TEA WITH CLAIRE

Fine china, high tea and stimulating conversation – Claire Newton has launched a fresh new concept aimed at bringing people together over perfectly poured cups of tea and plates of delicious treats to enjoy an enlightening, interesting and inspiring talk.

Newton will be doing a series of talks at the elegant Saint James on Venice Luxury Boutique Hotel in Durban’s leafy Morningside suburb starting on August 2 from 10h00 to 12noon, looking at The Art of Conversation.

The programme for the morning is in two parts: Claire will present The Art of Conversation – a well researched, thought provoking presentation; followed by a luxurious morning high tea, against a backdrop of light music in the form of Peter Enslin on piano who will be playing a programme of easy-listening ever-greens.

“Learning how to converse well and easily with others gives people more confidence when handling both business and social events,” explains Newton. “Mastering this skill - either one on one, or conversations in small groups - is thus an important life skill. In this talk I cover the fundamentals of what it really means to be a good conversationalist, how to make effective introductions in order to ease the way for others, and (for emergencies) how to escape from the boring individual who insists on dominating your attention. We also touch on non-verbal (body) language.”

Claire Newton is a qualified psychologist, speaker, trainer and coach. She holds a Masters Degree in Psychology and a Higher Diploma in Education, as well as a Certificate in Career and Executive Coaching. As a psychologist, Newton runs a successful private practice from her home in Durban.

Future Tea with Claire sessions at St James for the next cycle are:

September 6: You-Q: Finding Your Inner Winner
October 18: Conflict to Co-operation
November 1: Body Language for Confidence

Bookings through Sunet Pringle at the St James on 031 312 9488. Tickets R150 pp all inclusive. Book and pay for the entire series of four talks and pay only R510pp. For more information visit www.clairenewton.co.za