trustless swapping, direct swaps, and user-friendly experience; and TeleOrdinal, a marketplace for cross-chain ordinals that boasts of trustless transactions, an innovative auction system, and provision for stablecoin payments, complete the ecosystem.

As of this writing, the TeleportDAO token (TST) is not live yet, so beware of scammers who are behind fraudulent schemes to con you out of your money. The development team will surely provide updates and information on their website, Discord, Telegram, and Twitter accounts. Finally, there is a whole lot more information on their website https://teleportdao.xyz/ that any interested person will find quite useful and practical. With TeleportDAO, the future is cross-chain and we will be here to witness it live.

Power Talk MC Video 14

noreply@blogger.com (Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon) — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 15:14:00 +0100

Power Talk MC Video 10

noreply@blogger.com (Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon) — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 20:48:00 +0100

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Power Talk MC Video 9

noreply@blogger.com (Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon) — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 22:16:00 +0100

Power Talk MC Video 8

noreply@blogger.com (Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon) — Tue, 31 May 2016 20:22:00 +0100

Power Talk MC Video 7

noreply@blogger.com (Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon) — Sun, 1 May 2016 20:21:00 +0100

Power Talk MC Video 6

noreply@blogger.com (Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon) — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 21:11:00 +0100

Power Talk MC Video 5

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Power Talk MC Video 4

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2014 MC Videos

noreply@blogger.com (Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon) — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 10:22:00 +0100

Speak Right 24/7 with Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon: "The Art of Public Speaking"

noreply@blogger.com (Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon) — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 11:49:00 +0100

Do you want others to listen when you speak?

Do you want to improve your communication skills?

Do you always have butterflies in your stomach when you have to speak in public?

This training programme has been designed to empower you with the requisite skills you need to become a more effective speaker. We will teach you to improve your communication skills using the tools of public speaking as a springboard.

This full-scale training session will hold on Saturday, the 21st of June 2014.

The venue is Digits Place, 5th Avenue, 'F' Close, House 6, Festac Town, Lagos.

The start time is 10am and the stop time is 4pm.

If you are interested in this training session, pay N10,000 (ten thousand naira) only at any Guaranty Trust Bank branch into the following account:

Account Name: Power Talk Services

Account Number: 0013092006

There will be practical and interactive sessions so come prepared to receive more than your money's worth. Come prepared with a two-minute speech on any subject matter of your choice. It does not have to be perfect, just come as you are.

Highlights of the session include, how to overcome your fear of public speaking, how to increase your confidence and charisma, how to connect with the hearts of your audience and make them buy into you without much ado, how to flavour your speeches and be the speaker everyone wants to listen to, how to end a speech on a high and receive an ovation etc.

"There can be no better investment than the one you make in yourself. When you invest in yourself you will be able to recognise other viable investments" - Temiloluwa

I do look forward to seeing you there.

Confirm your seat now by paying N10,000 only at any GTBank branch nationwide.

Account Name: Power Talk Services

Account Number: 0013092006

See you at the training session!

"Everyone needs to know how to speak right as they never know who is listening" - Temiloluwa

Confirm your seat now and bring your payment slip to the venue!

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Power Talk MC Video

noreply@blogger.com (Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon) — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:40:00 +0100

Power Talk MC Video 2

noreply@blogger.com (Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon) — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 12:52:00 +0100

Speak Right 24/7 with Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon: The Art of Public Speaking

noreply@blogger.com (Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon) — Tue, 4 Sep 2012 23:09:00 +0100

Do you want others to listen when you speak?

Do you want to improve your communication skills?

Do you always have butterflies in your stomach when you have to speak in public?

This training programme has been designed to empower you with the requisite skills you need to become an excellent communicator. We will teach you to improve your communication skills using the tools of public speaking as a springboard.

This full-scale training session will hold on Saturday, the 16th of February 2013.

The venue is Digits Place, 5th Avenue, 'F' Close, House 6, Festac Town, Lagos.

The start time is 10am and the stop time is 4pm.

If you are interested in this training session, pay N10,000 (ten thousand naira) only at any Guaranty Trust Bank branch into the following account:

Account Name: Power Talk Services

Account Number: 0013092006

"There can be no better investment than the one you make in yourself. When you invest in yourself you will be able to recognise other viable investments" - Temiloluwa

I really look forward to seeing you there.

Confirm your seat now by paying N10,000 only at any GTBank branch nationwide.

Account Name: Power Talk Services

Account Number: 0013092006

See you at the training session!

"Everyone needs to know how to speak right as they never know who is listening" - Temiloluwa

Confirm your seat now and bring your payment slip to the venue!

For enquiries:

Phone: +2348088428498

Email: enquiries@powertalkng.com

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Blog Update

noreply@blogger.com (Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon) — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Just in case you are wondering why this blog has been left without updates in recent time, the reason is not unconnected with the fact that I have moved to a new address, the URL is www.temiloluwa.com.

The site is not live yet but that is where I will build my reputation as a blogger. :-)

So feel free to watch that space!

Thanks a lot!

The Art of Public Speaking

noreply@blogger.com (Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon) — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 19:13:00 +0100

The words of William Jennings Bryan easily come to mind, "As long as there are human rights to be defended; as long as there are great interests to be guarded; as long as the welfare of nations is a matter for discussion; so long will public speaking have its place". There will always be a need for public speakers in the world and that truth is one that many people have come to realise and for good reason too. The process of public speaking requires two variables at least and they include the audience and the speaker. "In public speaking, we must appeal either to the prejudices of others, or to the love of truth and justice. If we think merely of displaying our own ability, we shall ruin every cause we undertake" - William Hazzlit.

Any message not tailored to meet the needs of the audience will most likely not be well received. Consider the case of a public speaker who is using graduate students’ vocabulary to address primary school children. You do not need a soothsayer to tell you how it will turn out, the same can be said of a speaker who uses high school vocabulary to address engineers at a technical conference. The minute you begin to think your message, as a speaker, is all about you then your sincerity of purpose is suspect. People want to listen to someone they can relate to and if you fail that test you stand a small chance of getting your message passed across effectively. The bottom line is that you must speak in such a manner as to make your audience participate in your message because it is all about them really. The reason we speak in public is so that the public will hear us and comply with the core of the message we have.

If you are new to public speaking, there are ways to go about it if you need some guidance. If you are just starting out in business, it is most advisable to find a mentor you trust. This must be someone who is willing to guide you to achieve success in the shortest possible time. Public speaking is an art you must learn if you want to excel at it and with every skill; it can be improved on if you are careful to follow the useful tips that may exist. If you want to learn banking, you will most likely take up employment in the banking sector and make it a duty to learn from and with bankers. The same is applicable when it comes to public speaking, as there are many speakers’ clubs all over the world with a commitment to raising better public speakers. You can join a public speaking club close to you, as you will definitely learn from interacting with others who are more experienced than you are.

The purpose of public speaking might be to educate, inform, motivate, and entertain depending on what the occasion calls for. You can speak professionally and still keep your day job if that is what works best for you. Another option is to run a public speaking business and do it full time though this might require you getting a mentor who will show you the best way to go about it. The most important thing is to do what you are passionate about and what will bring you the fulfilment you require to make life what it is.

Essential Public Speaking Tips

noreply@blogger.com (Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon) — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:23:00 +0100

Making a speech can be one of the most difficult things to do in this world and the fear of public speaking is one fear that ranks so high on the list of many people. Public speaking is speaking in a structured and deliberate manner in a bid to inform, educate, entertain, influence and inspire others. This means that there are two variables involved in this equation and they are the speaker and the audience. If the big day is approaching (of making a speech that is) and you sincerely, have no idea of how to go about it this piece will, give you general tips that will help to improve your performance.

One of the things that will help you is to develop a positive mindset about the task itself as if you can win in your mind the other parts will automatically fall in place barring any unforeseen circumstances. Here are some factors that you need to take into consideration for your speech to be the perfect presentation you want it to be.

Microphone - The essence of the microphone is to amplify sound in conjunction with other equipment but sometimes some speakers use microphones and are still barely audible. This is usually due to not knowing how to use a microphone properly. Depending on the type of microphone, you can amplify your voice to the maximum if you know how to position it. As a golden rule make sure you speak directly into the microphone and do not tap the head with your fingers or blow air into it, as you do not want to damage the diaphragm. If the previous speaker used a particular microphone and was audible all over the hall but people could not hear you when it was your turn, then probably you just violated the golden rule of using microphones, which is positioning it too far from your mouth. Also remember that it is not a chewing stick so do not put it in your mouth, as some speakers are prone to do. Having the next speaker wipe off spittle after you have finished using the microphone might just be an embarrassing situation you do not want him or her to experience.

Stage - Depending on the kind of event at which you are supposed to make a speech, there will always be some sort of platform, lectern or dais from which you are expected to deliver your speech. If it is a lectern, choosing whether to leave the lectern and move about is purely a personal decision but my take is that any movement during presentations should add value to the presentation and not take from it. Some speakers prefer to pace around the stage but they stand the risk of giving the audience an impression of being stalkers especially if the movements are not coordinated. On movements on stage, the golden rule is they must add to the presentation.

These are factors in public speaking that usually go unnoticed and the truth is that no matter how prepared you are if you do not utilise them well your presentation will be marred.

The will to live: Do you have it?

noreply@blogger.com (Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon) — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:36:00 +0100

Just in case you are wondering what this article is all about, take a minute and think of that time in your life when you felt like throwing in the towel and just walking away from your dreams and everything you had ever hoped for. Permit me now to ask you a personal question, what was it that reassured you that everything was going to be all right? If you can put a finger on it, you have done well by being specific in your analysis but if you cannot, the most important thing is that you took the time to do some retrospection.

Sometimes the will to live is so overpowering that the average person will still shrug off any major disappointments, take a positive outlook on life and say that things can only get better. That folks is the will to live; according to a survey conducted some years ago, Nigerians were reputed to be the happiest people in the world. Without any doubt, it was obvious the compelling reason for that was the never-say-die attitude that many a Nigerian has. With the situation of things in this country, you would expect nearly everyone to be nearing the point of giving up and ending it all but that is not the case. All you need to do to be convinced of this is to look at the people close to you and see what they are going through as it relates to their general attitude to life.

The secret is not far-fetched and is definitely not rocket science. What we who have resolved to forge ahead despite the difficulties and the rough paths that lie ahead of us have in common is what I call the will to live. Everyone needs some perseverance in the equation of their lives as no one was promised a smooth ride in life. No wonder Tai Solarin of blessed memory said, 'May your days be rough'. The man was just being the realist that he really was. The question I pose to you today is what you will do when things do not turn out the way you hope and expect them to. We all will have those times in our lives when the natural and easy thing to do is throw in the towel and give up fighting. You must at this point learn to look inwards and draw from that inner reservoir of strength that is present in everyone irrespective of age, colour or language.

The battle of life is not yet lost so long as we are ready to keep trying. The battle is of course lost when we lose hope, allow the vicissitudes of life to box us in, and dictate to us. If there are people in the world today who moved from zero to hero then you really have no excuse! So what should stop you from revving up that will to live and firing on all cylinders?

Increase Your Articulation in Speech

noreply@blogger.com (Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon) — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:12:00 +0100

One of the challenges that a good number of foreign speakers of the English language will usually face is the ability to excel when it comes to good pronunciation of words. This is so because of the fact that many do not know that it is not just enough to be able to identify correctly the sounds that exist in the words whether they are vowels or consonants, it is also very important to be able to match the correct stress pattern with the word in question. The bottom line is that you may be able to identify correctly the vowel and consonant sounds in a particular word but if you miss the correct stress pattern, you will still end up mispronouncing the word.

There are simple rules involved and if one understands the basics, one will be able to build on that and thus compare favourably with native speakers of the English language. The focus of this is to be able to communicate effectively with members of your audience whose origins you as a speaker may have no control over. There are essentially two major components of diction and they are sounds and stress patterns. If you can fully understand these two components, you would be better armed in the quest for articulate speech.

The sounds in the English Language comprise 49 vowels and consonants in all. There are 25 vowel sounds made up of 12 monothongs, 8 diphthongs and 5 triphthongs. A monothong has just one vowel sound in it while the diphthongs are a combination of two vowel sounds and the triphthongs are a combination of three vowel sounds. All the consonant sounds in the English language vocabulary are 24 in number.

A syllable is a unit of sound that contains one vowel and or at least one consonant. These units of sound are the components that are usually stressed or unstressed in speech. Stressed syllables usually have three major characteristics; they are longer in duration, louder in volume and higher in pitch. There are primary stresses, secondary stresses and tertiary stresses with the last two being most common in polysyllabic words i.e. words with more than three syllables or in some contexts, at least three syllables.

Apart from learning how to articulate sounds and identify correct stress patterns, you must also master the art of speaking clearly and deliberately because it is not just about being audible, you must be understandable for your message to be clear and for you to be able to carry your audience along. You do not want to finish talking for two hours and have someone in the audience ask another person what you just finished talking about, do you.

Using a good pronouncing dictionary might just do the trick and there are lots of them around with the most notable being the Daniel Jones English Pronouncing dictionary. If you can also transcribe words then you are well on your way to increasing how articulate you are from your audience's perception. As with all skills, being more articulate requires practice.

Three Components of Communication you need to master and utilise effectively

noreply@blogger.com (Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:50:00 +0100

Over the years, global research on public speaking and communication made available has posited that there are three components of communication. In other words, for every speech that you make, for every declaration made in the hearing of others and for every announcement that is made in the presence of other people there are three major components and they are Content, Vocal and Non-verbal in that order not necessarily as it relates to importance anyway. The focus of this piece is to look at the three components in detail one after the other and to put forward the most suitable form of communication that will enhance the reception of your message.

Content - Research has it that what you say otherwise referred to as the content of your speech is only 7% of your total communication. The important thing to note here is that it is not what you say alone that matters, how you say it is just as important. While the content is very important, it will be foolhardy for any speaker to concentrate solely on content seeing how it accounts for just 7% of the message. This means there is still 93% to look out for when making your presentation.

Vocal - This component is a reference to your voice. It also involves how you use this voice to project your message, this second aspect of the vocal component of communication deals with vocal variety, which is a statement of how well you vary your voice in speech making. This vocal component accounts for 38% of total communication.

Non-verbal - The third component is non-verbal communication simply because it is not voiced even though it is an essential part of communicating with people. This is what I like to call, what you are not saying audibly though people can perceive it loudly and clearly. Body language is an integral part of non-verbal communication and public speakers need to know how to use body language to add value to their presentation and how to interpret the body language of others especially those in their audience. Research has put the value of this as 55% of total communication.

By way of repetition, the golden rule in presentation is this: It is not what you say but how you say it. This statement and its attendant implementation separate great presenters from average ones.

Finally, the best form of communication is one in which all three components of communication agree completely. If there is a disconnection between these components, it will no doubt affect the veracity of your message, as you will send confusing signals to your audience. What you say must match how you say it and what you are not saying. That is the purest and most reliable form of communicating with people. When what you say aligns with how you say it and also what you are not saying, your believability level, as a public speaker will only increase and this will ultimately enhance your message.

How to Maximise Body Language in Speech Making

noreply@blogger.com (Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon) — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:52:00 +0100

According to research carried out over time, non-verbal communication in speech making accounts for about 55% while the content is just 7% with the rest being the vocal component of communication and standing at 38%. This non-verbal component of communication is more often than not referred to as body language. As a public speaker and even in everyday life while interacting with others, your body language will help to influence how they perceive you and it at best be positive for effect. Your gestures, body movements and facial expressions are very important factors that must be thoroughly considered by you if you intend to use body language to aid your presentations skills.

The best kind of communication is one in which what you are saying, otherwise called the content; how you say it, which I would refer to as the vocal component; (your voice and how you use it) and what you are not saying in words, which is the non-verbal component of communication ; agree and are in sync. In other words, what you are saying must match how you say it and what you are not saying. For you to have a complete message, all these three must be in unity. If there is a disconnection between these elements then your message will be affected negatively. Imagine a love-struck man telling his girlfriend of eight years he wants to marry her meanwhile he is wearing a frown on his face with arms crossed. It is therefore important to learn and practise how to use body language effectively to pass across your message. The idea behind this is to align what your body is saying with your words and thus give that stellar presentation you have always wished to have.

As a successful public speaker, you should focus on using positive or open body language in order to enhance the reception of your message by your audience. Common examples of positive body language include open arms, maintaining good eye contact, open torso and widely spaced legs, smiling faces etc, which are time-tested ways of indicating warmth, pleasantness and the state of being approachable. One of the lessons I have learnt in my professional career is that people sometimes buy things on emotions rather than logic. Your ability to connect with your audience emotionally might just as well be very dependent on the language of your body, which is the most perceptible element of communication depending on who is looking and listening. Body language is more encompassing than this but for the purpose of a speaker speaking to an audience some of the examples mentioned above might just as well suffice.

You should avoid negative or closed body language like a plague, as this is sure to detract from your message and reduce your believability level in the eyes of your audience. Examples of this include folded arms, frowns on the face, pointing your finger or waving an object threateningly in the face of your audience.

Body language will forever remain an integral component of communication so you would do well to master it and use it effectively to add value to your presentation. 

The trouble with trust

noreply@blogger.com (Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon) — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:45:00 +0100

Life being what it is will always demand sacrifices from us and in truth, making such sacrifices is one of those things that make us retain all the vestiges of humanity in us even when the natural tendency is to be bestial even if for a little while. 

The intriguing thing though is that sometimes we trust too much but the question is what other options are open to us? Must we look upon everyone we meet through the veneer of distrust and hate just because we have chosen to live life as loners who naturally find running away from others enjoyable? Must we choose to see only the evil in others and close our eyes to the good that is in them just because we have had some bitter experiences in the past and do not want our fingers burnt again? These are questions, questions and certainly more questions which beg for answers every day of our lives. 

What happens then when our trust is betrayed by others friends and strangers alike? As passengers, we trust the operators of public transport to provide the services for which we pay them and not for them to make it a habit of stopping halfway through the journey blaming one of many possible reasons, engine-related or not . As citizens of a nation say Nigeria, we trust our elected officials and political office holders to provide us with the so-called dividends of democracy and thus make life better for us. As patients we trust our medical doctors and other medical personnel to provide us with the best health care within the ambit of their professional calling. As spouses and lovers, we trust our partners and significant others to make sure they do all the right things at the right time to sustain our relationships. As students we trust our teachers and lecturers to teach us the right things and to set good examples always.

Trust is one of the fundamental virtues of human life that we just cannot do without and whether or not our trust is kept we just must trust because that is the foundation of corporate existence in the first place. Undoubtedly the best situations are such that trust is not betrayed by the recipient but for that to be so, everyone who is trusted to do something must make sure they give a good account of themselves as far as holding that trust is concerned.

The way I see it, we must always trust in people whether or not we are going to get that trust held in high esteem. It reminds me of the enigma of love and of the possible implications of love that is unrequited. The possibilities are endless if we can all learn to trust one another and if those of us who are seen as worthy of another’s trust do our best to remain true to that trust. 

Nigeria at 50: What manner of independence?

noreply@blogger.com (Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon) — Tue, 5 Oct 2010 16:03:00 +0100

We celebrated our fiftieth anniversary of independence some days ago and it was a most remarkable event for many reasons good, bad and ugly (actually this sounds like a cliché and I do not like them!). Anyway if you must know I did not participate in the Independence Day celebrations as my mind was filled with many issues that seemed not to be able to go away and all of them had to do with Nigeria. Trust me I am a patriotic Nigerian but in truth I did not see any reason to celebrate except for the fact that our corporate existence as a nation is still intact. 

My first grouse with the Federal Government as represented by President Goodluck Jonathan and his cabinet was the decision to spend about 10 billion naira on the celebrations. Whether it was 10 billion or even 6 billion as recommended by you know who, it was in bad taste. This in a nation where we are still waiting for the time when power supply will be uninterrupted and potable water will be made available and affordable to all. According to statistics available from international organisations, about 70% of people in our nation live on less than 1 dollar a day and we are one of the richest nations in the world in terms of natural resources but at the same time one of the poorest. That is one of the troubling paradoxes that define our corporate existence as a nation! 

The bombing issue did not even help matters too as people for whom the bombs were not intended ended up being killed thus sending them to premature graves. Talk of Nigerians hitting out at other Nigerians! Violence in my opinion will never be the solution as long as social (re)engineering is still an option. I hope those concerned are listening and assimilating.

The 75 million naira cake was the most preposterous news item I had heard in recent times. If 75 entrepreneurs like me with sound minds and viable business ideas had been given one million naira each to invest in their business would that not have made better sense and impacted more lives positively. Is national independence all about eating a piece of the national cake (in the literal sense)? In a country where the manufacturing sub-sector of the economy still contributes less than 10% to the GDP of our country do you not think we still have a lot to do in terms of revamping our economy and thus improving the quality of life of her citizens?

Apparently pissed off with the inaction and double standards of the government, a group of people called naija cyber activists hacked into the website of the national assembly and posted a one-page letter on the home page. While reading the letter the only thing that came to my mind was that people were getting pissed off and could not be patient any longer.

Elections are coming next year and these same leaders who have proven to be permanently bereft of ideas will want to remain in office. Are you thinking what I am thinking? God forbid that it should be so!

Young people in the nooks and crannies of this nation must register to vote and make sure they come out to vote when the time comes. Enough of this indolence and nonchalance, the time to get involved is now.

My Tinsel Misadventure

noreply@blogger.com (Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon) — Mon, 4 Oct 2010 20:43:00 +0100

I pride in the fact that I am an actor, writer and public speaker all rolled into one. These three careers are such that I can pursue and excel in them simultaneously without much effort. The amusing thing is that I have been doing lots of writing on this space about my career as a public speaker and of course, the writer in me speaks (writes) always. The point I am trying to make is that I have neglected to write about my career as an actor perhaps as an error of omission. Just in case you do not know, I have some years of acting experience (mostly stage) behind me having acted professionally from 2002 to 2004 with my last role as 'Aafaa' in Soyinka's Madmen and Specialists. This was when Prof. Wole Soyinka clocked 70 and just in case you are wondering, he was there in person at the event. I could say that was the biggest project I was involved in then apart from being on TV. Since 2004, I have been involved in other things besides acting. 

Anyway, I will be sharing my experience in my bid to star in Tinsel, MNETs Nigerian soap opera. They held auditions in March this year for Season 3 and had another in the first week of August after the season had started possibly in a bid to get extras. That's acting lingo but I guess it's plain simple enough!

After the auditions in March, I was called after about two weeks for another audition and this time I had to vie for the role with three other people. The long and short of the whole story is that I got a role in Season 3 of Tinsel. I was supposed to play 'Henry' the bald, well-dressed twenty-something year old man who is in the business of selling clothes. My happiness was without limits understandably. Little did I know I was in for some dose of tough luck!

That was when the long wait started for me as I expected them to call to inform me of when I would be on set. Weeks turned into months and eventually sometime in August I got to know they had deleted the character saying it was no more relevant to the story. 

Of course, I was not too happy with the development and thankfully, I had only told a handful of people I would be appearing in Tinsel Season 3 so it was easy for me to 'untell' them. I had really looked forward to being in Tinsel but I guess it was not to be, at least not then. Perhaps I will try again next season but until then I think I will stick with stage and forget about starting a career in Nollywood. Hmm! That is a story for another day.

Speak Right 24/7 with Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon

noreply@blogger.com (Temiloluwa Awonbiogbon) — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:24:00 +0100

Do you want others to listen when you speak?

Do you want to improve your communication skills?

Do you have challenges pronouncing words correctly and want to improve?

This training programme as the name implies has been designed to empower you with the requisite skills you need to become an excellent communicator. We will teach you to improve your communication skills using the tools of diction and elocution as a springboard.

This full-scale training session will hold on Saturday, the 30th of October somewhere in Surulere, Lagos.

The venue is 277 Babs Animashaun Road by Bode Thomas Junction, Surulere.

The start time is 11:30am and stop time is 4:30pm.

If you are interested in this training session, pay N5000 only at any Guaranty Trust Bank branch into the following account:

Account Name: Power Talk Services

Account Number: 226940457110

You are sure to get more than your money's worth.

There will be practical sessions and the courses available are as listed below:

Diction and Elocution 101

Diction and Elocution 102

"There can be no better investment than the one you make in yourself. When you invest in yourself you will be able to recognise other viable investments" - Temiloluwa

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