Open Mic

This Toastmaster Club is an early morning, mid-week opportunity to gain valuable communication and leadership skills while networking with some fabulous people. We meet in a hybrid format: in person upstairs at Vienna Coffee, 212 College St. Maryville, TN, and on Zoom. We will send the Zoom link after you register as a guest.

***\*PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR ATTENDEES DO NOT RSVP ON MEETUP.\**** ***IF THIS WILL BE YOUR FIRST TIME ATTENDING OUR CRITIQUE GROUP, PLEASE CONTACT US AT THECRITIQUERY@GMAIL.COM TO ARRANGE A DATE TO OBSERVE ONE OF OUR UPCOMING MEETINGS.*** Greetings, fellow writer. Do you seek to someday have a short story published in a literary magazine? Do you dream of finally finishing that novel that’s been living in the back of your head for the past few years now? Congratulations, because you’ve found what you’ve been looking for, and it won’t cost you a dime. We’re The Critiquery, an online home for writers who want to have live discussions of submitted work. Instead of a giant, impersonal critique forum, we offer weekly workshops of no more than 15 people where you can ask specific questions and get specific answers. All workshops are held over ZOOM so you can participate from anywhere in the world. We’re open to any narrative prose, fiction or nonfiction. Learn how to receive and give the feedback that is so essential to the success of any author. Whether it’s the first step in your literary journey or the thousandth, take the next one with our trained facilitators and dedicated community of writers. For more information on The Critiquery, please visit our website - thecritiquery.com. We look forward to seeing you!

Details MEETING ONLINE on Zoom Previously, we met at Plug N Play Tech Center. Someday, we'd meet there again. WHY ATTEND? Grow your public speaking and leadership skills. Practice giving smooth, concise talks, with impact to the audience. Make mistakes and learn from them, in a friendly supportive group. So you could give professional talks, ace job interviews, pitch VCs ... ​Guests are most welcomed. Please be available on both audio AND video, to fully experience a Toastmasters session! MEETING SCHEDULE 7:10 Networking (come early) 7:15 Start of Meeting ––– • Opening by Toastmaster of the day • Prepared speeches with 2-3 Speakers (5-7 min each) • Evaluations for the prepared speeches • Table Topics: opportunity for everyone to give 1-2 min. impromptu talk • Evaluation of meeting, by Duty Masters & General Evaluator • Awards and guest feedback ––– 8:30 End of Meeting ZOOM DETAILS & INVITATION Topic: Startup Speakers Toastmasters Weekly Meeting Time: 07:10 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting Link: [https://zoom.us/j/95652354905?pwd=WmZ6citJVWdwTStxWUtwNUVLb3pCUT09](https://zoom.us/j/95652354905?pwd=WmZ6citJVWdwTStxWUtwNUVLb3pCUT09) Meeting ID: 956 5235 4905 Passcode: 7827887 One tap mobile +16699006833,,95652354905#,,,,\*7827887# US (San Jose) Dial by your location +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) ADDITIONAL ZOOM & ONLINE MEETING RESOURCES Zoom instructions for connecting as well as using a digital background to protect your personal space can be found below. ​ We encourage all guests and participants if not familiar with Zoom to first download the Zoom App for FREE onto your phone, tablet or PC via the website Zoom.us. Following, please review the links copied below on best practices for audio and video connectivity, how to re-name yourself, as well as adding and using a digital background for privacy. [https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us](https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us) [https://toastmasterscdn.azureedge.net/medias/files/department-documents/online-clubs/458-online-meeting-infographic.pdf](https://toastmasterscdn.azureedge.net/medias/files/department-documents/online-clubs/458-online-meeting-infographic.pdf) ABOUT TOASTMASTERS Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. Founded in October 1924, the Toastmasters International organization currently has more than 280,000 members in 13,500-plus clubs in 116 countries. For information about local Toastmasters clubs, please visit [www.toastmasters.org](http://www.toastmasters.org/) [www.toastmasters.org/covid19](http://www.toastmasters.org/covid19)

This event is organized by TechSpeak. Our meetup group is collaborating by promoting this event. This event is FREE to attend! In order to attend, please register here: https://www.techspeakforentrepreneurs.com/outsource/?utm=ideatoipo (Registrants will receive login info right before the start of the event.) If you are a non-technical person with an idea for an app, you’re probably looking for a technical co-founder to help you build the app. However, you can launch a tech startup by outsourcing code! In the early days of your startup it can be challenging to attract a technical co-founder to build your app. But by knowing how to efficiently outsource the building of your MVP and gain some traction, you can de-risk the opportunity for the tech person and change the conversation from "I Need You" to "Here's an Opportunity". In this webinar, the speaker will discuss the best way to outsource the development of your app, including: 1) Why outsourcing may be the best way to find a technical co-founder 2) Outsourcing best practices 3) How not get ripped off in the process and more! About the Speaker Nelly Yusupova is a CTO, with over 18 years experience, leading companies to technical excellence. She is a startup tech advisor, outsourced CTO, and the creator of TechSpeak for Entrepreneurs. Nelly is on a mission to help entrepreneurs minimize technology mistakes. Through her online master class TechSpeak for Entrepreneurs, she provides the roadmap to successfully manage technology teams and projects. Just recently included in Fast Company’s, “League of Extraordinary Women”, Nelly has been at the forefront of the women’ s movement online since 1999 and is one of the Wall Street Journal’s “Women on the IT Fast Track”. Nelly is a speaker and presenter for many organizations and major industries events including: Women’s Enterprise Center, New York Entrepreneurs Business Network, Small Business Summit, BlogHer, Social Media Jungle, Mom 2.0, BlogWorld, and more. She has been featured in Inc. Magazine, NBC's Today Show, Fast Company, NewsDay.com, O’Reilly, Smart Money, Small Biz, TechRepublic, Women’s Radio and more. Nelly can be reached at: nelly@techspeak.co

Agile Articulators is the only Speech and Debate Toastmasters club in the San Francisco Bay Area. We will have a prepared and impromptu debate during the meeting. Come to debate with us! We follow the Lincoln-Douglas debate format. Newcomers are given a coach for their first debates.

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Please join us for our toastmaster meeting. More details on the meeting topic will be given closer to the meeting. Virtual: Please RSVP at link below for Zoom meeting link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6n40MnPOrgc6KavxGrU5gDwATiLuMy2P8xDCXO9zTzrQzag/viewform

7:30-10pm AEDT: ZOOM SESSION SongsOnLine Open Mic, theme: TBC. I will host, who else would like to play? EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN IN, just log in and have a listen, or sing a song! It's FREE! The Zoom ID is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89460249319, and the session will run from 7-10pm. You don't have to let me know you are coming, but It does help me if you do - just email me at songsonstage@gmail.com The Zoom software is also FREE (I pay for the licence), please download the most recent version from here (it only takes a minute and it works better than older versions!): https://zoom.us/download#client_4meeting I have put some tips in a google Doc that can help everyone improve their sound in Zoom. I will update this soon, with info from our recent Zoom Technical Session. Here's the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/107FCMiFE_CeWQNAFuNjdNACOf_qSU6HUZbxtEA7vATE/edit?usp=sharing Brought to you as a community service by https://www.facebook.com/SongsOnStage To make a donation, so I can keep doing this, click here: https://paypal.me/songsonstage?locale.x=en_AU

Click on the below link and follow the steps to join. You can join from a computer, phone or tablet, computer has best audio usually. See tips below. To join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/342195107?pwd=sDziLcXI-KlmCcnAc3cRWA Meeting ID: 342 195 107 Password: musicmaker A lovely session of music and song in a relaxed and supportive environment. All levels of musician and singer welcome. You can come and sing or play one song or just come and listen to the other members. Great way to build up your playing skills and build up your confidence. To maintain our zoom and music maker accounts we request a €2 contribution. It is difficult to collect money for the online events so we are suggesting that if possible we could use revolut to transfer the €2 if you don't have an account I'm sure you know someone who could do the transaction for you. The host will identify the Revolut number on the night. If you don't have access to revolut it doesn't matter we will look at some other way to collect the €2 euro. Zoom is not optimized for music, but we have tested it and think it's decent enough for a get together in the absence of a face to face meeting. Voice is better than instrument. Zoom is pretty simple to get into and use. You don't need an account but if you want to test it out beforehand, you can get a free one by searching for it where you get your apps or downloading it on the web. A few simple guidelines to ensure it runs smoothly. 1. Stay on mute while someone else is playing or singing. You can join in ONLY if you are on mute, because the delay over the internet does not allow simultaneous playing online. 2. When you are playing, stay as close to your device's microphone as possible for best results. 3. There are two views - Gallery view and Active Speaker view. Active speaker will put the video on the person singing, Gallery view will show everyone. You may have to search a bit to find each view, it is different on each device. 4. You can mute your audio and/or your video. The host reserves the right to mute anyone whose line is causing audio interference. 5. There is an interesting option to record yourself first and then share it - the quality will be better. In Zoom there's an icon called "Share Content", if you click that you get the option to share files on you Google Drive etc. I've just tried it out and it allows you to throw up pre-recorded audio and/or video files. These replace your video picture while they play. When they finish just hit the share content icon again and your video image comes back. So this might be an option for anyone to pre-recrord (good quality), load onto Google Drive, join a Zoom session and, when it comes to their turn, introduce their song and share the pre-recorded song from G Drive. 6. As mentioned above, Zoom is optimised for voice rather than music so it actually tries to filter out music thinking that it's background noise but that filter can be disabled but only on Windows and macOS as follows: On the Zoom Home page on you laptop: Click on 'Settings' (top right) Then click on 'Audio' (left pane) Then click 'Advanced' (bottom right) Then tick the box at the top of the screen 'Show in-meeting option to "Enable Original Sound" from microphones' Then, when you're on a call, a toggle switch appears at the top left of your screen "Turn on Original Sound". Click that - it changes to "Turn off Original Sound" and you're done. Preferred setup for anyone with an instrument might thus be: 1) Windows or macOS 2) Turn on Original Sound 3) Direct connect to router (rather than Wi-Fi) Even better if you have a microphone connected via an audio interface device to your laptop/PC. 7. Don't forget your drink!

Hi Everyone :) we will be hosting a weekly Open Heart Meditation Meetup every Thursday at 7 pm. The session will be 45minutes to 1 hour long and is suitable for everyone wether you have tried meditation before or not. Its a simple and effective way of relieving stress and becoming calmer and happier in your life. For the time being this Meetup will take place on zoom. looking forward to seeing you :) **Please copy and paste the Zoom link into a new tab in your browser if you have trouble joining from the link :)

We provide a supportive and positive learning experience in which members are empowered to develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth. We used to meet in Mississauga, ON at the Library. Currently, we are meeting online. Contact the club at comfortablyspeaking@gmail.com for the meeting link.

Own the Moment (OTM) Oakville Toastmasters Meeting Online Event. Visiting a club is the exciting first step to building a better you. Contact the club to plan your visit, via email to oakvilletoastmasters2017@gmail.com to get the ZOOM meeting credentials. OTM allows guests to attend for free and there’s no pressure to participate until you are ready and comfortable.

Come Speak Up with us on Saturday mornings! We are meeting virtually and you may find the Zoom link on our website at www.speakuptmc.org. Our positive learning environment allows our members and guests to improve their speaking and leadership skills. Although you may see only a handful of attendees who have RSVP'ed, we typically have 15-25 members at each meeting. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to e-mail us at contact@SpeakUpTMC.org

Spotlight Speakers Toastmasters welcome all guests, come see what Toastmasters can do for you. Spotlight is an Advanced Toastmaster Club and requires a "Competent Communicator " designation to join, or 2 levels of Pathways. We also accept guests, non Toastmasters or Toastmasters who can show a competency in speaking well beyond the average speaker. Trying out is free, nothing to lose JOIN US. NO COST. WE MEET EVERY 2nd AND 4th THURSDAY Why Spotlight? You will have fun, a key component to learn. And learn you will our members have spent years in Toastmasters, many are DTMs. We are "advanced" and will give to you great evaluations and special speaking and leadership tips we have learned as we have progressed as Toastmasters over the years. Recently we offered suggestions to Alexandre Matte on how to fine tune his speech. With our help and the suggestions from many other Toastmasters Alex captured 2nd place at the International Speech Contest this year held in the US. at Nashville .

**Comedy Night + Open Mic + Freestyle**: Tristan Shae and friends return to entertain us and to warm the group up for our open mic session. February's Open Mic / Comedy Night was a smash hit and it's worth a second night. We'll start with Tristan Shae and a couple of his friends. Tristan is an alternative comic from Columbus, Ohio. A counselor by day, Tristan explores how comedy can improve mental health by telling jokes and stories that muse on how absurd life can be from squeaky clean topics to not so clean ones. Tristan produces the variety show Cheaper Than Therapy, hosts the weekly Problem Child Alt Comedy Open Mic at The Attic, and can be found engaging in all sorts of silliness around the city from stand up shows at The Nest Theater, The Attic, or The Funny Bone, to improv and sketch shows with various groups at various venues such as The Hashtag Comedy Club. **On Freestyle night** \- just bring a bottle to share\. There is NO formal wine tasting like on other weeks\. Door charge is $10 \(cash or Venmo only please\)\. We may have some left over wines to clear out\! Glasses are provided\. Take Care\. See you there\. **Parking**: There are several public parking lots near the Alive614 hall. Please be careful to NOT park in private parking lots. They do tow. Check Google maps to scope out your space. Anyone who is early could easily find a parking space on the street nearby. I am told that the Chase parking lot is safe after hours. **Glasses**: …will be provided. Please note that after the wine tasting, the EMPTY glasses need to be returned to the boxes at the service table. Please do not make me hunt down your empty glass. Please be gentle, our glasses are fragile. Uh, they are made of glass! **Food**: You are welcome to bring a snack to share. It is not required. Most people do though. If no one brings anything, there will be nothing. **Code of Conduct**: Though mostly understood, it’s still worth mentioning. We don’t have rules per se, but we highly discourage the following topics of discussion because they are likely to incite anti-social responses - Sex, Politics, Religion. Please don’t mistake this as an attempt to limit your free speech rights but rather a guide to a place and time for appropriate discussions. **After the lights go out**: After the last sip of wine, when we clean up and turn the lights out, if you still haven’t had enough of us, it is typical for a group to get together and go to a local eatery for food and/or drinks or coffee. Please join us. Again, We look forward to meeting new members and reuniting with old friends. Sincerely, ***Paul Uttermohlen***, **Red 1 Realty** *Your Hilliard Wine Club Host*

Join us for an hour of writing! We’ve discovered that it’s strikingly helpful to write with other writers. See if it’s true for you at 7:00pm on Wednesday, April 22 at Streetlight Guild. Be it a book, blog, script, essay, dissertation, resume, melody, poem or just plain work stuff, you are invited to write it with us. No one will see what you've written or give you unsolicited advice. Instead of just thinking about writing, come and get some real writing done. **SCHEDULE:** 6:45ish - Quick introductions 7:00 - Timer starts: write for 1 hour 8:00 - The End **OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING** happens before and after the writing hour. Writing is very solitary. Connecting (and sometimes even commiserating) with other writers is a cool thing. **BEING LATE IS OKAY:** just show up and get settled! If you were on time, please be willing to make room for the friendly latecomer. Happy writing & I look forward to seeing you at Streetlight Guild! **WHAT SHOULD I BRING?** Whatever you need to be able to write! You're welcome to bring earplugs/headphones if noise will bother you! **OTHER IMPORTANT DETAILS:** * **RSVP:** Please RSVP by 6:00pm the evening of the meeting. This helps me know how many to expect, and if we'll need additional space! * **COVID:** While masks are not required, please be mindful of the other writers around you and their comfort levels. * **WIFI/OUTLETS:** Outlets are limited, so please ensure your devices are charged when you come! But Streetlight Guild does have free WiFi! Yay! * **PARKING:** There is free public parking at Streetlight Guild.

**Talk Description** Coming soon **Agenda:** 7:00pm - Opening announcements 7:10pm - Main Topic 7:50pm - Q&A

We'll meet at The Capital One Café, 167 Easton Town Center, Space A-103. This is in the main mall where the Microsoft store used to be, on your left if you're standing at the bottom of the AMC Theater escalator. Join us on Saturday for an hour of uninterrupted wordmaking! • What we'll do Join us for an hour of writing! We’ve discovered that it’s strikingly helpful to write with other writers. See if it’s true for you at 10AM on Saturday mornings. Be it a book, blog, script, essay, dissertation, resume, melody, poem or just plain work stuff, you are invited to write it with us. No one will see what you've written or give you unsolicited advice. Instead of just thinking about writing, come and get some real writing done. SCHEDULE: 10:00 - SESSION 1: quick intros. 10:10 - timer starts: write for 1 hour. 11:10 - chat / take off / keep writing. OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING happens at 11A-11:30ish. Writing is very solitary. Connecting (and sometimes even commiserating) with other writers is a cool thing. BEING LATE IS OKAY: just show up and get settled, then check-in with me after the session. (I’ll be the person with the Shut Up & Write! sign.) If you were on time, please be willing to make room for the friendly latecomer. Happy writing and I look forward to seeing you! • What to bring Whatever you need to be able to write! Bring earbuds/earplugs if you want to block noise or the occasional conversation by other patrons. Electrical outlets are limited, so charge your devices before whenever possible. See you at The Café on Saturday!

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