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 …

This is a new forming community. We are committed to Conscious Co-Creativity. What is Conscious Co-Creativity? It is group of authentic supportive, and creative individuals coming together to * Collaborate * Express our creative being-ness * Explore being co-creative with others. * Build meaningful connections * Play & laugh * Find awareness of our creative process * Mutual learning & conscious communication skill building Bay Area Conscious Co-Creative community is more interested in the proces …

… Pam has been leading Speaking Fearlessly Circles for several years helping people to create a warm rapport with their audience in the first few moments of stepping on stage Pam is a specialist in whole-brain integrative learning using the latest skills and techniques and offers counseling, training and consulting services as a Life Skills Coach. Regardless of your current speaking level -- novice or expert -- Speaking Fearlessly Circles will upgrade your speaking skills and add power and emotion …

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 …

Power up your Relationship in 8 sessions!  Don't wait - tune up now!! Join our group of committed couples who are excited about learning new skills and exploring ways to expand their connection.  Each week, you will learn about and practice various approaches, including:  *  Love Languages  *  Empathic and Non-Violent Communication  *  Attachment styles and their effect on intimacy *  Strategies for self-regulating *  Effective ways to negotiate differences  Don't wait until the intimacy and spa …

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 …

This Toastmaster's group meets at the end of Sansome Street near Fisherman's Wharf. A Toastmasters group is a group organized to help people increase their public speaking and presentation skills

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 …

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!

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 …

… This group is ideal for anyone who, • manages a computer center; • teaches computer training courses; • works for an organization interested in increasing computer access and digital literacy; • enjoys teaching computer skills; • advocates for digital inclusion and technology training in under-served communities.

Do you have a desire to live in community, with others who share your values of sustainability, social justice, creativity, sharing, open communication, service, cooperation, and spirituality? Well so do we, and we're in the very early stages of inviting interested and curious folks to get together and talk possibilities. Of course, this is a hugely broad set of criteria, so to narrow it down, here are a few important specifics we're leaning toward: We'd ultimately like to have both rural and u …

The Community Democracy Project is a grassroots organization that is working on an initiative campaign to create "participatory budgeting" in Oakland--a way for people to have a direct say in the way our tax dollars are spent, and to develop direct democracy. We are a diverse band of leaders connected and committed to Oakland in different ways, who bring a variety of skill sets and perspectives to our project. We are looking for more people like us. We’ve already begun stirring up excitement amo …

  The Bay Area Community Exchange Timebank promotes and facilitates the use of Time instead of money in the exchange of goods and services. The foundation of the Timebank is a free, open source online directory, reputation and accounting system. These exchanges help develop stronger, more resilient connections between individuals and community service organizations which participate in them, by improving communication and the distribution of skills and resources among our participants. We work t …

The goal of the SF Community Manger's crew is to meet and trade ideas.   Community Management combines leadership, marketing, social media, customer service, and quite a few other skills as well.  One great way to keep up with all these areas of growth is to meet and exchange ideas, stories, lessons, etc.   Given the dynamic and diverse companies, charities, and groups in our region, the chance to learn from people pursuing unique avenues is pretty darn exciting.     On the simplest level, this …