Public Speaking in Vancouver!
Posted in Meetings on Feb 25th, 2010
When I get older, I will be stronger
They’ll call me freedom, just like a wavin’ flag.
Vancouverites have waved more than our fair share of flags over the past couple of weeks.
John Furlong, chief executive officer of the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee, (the group that trademarked the phrase “With glowing hearts”) suggested he was stunned at […]
Posted in Meetings on Feb 1st, 2010
Gender: Men and Women - two ways of being, two ways of thinking, two ways of pretending… to learn more, pay attention.
Questions to keep in mind for the meeting:
What is the most difficult thing about male/female communication?
What is the best thing about male/female communication?
What is your best piece of advice for good male/female communication?
Posted in Meetings on Jan 24th, 2010
Posted in Meetings on Jan 16th, 2010
After several decades of school education and constant reinforcement of the ‘normal’ or ‘common’ way of thinking given by people in our life, I believe many of us find it challenging to keep our creativity alive and our hearts open.
‘Thinking out of the box’ is not as easy to do as it is easy to say. Therefore, […]
Posted in Meetings on Jan 11th, 2010
Chuck Davis (2nd place finalist in the 2008 Division B humorous contest) is coming to deliver his speech “I Am a Toastmaster”.
“The best demonstration of body language and vocal variety, I have ever seen” Jenny Qian
Posted in Meetings on Jan 10th, 2010
A History of the World in 6 Glasses is a book written by Tom Standage. It tells the story of humanity from the Stone Age to the 21st century through the lens of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola.
In an earlier meeting at the end of 2009, we spoke about beer, wine, and spirits. […]
Posted in Meetings on Jan 3rd, 2010
Happy New Year! And welcome to 2010!
In the movies, “2010″ was the sequel to “2001: A Space Odyssey”, and the year that a joint American-Soviet space mission travels to Jupiter, to examine the growing number of black monoliths in orbit around it.
On the news, “2010″ is the year of the 21st Olympic Winter Games, and […]
Posted in Meetings on Dec 12th, 2009
Hi All,
So close to Christmas, I am picking a merry topic that is dear to all our hearts: Santa Claus.
That said, Santa Claus is not the same for everyone. The Dutch Sint Nicolaas (obviously the real one), arrives on December 5th with his Zwarte Pieten and brings gifts to the good kids and collects the […]
Posted in Meetings on Nov 29th, 2009
Dear Night Visioners,
Again, I’ll introduce this important piece of history that had a massive impact on China, from the past into present. I will share what my parents experienced, what I witnessed as a generation born in the middle of that 10 years, and how the younger generation interpret it nowadays.
I will invite Ying, my […]
Posted in Meetings on Nov 24th, 2009
What has the Star Trek franchise meant to you? Are you a fan of the TV series and movies? Is Star Trek just another sci-fi story, or is it something more? What about other forms of speculative fiction? Is there still a place for Gene Roddenbury’s idealistic vision of the future?
Robert