When people around us get upset, we tend to get upset too. We may get angry at the other person for not doing what we want or not communicating better, frustrated because we've tried everything and it's not working, or even ashamed because we start thinking there must be something wrong with us for not being able to help. In this meetup, we will explore the skills for achieving resolution by validating each other's reality without buying into each other's narratives.

If you want to feel more confident, composed and secure when communicating and presenting to others, join the SFAR Toastmasters Club in the Civic Center. Toastmasters will help improve your public speaking and impromptu communication skills in a supportive and friendly environment. The SFAR Toastmasters Club meets in the Civic Center area every Monday (except holidays) from 11:50 – 12:50 at 301 Grove (at Franklin) in the 2nd floor conference room of the San Francisco Association of Realtors buil …

Mandarin English Bilingual Toastmasters - or MET - is a fun and friendly way to improve your Mandarin and English communication skills.   Mandarin-speakers and English-speakers of all levels are welcome!   You are invited to visit a meeting and observe as a guest.  Meetings start at 6:30 pm sharp every Wednesday.  Location: 425 Market Street (New York Life, 16th floor) in downtown San Francisco near the Embarcadero BART. Please note: advance RSVP and picture ID is required for entry into the bui …

Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Group Join us today Get Public Speaking and Presentation Skills coaching, training and support in a fun and supportive environment with like minded individuals Get professional feedback to improve and grow Learn the latest public speaking and presentation tips Attend our next Free public speaking workshops ************* Unleash your hidden power: We all have it as a presenter. Learn to bring yours out. Build and project confidence: in f …

ABOUT US We, (Kim and Michael), offer classes which teaches you practices to support the transformation and healing of your challenges, whether physical, mental, emotional, interpersonal or spiritual, into insight, compassion and opportunity. All of our groups are focused on teaching you skills that you can then use in your daily life. From time to time we will include classes offered by teachers, or special events, that we have personally experienced and trust. We have been traveling for th …

Personable Business™ Know-How …learn skills to get connected, stay connected and reconnect really well Business is about people, relationships and results. Personable Business is about relating well as your marketing strategy whether you're marketing yourself, a product or service. The better you cooperate with others the more wealth you experience. How you get results is just as critical as getting results. So, how are YOU to work with? Since most of us can use fine-tuning of our people skills, …

Does this sound familiar? You are at the podium, speechless. No word is coming out; worse, nonsensical words are coming out that even you, the speaker, do not understand. The audience gives you the blank stare. The awkward silence is unbearable. You feel terrible and want to hide. Chances are you have been there. We all have. Public speaking evokes fear; but like all other skills, it can be learned and developed, and the fear subdued. At Toastmasters, public speaking is all we do. This is GGU To …

… We want to try to get this right and letting you try out this new kind of communication tool to give feedback can help us all together learn how to break through the technological doldrums of limited communication and start hopefully managing projects in a visual, more fun way.

This meetup is open to anyone who likes, or would like to, play bridge. My intention is to open this to people of all skill levels/age groups/ethnicities/genders/sexual orientations/whatever, and to say that if you come, you agree to create a fun and safe environment for playing bridge/socializing. The current meetup location is at my apartment, so if you come, you also agree to respect my home! I live in a fourplex (4 apartments in 1 complex), and we have quiet hours past 9 pm, so this may be t …

… We are non-profit educational organization allowing our members and guests to improve public speaking, presentation, pitching, interpersonal and leadership skills.   Time: Thursday Weekly 12:15pm   Location: 2953 Bunker Hill Ln #400 (4th floor), Santa Clara, CA   Agenda: 12:00 pm: Open for Registration 12:15 pm: Networking 12:30 pm: Toastmasters Meeting 1:30 pm: Adjourn   Website: http://svetc.org   Other web sites: Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Toastmasters Club:   http://svetc.org Easy-S …

  中英双语演讲会  Silicon Valley Mandarin-English Toastmasters is a fun and friendly group.  Improve your Chinese and English language skills, your ability to speak in front of a group, and meet new friends.   Guests are always welcome.  To learn more, visit a meeting.     To visit a meeting, what do I have to do?  Just show up!  Meetings start on time. Meetings start on-time at 7:00 PM on Thursdays at Cisco Building 22, Willow Conference Room, 821 Alder Drive, Milpitas, CA   Starting on April 4, 2012 …

A Fun Way to Meet Up - Come to a BenchMark! Are you interested in having more fun in life? All different types of people come to BenchMarks and have the common interest of having fun - which is what makes Meeting Up at a BenchMark a unique experience every time. At a BenchMark group, you will participate in structured communication games where the goal is to get to know each other - and you’ll probably learn more about yourself in the process too. There is a wide variety of topics discussed at a …

A Toastmasters club for people who share passions in cure and prevention of disorders, improved communication between doctors and patients, collaboration with each other in medical breakthrough, effective treatment.

What is a Cuddle Party? A Cuddle Party is: A structured, safe workshop on boundaries, communication, intimacy and affection. A drug and alcohol-free way to meet fascinating people in a relaxing environment. A laboratory where you can experiment with what makes you feel safe and feel good. This playful, fun workshop has been a place for people to rediscover non-sexual touch and affection, a space to reframe assumptions about men and women, and a great networking event to meet new friends, roommat …

Date Me, If You Dare is not the ordinary dating community. We like to have fun while being daring. Why be daring? Here’s why: Did you know that scientific studies have shown that when people participate in an event that produces an adrenaline rush they feel a closer connection thus creating a bond. This bond could be a closer friendship or where dating is involved, a closer love relationship. So no wonder the tough-sexy heroine always falls in love the handsome bad boy hero. Adrenaline is …

As we all agree, a Picture Says a Thousand Words! Good data visualization help you to tell good stories, both in the field of business and academia. Good data visualilzation provide you quick insight of large data and better communicate to business people! Our goal in the group is to share the successful experience about data visualization, including both technical software and creative ideas!