AXA Equitable Toastmasters Club is a local chapter of Toastmasters International which is a world leader in communication and leadership development where members improve their speaking and leadership skills by attending meeting to practice first hand. Our meetings begin promptly at 5:45pm on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of every month at the following address: New York Woman in Film and Television 6 East 39th Street (Between 5th and Madison)  12th Floor Conference Room New York, NY 10016 In ord …

NYC GROWTH PLATFORM - COMMITMENT Time is of essence! Achieve your career or life goals fast! Especially, in today’s world of global business landscape. This is a unique professional forum i.e. member-driven, member-run, for the immediate benefits of the members. Next great business idea can come from anywhere! Even a tiger who gets out of practice from hunting ultimately starves to death for losing the critical hunting skills. Soft skills have little relevance to the tigers in the wild. This …

Looking to improve your leadership and presentation skills? Come visit Flushing Toastmasters Club, where everyone can learn and practice the art of public speaking in a fun and friendly environment. Contact Us: flushingtoastmasters@gmail.com or 347-542-8014

… As we practice the tenets of comedy improv upon our return home, we discover we can tap into the best within ourselves with the healing power of laughter. ABOUT JACQUELINE KABAT: Manhattan-based comedian, Jacqueline Kabat, has been involved in all aspects of stand-up comedy, improvisation, and sketch writing since 1997. She studied with, wrote for, and performed with Second City’s Ann Bowen and Saturday Night Live’ Amy Poehler while with the Upright Citizens Brigade. She also had the opportunity …

… Braid based his practice on that developed by Franz Mesmer and his followers (" Mesmerism " or " animal magnetism "), but differed in his theory as to how the procedure worked. Contrary to a popular misconception—that hypnosis is a form of unconsciousness resembling sleep—contemporary research suggests that hypnotic subjects are fully awake and are focusing attention, with a corresponding decrease in their peripheral awareness. [6] Subjects also show an increased response to suggestions. [7] I …

The New York Chapter of the National Speakers Association decided to start a meet up group to compliment our already dynamic and informative monthly meetings. The purpose is to provide an opportunity to come together with other speakers for concentrated networking, ten minute spotlights, laser coaching and pitching practice. This is a forum to learn and practice new skills in a professional manner and to broaden the networking circle. This group is right for professional speakers, consultants, t …

From a humble beginning in 1924 at the YMCA in Santa Ana, California, Toastmasters International has grown to become a world leader in helping people become more competent and comfortable in front of an audience. The nonprofit organization now has more than 260,000 members in over 12,500 clubs in 113 countries, offering a proven – and enjoyable! – way to practice and hone communication and leadership skills. Most Toastmasters meetings are composed of approximately 20 people who meet weekly …

… Building Trust, Collaboration Tools, Support Networks, Social Capital The Message Crafting your Message, Marketing Materials Round Table, Blogging, The Power of Language, Communication Styles, NLP, Authentic Communication, Relationship Building, Public Speaking Launch Idea to Business Model, Proving Concept, Crowdsourcing, Bootstrapping, Barn Raising, Rebranding, Traditional Financing, Alternative Financing, Kickstarter, PR, Alternative Ownership Models, Team Building Breaking the Box Cr …

… constructive action The Benefits of Jaycees Membership are: •Association with goal-oriented young professionals in the community •Leadership development through active participation •The opportunity of helping to improve the community •Knowledge of public affairs and community issues •An opportunity to become a community leader •Fellowship, on an individual basis and family basis •Practical knowledge of public speaking, parliamentary procedure, budgets finance and project management •The opport …

… Sessions are structured to include theory followed by a series of individual and group exercises to put into practice learned concepts (‘learning by-doing’). These exercises heavily rely on multi-sensory experience and will often include visual, auditory and tactile materials. Above all, you will have the opportunity to practice your French by interacting with other members from your group.     What is included in this program? This program is all inclusive of materials, including weekly handou …

Hello :) The purpose of this group is to provide both: 1) a 24/7 online hangout on Facebook and,  2) NYC, in-person Events where people can actually use their Japanese! Practice makes perfect and this group provides lots of practice. ALL LEVELS ARE WELCOME, as long as you do not use English and are determined to improve your reading/writing/spoken Japanese language ability. There is NO elitism or judgment here, so feel confident to bust out your Japanese! Meetup.com cannot actually display Japan …