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Young Speakers Forum: an introduction by Shakeel Gaya
Shakeel Gaya introduces the Young Speakers Forum, S GAYA Academy's eight-session public speaking programme for teenagers and young adults.
Mariam on how S GAYA Academy helped her
Mariam shares how S GAYA Academy helped her confidence, her research skills and her self-esteem.
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Shakeel Gaya, Club Growth Director 2023–24
One month into running club growth for Toastmasters across British Columbia, Shakeel introduces himself to the district on camera.
Open on YouTubeListening Authentically Around the World
A long conversation with host Jaymes on what Shakeel has learned, in person and online, from people of widely different backgrounds and beliefs: most failures are failures of listening, and you do not have to agree with someone to hear them.
Open on YouTubeApple PodcastsSpotifyShakeel Gaya on Tri-Cities Community TV
A short interview in which Shakeel sets out what he stands for and how he speaks to a room: plainly, in full sentences, without notes.
Open on YouTubeMeet the 2018 Port Coquitlam candidates
Every candidate had sixty seconds. Shakeel is among the council candidates, speaking to a room of voters with no slides and no notes.
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