Audio Engineering

To all locals, expats, and visitors in Tallinn, welcome! My wife and I are delighted to invite you to study the Word of God with us every Friday at 6:30 p.m. in a casual setting, accompanied by coffee and tea. We believe the Bible is entirely true, and we strive to live by its teachings. We also believe that the love of God is so powerful that it can touch hearts and heal what's broken in all of us. Let's study Christianity together to help you find answers to questions like: \*What is the meaning of life? * How do I deal with difficult situations * Who is God, and what is the Trinity? * How can Jesus Christ help me? * How can I forgive and treat others with love? Please join us or reach out if you have any questions! The meetups are in English.

Ready to Speak Up and Stand Out? Join Toastmasters Tallinn for an evening of growth, confidence, and connection! * Build your public speaking skills * Practice leadership in a fun, supportive space * Step out of your comfort zone—at your own pace Whether you’re aiming to lead meetings, deliver better presentations, or just want to stop fearing the spotlight—this is your space to grow. First time? Just come and listen—no pressure to speak! Draper Startup House, Pikk 7, Tallinn Thursday at 18:15 Come curious. Leave more confident. Your voice belongs here. More info [toastmasterstallinn.com](http://toastmasterstallinn.com/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR6tbhsybpWeRL5oyzLkVzAs5o0wyn-_rx_qBV6iPcwccgdHQq8lkBec3tJTow_aem_uJn0KQEV-rDuLzCtin7Vxw)

In some of our cities, we run a Startup Open Coffee focused on early startup founder questions and helping early startup Investors learn more about the funding process. For the next month, I will be in Tallinn, starting with Latitude59. I thought I would bring this Open Coffee conversation together while I am here. We will focus on the startup questions that folks have about their startup efforts and see if we as a group can find ways to help everyone make progress. Join me at Lift99 for an Open Coffee \- John Sechrest

**👉 [Ticket and more information](https://annameurer.com/services/workshops/workshop-black-and-white-portrait-photography-in-natural-light/) 👈** **Light, Structure, and Personality: The Black & White Portrait in the City** Black and white photography is not a filter. It is a conscious decision about how we see light, perceive shapes, and capture the essence of a person. Tallinn, specifically the vibrant, industrial atmosphere of Telliskivi, provides the perfect urban backdrop for this exploration. With its mix of historic brickwork, modern street art, and unique light, it is a playground for monochromatic composition. In this three-hour outdoor workshop, we explore the streets and hidden corners of Telliskivi. We will use the urban environment not just as a background, but as an active, graphic design element to bring depth and character to your portraits. **👉 [Ticket and more information](https://annameurer.com/services/workshops/workshop-black-and-white-portrait-photography-in-natural-light/) 👈**

Dear All, The event this week is on again this Wednesday. It will be once again in the Reval cafe which is on Müürivahe Street in the Old town. We will practice some conversation and review vocabulary on a specific topic See you there and don't forget to bring your notebook and pen! Nabil

👋 **Host** (text/call if you can't find the group) * Alisa +372 560 49 272 (call) / +972 585 77 45 37 (WA text) Love languages? 👅 Want to practice speaking? Come to our meetup! *How does it work? Simple!* 👉 Make a name tag with your name and languages that you speak/learn! 👉 Look for someone who has a language you want to practice - and strike a conversation! *Important:* * **Be comfortable to "eavesdrop"** **on a conversation** in a fascinating language you are not ready to speak yet - "I just want to listen" is a thing! ☝😎 * If someone joins you with this intention - **don't switch to English** (as you normally would, because you don't want to exclude your friend from a conversation!) - but in this setting - **keep talking!** You are giving others an opportunity to listen! 😁👂 Well, this is it... we are looking forward to seeing you on Friday! Let's discover unexpected language matches together! 🤩 📸Disclaimer: The host may take photos during the event for promotion purposes. If you do not agree with this, please inform the host directly at the beginning of the meetup, otherwise it will be understood as consent. ✅**Please RSVP** so that we could take your participation into account. Let the hosts know if you happen to be late. Invite friends and family who share your love for books and languages! *** 📲 **Keep up with all of our events!** Join our [WhatsApp chat](https://chat.whatsapp.com/LXpfN4kY6H87vN5noPOryc), ask us for an invitation to the Facebook chat or follow us on social media. 🗓️ **We have meetups happening every day** of the week! From in-depth discussions to relaxed evenings and fun-filled weekends. Explore our full event calendar[ here](https://www.meetup.com/daily-meetups/events/calendar/). Hope to see you soon! 💬 Wish to **join hosting**, have questions or something to report? Don't hesitate to get in touch with the community manager: * Dalisa Cisneros / Daily Meetups (Facebook) * meetupsdaily@gmail.com * @dailymeetups (Instagram)

**Are you ready for the best International Afterwork in Tallinn? 🌍 Estonia’s most global community is back, and we are kicking things off with a massive party!** Forget the office and leave your work worries at the door! 💻🚫 This is your chance to meet expats, digital nomads, local professionals, and creatives in a relaxed, fun, and high-energy environment. No formal presentations, no awkward icebreakers—just authentic connections and good vibes! 🤝✨ **Where are we meeting?** We’ve selected the iconic **Ruddy baar** to be our home base! 🍻 Located in the heart of the Old town, Ruddy is the perfect spot to transition from a productive workday to a memorable nightlife experience. ### 🔥💥 THE EVENT HIGHLIGHTS 💥🔥 ### 🎉🥳 GRAND OPENING HAPPY HOUR! 🥳🎉 **Get ready for two hours of epic drinking! We've secured an exclusive deal to start the party right!** **✨ 🍹 BEERS & WINE 4€** **COCKTAILS & HARD DRINKS AT 50% OFF! 🍸 ✨** **Happy hour runs 19.30-21.30!** 🍻 Make sure you arrive early to take full advantage of this amazing offer! ### ✅ WHAT TO EXPECT: * **🌍 International Networking:** Meet incredible people from all corners of the globe. * **🤝 Friendly Atmosphere:** Our community is known for being welcoming and open. Walk in, say "Tere," and make new friends! * **🎶 Good Music & Drinks:** Enjoy the cool vibes and half-price drinks at Ruddy. * **💼 Opportunity & Leisure:** Whether you’re looking for a business partner, a new language buddy, or just someone to dance with—you’ll find them here. **Don't miss out on the party of the season! Can’t wait to meet you all!** **¡Tere tulemast!**

Most people use AI like a search box: they type one sentence, hope for the best, and get frustrated when the answer is generic, wrong, or useless. But getting better results from tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and other AI systems is not about memorizing magic prompts. It is about learning how to give the AI better context. In this beginner-friendly session, we’ll break down how to make AI dramatically more useful by improving the way you communicate with it. You’ll learn how to give clearer instructions, provide examples, set constraints, ask for better output formats, and use follow-up questions to turn a mediocre answer into a genuinely useful one. We’ll cover practical techniques you can use immediately for work, learning, writing, coding, planning, research, and everyday problem solving. We’ll also touch on why these same ideas show up in more advanced AI systems, including RAG, agents, evaluations, and AI workflows. No technical background required. Bring your curiosity, your questions, and maybe one real task you wish AI was better at helping you with. **What you’ll learn:** * Why “better prompting” is really about better context * How to structure requests so AI gives more useful answers * How to use examples, constraints, and output formats * How to iterate when the first answer is not good enough * How these skills connect to more advanced AI workflows This meetup is for anyone who wants to move beyond basic ChatGPT usage and start getting more practical value out of AI. LOGISTICS AND PARKING: The talk starts at 7:00 PM. The first half hour is reserved for everyone to get set up and mingle. Free pizza and drinks! The cheapest parking option is to find street parking, which will only cost you a few bucks. Otherwise, park in the nearby veteran's museum lot for $8. It's highly recommended you avoid the nearby $15 garage parking.

**Important time note:** Please plan on arriving between 5:30 and 6:00 as the elevators lock after 6 and you'll need to message us and we'll need to come get you. The building address is 4450 Bridge Park The entrance is 6620 Mooney St, Suite 400 You will need to scan your ID at the door to get a visitor badge. **Abstract** Like it or not, AI agents are now capable of turning a quickly written paragraph of requirements into a pull request that is ready to be integrated into real-world production applications and it's now our responsibility to make sure AI doesn't go rogue and take down prod - or corrupt our data by misunderstanding the requirements or our existing schemas. In this session we'll explore strategies to protect our codebases through unit and integration testing, documentation, and code review along with additional ways of providing context and guard rails to our AI agents as they carry out the work we've assigned them to do. By the time we're done, you'll have a firm grasp of the problem and understand some helpful options for protecting your codebase from vibe coding mishaps getting YOLOed into prod. **YouTube Link** TBD

PLEASE NOTE!!! This event will be In-Person for our very 1st Improving collab! If you know the [Columbus Unity group](https://www.meetup.com/columbus-unity-user-group/) location, we'll be at the same place. This is our 1st event and are doing a soft launch with limited attendance. 1st come 1st serve. If you want to be there and we fill up, please email me at [info@thecogg.com](mailto:info@thecogg.com) and I'll be in touch. All street parking is free on Sundays but you can also pay to park in any of the local garages. See image of [parking map here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mr9_LFIggbs-0_Zd3AJTGNqEhgMf2TzQ/view?usp=sharing). \-\-\- On the last Sunday of the month, we're having our usual end-of-the-month social gathering with our GameDev Meetup meeting. There will be announcements and presentations followed by some social networking Let's continue the conversations with good vibes and friends. All are welcomed from all ages and backgrounds to this public event. If we can, we'll be streaming or uploading the video later via our COGG YouTube channel here: [https://www.youtube.com/@TheCOGG/streams](https://www.youtube.com/@TheCOGG/streams) (Also please do subscribe if you have not done so!) No game development experience required! If you are interested in doing a 20 minute game development related presentation, please fill out our form online here: [https://goo.gl/forms/lVdTJZiNJewlPJuj1](https://goo.gl/forms/lVdTJZiNJewlPJuj1) Or e-mail us at info@thecogg.com with the following: Your Name, Company/Affiliation, Name of Your Game/Topic, Description, Tech Needs, and Your Contact. Be sure to check out our Discord for real time news updates: [https://discord.gg/NrBhuNQ](https://discord.gg/NrBhuNQ)

We meet to learn and practice American Sign Language and to grow our familiarity with Deaf culture. Facilitated by hearing folks (with a connection to a professional interpreter) using Deaf-created content. People of all ASL skill levels are welcome! As we learn, we hope to connect more with the Deaf community in Central Ohio. Join us as you're able! Come regularly or just once - whatever you're looking for! Each meetup will explore different topics related to ASL/Deaf culture, and will feature time to practice conversation with one another. Just bring yourself and a willingness to learn!

Join Voice Over Pros Of Ohio for an exciting morning of networking, and exploring opportunities in the world of voice acting. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out, this event is perfect for expanding your network, learning how to start a VO business, and for honing your skills. Connect with fellow voice actors and VO experts, that will help you succeed in your voice over business. This event will feature discussions on professional development, entrepreneurship in the voice over industry, with tips for navigating the world of voice acting. Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn from others, collaborate with like-minded individuals, and take your voice over career to the next level. Join us Saturday, May 30, from 10am - 12pm and learn how to start or grow your voice over business. Let your voice be heard! The $10 fee covers refreshments and door prizes.

TOPIC (TBD): Meeting Schedule: 1. 6:00 - Introduction, Meet New Members 2. 6:10 - Old Business 3. 6:20 - New Business 4. 6:30 - Pre-Shoot Briefing/Education 5. 7:15 - Break 6. 7:30 - Image Critique 7. 8:00 - Adjourn Pre-Shoot Brief/Education: NIK Collection 8 Image Critique: Previous Photoshoot Images (iPhone images and Christmas Cards). If anyone has images they would like critiqued, please provide them at the beginning of the meeting. Providing Images for Critique: For now, I will collect images at the beginning of the meeting on a USB memory stick. My computer has USB-C ports, so a USB-C memory stick or one with dual (USB-C / USB-A) ports will be needed. Images should follow these format rules: JPG - 80% quality or higher 132 dpi resolution 2048 pixels across the long edge Embedded colorspace - sRGB

Come out to Improving for our monthly iOS and Mac meetings. This Month's Presentation: Nothing yet. (You should volunteer). What is Cocoaheads (http://cocoaheads.org/)? CocoaHeads is a group devoted to discussion of Apple Computer's Cocoa Framework for programming on MacOS X and iOS (including the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch). During monthly meetings, members present on their projects and offer tutorials on various programming topics. What is BuckeyeCocoa (http://buckeyecocoa.org/)? BuckeyeCocoa is a group of Objective-C/Swift developers/enthusiasts. We host monthly Cocoaheads and near-weekly NSCoder meetings in Columbus, Ohio. The meetings are free to attend. Presentations! Presenters welcome! We are always in need of people willing to present material. Any Swift and/or Objective-C related topic is welcome. Times can be 5 minutes (i.e. lightning talks) to a maximum of 2 hours. Interested? Contact info is on the BuckeyeCocoa website. To volunteer for a presentation contact us at @BuckeyeCocoa on Twitter. Follow us on Twitter! @BuckeyeCocoa (https://twitter.com/#!/Buckeyecocoa/) For more information: http://buckeyecocoa.org/