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Public Speaking with the Data Science Speakers Club | HYBRID Meeting
The Data Science Speakers Club is a Toastmasters International club enabling the current and next generation of Data Scientists to improve their Public Speaking Skills.
This is a HYBRID Meeting!
So join us Online via ZOOM or In-Person.
Joining the Data Science Speakers Club means joining a supportive environment to build your confidence in public speaking and to practice speaking in front of an audience. You will also gain the opportunity to receive feedback on your speeches in a friendly environment, including what you have done well and guidance on the areas you can improve upon. We also run a mentorship program where an experienced mentor supports you on your public speaking journey.
Meeting Theme: **TBC**
Tentative Schedule:
18:30 - President's welcome
18:40 - Prepared Speeches (3 prepared speeches with evaluation)
19:25 - Guest introduction
19:30 - Break
19:40 - Table Topic
20:30 - Wrap up, awards, announcements
End of Meeting
The theme is to do with exploring various aspects of power, including how it is distributed, challenged, and transformed in different contexts.
In the first part, there will be speeches.
In the second half, we will have impromptu speeches preparation in groups called Table topics where guests can participate.
We meet on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Mondays of each month from 6:30 pm online. Each meeting is a mixture of prepared speeches by our members, speaking roles, and impromptu speaking challenges by members and guests. Our meetings are free to attend and you only have to speak if you want to. For in-person attendance, snacks will be provided.
Entrepreneurs, Innovators, and Mathematical and Logical Thinkers aiming to focus on their communication and leadership development are always welcome to attend our meetings, to increase their self-confidence, become better speakers, and become better leaders.
TEAMS LINK: [https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/352477918221829?p=LtDExmS9LMipykYWTZ](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/352477918221829?p%3DLtDExmS9LMipykYWTZ&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw28YzznzuunWRGwzVhie0-x)
FACEBOOK: [https://www.facebook.com/datasciencespk/](https://www.facebook.com/datasciencespk/)
LINKEDIN: [https://www.linkedin.com/company/data-science-speakers-club](https://www.linkedin.com/company/data-science-speakers-club)
TWITTER: [https://twitter.com/datasciencespk](https://twitter.com/datasciencespk)
INSTAGRAM: [https://www.instagram.com/datasciencespk/](https://www.instagram.com/datasciencespk/)
Let's meet up and speak English in Kings Cross!
This is a mini-group class for a small number of English students (minimum 2, maximum 4) so that everyone gets lots of opportunity to speak and be corrected. We switch topics as the conversation flows, so that you can get used to talking about a variety of subjects and build your confidence, grammar and vocabulary. The atmosphere is fun and friendly and you'll meet new people to practice with. Look forward to seeing you there!
🏸Causal/Social Badminton📍Archway 📶 Mixed Ability
**BOOK HERE**: https://sportas.co.uk/games/48935
**Game Description:**
🧡Come and join us for a casual friendly & social badminton session in Archway. This venue consists of 4 courts in total.
🚨Directions🚨
📍Enter via Thornbury Square road and walk all the way downhill. (Note: you won’t be able to enter through the school!)
🚶♂️10 minute walk from Archway or Highgate tube stations (Northern Line)
🚗 Free car parking on site
🚿 Showers, changing rooms, water fountain & toilets are available in
**Rules**
🏸The session is for mixed ability players so please be positive and encouraging to all players. We highly encourage you to read the rules for classic doubles prior to the session so we can run the games smoothly.
👯♀️We play doubles for the whole time and keep rotating courts so everyone gets to play with each other.
We use Yonex Mavis 300 Nylon Shuttle cocks. We also have a few spare rackets.
Free in-person English classes in London
Come and join us every week day from 12.45pm - 2.45pm.
Classes for levels elementary to upper-intermediate (A1+ - B2+)
Improve your fluency, listening and reading comprehension, grammar and vocabulary with our friendly classes.
No payment needed - the classes are **completely free** because the teachers are training with a University of Cambridge accredited program.
Join us at 24 Great Chapel St, London, W1F 8FS
Take the level test in advance for more information about classes for your level (link to the level test: https://forms.gle/mn3hqUgo3BRLyAUi7) and wait for up to one business day for more information.
OR
Come 15 minutes early on your first day to do a quick speaking test and find your classroom.
See you soon!
JUNE 2026 - London Afternoon In-Person Free English Classes
**Hello there!**
Our Face-to-Face Afternoon Classes are back this June in London!
Are you learning English as a second language and looking for an opportunity to practise your English? Interested in **free, in-person classes**? We’ve got you covered!
Here at **Stafford House,** our teachers-in-training are gaining hands-on experience by teaching enthusiastic English learners. Each lesson is interactive and fun, with plenty of opportunities to practise speaking, meet other learners, and improve your English along the way.
We also offer **free online English classes**. Check out our other events for more information!
Please see the **updated** details below!
🕑 **When:** From **8th June - 2nd July (4 weeks)**
➡️**Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays** 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
➡️**Fridays** 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m
📍 **Where:** Stafford House London, 2 Southampton Place, WC1A 2DA (just 2 minutes from Holborn Station)
📚 **Level: Both levels available**
**\- Pre\-Intermediate \(A2\-B1\)**
**\- Upper\-Intermediate \(B2\)**
Spaces are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please arrive **15- 30 minutes early** to secure your spot. We will ask for your name and email upon arrival.
*Please note⚠️ confirming attendance on Meetup does not guarantee a place in the classroom.*
**Please note that class times or dates may occasionally change due to the nature of the course. If this happens, we will inform you by email.**
We look forward to seeing you all very soon!
Got Questions? send us an email at [[[teachertraining@staffordhouse.com](mailto:teachertraining@staffordhouse.com)]
EN PRESENTIEL - Experience French, la prise de parole en public bilingue fr/en
**Viendrez-vous assister à notre réunion Toastmasters?**
Nous nous rencontrons "en mode Hybride" au coeur de Londres et tout le temps "en distanciel".
Eh oui, que vous soyez basé.e au Royaume-Uni, au Maroc, aux Etats-Unis ou encore en France pour ne citer que quelques lieux, vous pouvez rejoindre notre cohorte internationale de francophiles et francophones "en ligne" via ZOOM :)
👀 REJOIGNEZ-NOUS !!
Au programme de la soirée, vous aurez :
* **des discours préparés** de 5 à 7 min délivrés par les membres de notre club Experience French Toastmasters,
* **des évaluations,**
* **des discours improvisés** de 1 à 2 min sur un sujet dévoilé le soir même,
* **du feedback pour tout le monde :)** émanant des participants et également du grammairien, du gardien du temps et de l'évaluateur général.
*(Note: It is all about **speaking and practising**, communication and leadership. We learn by speaking in front of an audience, taking on roles, getting feedback, and improving. We do recommend our club to people who are already fluent in French and in English.*
*We LEARN by SPEAKING in FRONT of PEOPLE, TAKING ON ROLES, GETTING FEEDBACK, and IMPROVING.*
Vous pouvez assister à quelques unes de nos réunions en tant qu'invité, avant de vous engager... C'est gratuit !
Ensuite, quand vous nous rejoignez **en tant que Membre**, vous suivez le programme éducatif Pathways de Toastmasters International.
Venez prendre une part active dans le déroulement de nos réunions et le club. Venez vous amuser avec nous !
**Rejoignez le Club :)**
**Nos frais d'adhésion sont extrêmement abordables.**
C'est clairement une occasion à ne pas manquer !
Au plaisir de vous accueillir au club,
A très bientôt :)
Lisp Events This Week
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Apache Flink/London
**Real-Time. Real Challenges. Real Conversations.**
📅 *Jun 30th, London, 6:30 -8:30 PM*
180 Borough High St
London SE1 1AP, UK
**About this event**
Join us for an evening dedicated to real-time data and Apache Flink®. Whether you're already running streaming pipelines in production or just starting to explore stateful stream processing, this is a chance to learn from practitioners, swap war stories, and connect with the London data community.
Expect talks on building and scaling stream processing systems, lessons from production deployments, and where real-time architectures are heading, followed by drinks, food, and plenty of time to network.
**What to expect**
* Technical talks from engineers running Flink and streaming systems at scale
* Real-world use cases: exactly-once processing, CDC, event-driven architectures
* Q&A with speakers
* Food, drinks, and networking with the London data engineering community
**Who should come**
Data engineers, platform engineers, architects, and anyone curious about Apache Flink and real-time data processing. All experience levels welcome.
**Agenda**
* 6:00 PM — Doors open, drinks & networking
* 6:30 PM — Talks begin
* 8:00 PM — Open networking
* 9:00 PM — Wrap up
**Save your spot**
If you'd like to join the meetup, please make sure to register using the link below:
[https://luma.com/y9gskuu4](https://luma.com/y9gskuu4)
Your registration helps us plan seating, catering, and event logistics.
Looking forward to seeing you all there!
English/Spanish Meetup
Improve your Spanish/English with a bunch of friendly people over a pint!
¡Puedes mejorar tù Español/Ingles con un grupo de personas amables con una bebida!
LJC Meetup at Neo4j - Smarter Search with Spring AI and Neo4j
Register: [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ljc-meetup-at-neo4j-smarter-search-with-spring-ai-and-neo4j-tickets-1991379537804](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ljc-meetup-at-neo4j-smarter-search-with-spring-ai-and-neo4j-tickets-1991379537804)
LJC Meet-ups is a series of events, aimed at giving all Community members an opportunity to present at an LJC event.
We're excited to invite you to our next Meetup, co-hosted with **neo4j**!
Join the London Java Community for an evening of technical talks, networking, and knowledge sharing hosted by Neo4j.
This month’s meetup explores two of the hottest areas in modern software development: integrating Generative AI into Java applications and deploying Machine Learning models within Java ecosystems.
Whether you’re a Java developer, architect, data engineer, or simply curious about the latest innovations shaping our industry, this session will provide practical insights and real-world examples from experienced practitioners.
Free* English conversation class at International café
Discover the World at International Cafe!
We are a group of Christian volunteers set out to create a friendly community that welcomes everyone! Come and practice speaking English with our English speaking volunteers. You will learn more about British culture and discuss life with NEW topics each week. We also include a Bible story at the end of our sessions.
At International Cafe, we start our meet up with Tea & Coffee and continue in engaging conversations. Each week, we'll look at NEW topics about British culture and history, so you can learn and socialize.
Best of all, it's a free event and open to everyone!
So mark your calendars:
🕕 Time: **Sunday at 2:30 PM**
📍 Address: ECIR OEA, Inspire at St James
Questions? Text Organiser at 07708228436.
Trending in China 热搜中国 📱✨
**1st Sunday of every month,** join our **Cultural Club** for a fun and social way to explore Chinese culture while supercharging your language skills.
This isn't just practice; it’s **accelerated progress** through content you love — transforming learning into a **fun cultural discovery**!
**This Month’s Theme – Trending in China 热搜中国 📱✨**
Ever wonder what’s actually taking over screens in China right now? This month, we’re stepping away from the textbooks and into the “Trending” tab!
From the latest viral clips to trendy news that everyone is sharing, come decode the digital culture that’s shaping modern China today, while learning new phrases along the way! It’s fast-paced, fun, and 100% real-world.
* **All levels welcome**: our expert host provides active support so you can participate with confidence, regardless of your level.
* **Price:** £10 (includes all materials + refreshments 🍵✨)
* **Secure your spot** - [Tap here to Pay](https://monzo.com/pay/r/china-unbound_qsboSdlMTJ8Q1R)
**How it works - no 'prep work', just chat!**
* **We provide the inspiration:** Each month, we hand-pick authentic "cultural gems" to share (like a song, a short clip, or book).
* Feel free to bring your own material, but there's no pressure to!
* **We provide the treats:** we stock up on free coffee, tea, and biscuits in our beautiful office. 🍪☕️
* **You show up and enjoy:** Watch your Mandarin skills soar with natural, real-world practice!
This is the ultimate fun way to fluency. We can't wait to welcome you!
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**Take your Mandarin beyond the event.** If you’re looking for a bit more structure to accelerate your learning, let’s chat! We're offering **FREE 1-on-1 course advice sessions** to help you find the perfect class. **No commitment** required. [Book your Free Session](https://eu.bigin.online/org20070515371/bookings/course-advice)
**[China Unbound](https://china-unbound.co.uk/personal/)** is the best place to learn practical Chinese for adults.
While most schools prioritise grammar and writing, we empower you to communicate confidently in real-world situations. Join us and discover a fun, fast, and personalised way to master Chinese!
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Free English Classes Southampton
17:15-18:00 Doors open / Registration
17:30-18:30 Free English Classes in small groups
18:30-19:15 Meal for £3.5 / Meet new people
www.freeenglishclasses.org
Umbraco London July - talks and more at manifesto
We are delighted to announce that manifesto have kindly agreed to host the Umbraco London July Meetup at their offices in Whitechapel, and are very kindly providing us with food and drinks.
**Please register and sign up in advance** so that we can give a list of attendees to reception and comply with their building regulations.
[manifesto](https://manifesto.co.uk/) is a company that uses and champions Umbraco CMS, particularly within the context of digital transformation and sustainability, including being Certified B Corp.
We are welcome from 18:30 onwards, we shall look to get started around 18:45. We'll finish by 21:00 when we take the conversations to a local pub.
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**\*\* AGENDA \*\***
**#1** **Welcome and Latest News**
Peter Cooper from manifesto with Lotte, Ravi and Richard from Umbraco London
**#2 Codegarden 2026: One Umbracian's Experience**
John Seto will be sharing his highlights from Codegarden 2026 - what he learned, what inspired him, and what it means to be part of the wider Umbraco community. He'll also be talking about his experience of the Green Track, a community initiative encouraging contributors to travel to Codegarden by greener means, with free tickets awarded to those selected by Umbraco HQ.
**#3** **manifesto RazorKit**
by Nurhak Kaya and Pete Cooper
At manifesto, we have created a new component-driven development experience specifically for [ASP.NET](http://ASP.NET) Core Razor and Umbraco applications. This approach allows us to develop, test, and document our UI components in isolation within a live application through an interactive preview environment, eliminating the need to navigate through the entire application flow. In this talk, we will provide hands-on details about this approach and discuss its benefits for both development teams and clients.
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If you realise you can't make it please be sure to change your RSVP to No in case there are people on the waiting list.
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If you would like to contribute to our meetups please in touch by email (hello@umblondon.co.uk) - we are always looking for people to give talks, or London-based Umbraco agencies to host us for the evening.
Please read the [Code of Conduct](https://bit.ly/UmbLondonCodeOfConduct) for all our events.
Lisp Events Near You
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COhPy Monthly Meeting
**Improving Office in Franklinton**
Physical location:
Improving Office
330 Rush Alley Suite #150
Columbus, OH 43215
Schedule:
6:00 p.m.: Socialize, eat, and drink. Improving will be providing pizza and beverages.
6:30 to 8:00 pm. Main meeting and presentation(s).
Topic: This month Chris Pazsint will be talking about Agentic Coding. How does one use CLI Based Agents, and Agentic IDEs such as Cursor, Kiro, Antigravity? How to include agentic coding plugins for IDEs you already love such as Visual Studio Code.
We meet on the last Monday of each Month. Presentations are given by members and friends of this group. If you would like to do a presentation (small or large) on a python topic, please contact Central OH Python at centralohpython@gmail.com
Rays Of Light Spiritualist Church Service
Rev. Steven Clevenger is an ordained spiritualist minister with over 40 years experience as a Spiritual Healer, Clairvoyant and Spiritual Teacher, educated and trained at the White Lily Chapel.
Rev. Siobhan Wolf Shaffer is an ordained spiritualist minister and certified medium and healer with over 20 years experience. She began her development in 1988 in Pennsylvania and continued when she moved to Ohio in 1998 where she studied at Rays of Lights Church with Rev. Steven Clevenger.
Our full worship services consist of an inspirational lecture, healing meditation, and messages from the spirit world that serve to demonstrate evidence of eternal life.
Please visit our Official Church Website (http://raysoflightchurch.com) for more information.
Cocoaheads
We have moved to guild.host. Look us up there.
https://guild.host/events/buckeye-cocoaheads-rcavwd
Psychic Fair
We will have our certified mediums available and you can receive 3 10-minute readings for $20.
To keep you safe, we will be following all CDC and Health Dept. guidelines at our psychic fair today. Sitters and readers required to wear a mask. We will maintain a minimum of 6 foot physical distance during readings. Please, if you can, bring your own portable chair to use during your readings.
Please note that we are at our wonderful new home at Unity of Columbus, 4211 Maize Road, Columbus, OH
IxDA Chat n Pancakes
You can sleep in on the Sesquicentennial (observed), we’re shifting to the following Friday.
But join the local UX community for a chat and some biscuits to catch up. If you were in CA for Figma Config, tell us all the lines and you can tell me how I can animate an SVG without coding it by hand, and why I’d even want to.
Thanks to the team at Nationwide of supporting the group.
Conversation and Coffee @ Belle's Bread Bakery
Hey Everyone!
Let's meet at Belle's Bread Bakery and Cafe. There is lots of free parking and easy access to the cafe and many shops and restaurants as well. This is a great way to meet new and old friends while chatting about life and practicing English language speaking skills. All are welcome and encouraged to join us anytime between 11am and 1pm. Looking forward to seeing you soon.
Stop Guessing: How to Measure and Improve LLM Outputs
Most people use LLMs by feel: ask a question, read the answer, decide whether it “seems good,” and move on.
That works for casual use. It does not work when you are building software, automating workflows, writing important documents, or relying on AI for anything that needs to be repeatable.
In this talk, we’ll look at how to improve and evaluate the inputs and outputs of LLMs using practical measurement techniques. We’ll cover how prompt changes affect results, how to compare outputs, how to build simple evaluation sets, and how math-based methods like similarity scoring can help you move beyond guesswork.
This will be beginner-friendly, so even if you don't know anything about AI, you should get something out of it. However, this will be a little more technical than our intro talks. You do not need to be an AI researcher, but programmers and technically curious attendees will get a lot out of it.
We’ll cover:
* Why “it looks good” is not enough
* How to improve prompts by changing the input, context, and constraints
* How to compare LLM outputs more systematically
* Basic evaluation techniques for accuracy, consistency, and usefulness
* How embeddings, cosine similarity, and scoring can help evaluate results
* Where automated evaluation works — and where humans still need to stay in the loop
By the end, you’ll have a practical mental model for treating LLMs less like magic and more like systems you can test, measure, and improve.
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.






















