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- Network event77 attendees from 47 groups hosting🗽In-Person Event in New York City! 🗽 Look For me in the Meetup ShirtThe Standard Biergarten, New York, NY
I'll be the person in the Meetup shirt.
Please be sure to RSVP in our main group for this IN PERSON event at the link below:
https://www.meetup.com/international-friend-connection/events/301509438/The International Friend Connection will be getting together for our annual get together in New York City.
We will be meeting at the Standard Biergarten.
If you'd like to save money, the La Quinta in Secaucus is a fairly affordable place and only a 25-minute bus ride to the Port Authority Bus Station in Manhattan. Here is the link, but you can get a cheaper price on other sites:
https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/laquinta/secaucus-new-jersey/la-quinta-secaucus-meadowlands/overview
I will be flying in on the 25th.
- Network event25 attendees from 47 groups hosting🗺️Meet Friends From Around the World or Practice English with Native Speakers😁Link visible for attendees
Come hang out with us and chat with people from all over the world!
This is an open format discussion group and our purpose is to help people practice speaking with and understanding people across countries and cultures.
We will have a main room and then multiple breakout rooms will be open.
Don't worry if you are shy or awkward or your English could be better. We want to meet you!
Find out more about our non-partisan, not-for-profit work at:
https://internationalfriendconnection.com/Rules:
- New People must show their face on camera
- Be Kind, be patient, and let go of having to be right
- No Arguments
While the International Friend Connection takes extra steps to make this a safe and enjoyable experience, we are not responsible for member-to-member interactions. All attendance is at your own risk. An adult guardian must supervise anyone under the age of 18. Please report any misbehavior to the host or organizer.
Consisting of over 40 groups in cities worldwide, the International Friend Connection is the largest all-volunteer organization of its type.
The official Meetup conduct policy governs all events:
- Network event59 attendees from 47 groups hostingATTENTION: Socially Anxious People👍😁 How to Overcome Social AnxietyLink visible for attendees
Be sure to sign up for our event if you are interested in learning how to:
✅ Escape loneliness 🚪
✅ Build confidence 💪
✅ Create a life worth living 🌟
✅ Make lifelong friends 👫🏽Learn all this in six weeks or less without approaching random strangers, spending all your time at bars 🍹, or pretending to be someone you're not 🎭.
Schedule:
9:00 to 9:10 Introduction and Arrival
9:10 to 9:25 Short presentation
9:25 Breakout rooms open and discussion on social anxiety and interpersonal communications skills in the main room.My efforts in helping people overcome social anxiety have earned me three medals 🏅🏅🏅 from the President of the United States and recognition in 39 countries by Points of Light 🌍. I've also been endorsed by CEO's and famous authors such as Bob Burg, the author of The Go-Giver series.
As always, the only rule is to be kind and respectful to everyone. Although we come from different countries, cultures, and lifestyles, we agree to treat each other with kindness and respect 🕊️.
New people must come on camera and show their faces 📸. This makes it a safe place for everyone. You can do this privately if you are uncomfortable being on camera 🛡️.
Find out more about our award-winning, non-partisan, not-for-profit organization at:
https://internationalfriendconnection.com/Tonight's free event is sponsored by The Friend Magnet™️
https://thefriendmagnet.comABOUT OUR SPEAKER
David Good had his software development career taken away from him by a car accident and a subsequent illness.
To find a new purpose and to give renewed meaning to his life, David founded the non-partisan, not-for-profit International Friend Connection (IFC) in 2014, a community dedicated to helping people overcome social anxiety through online and in-person events.
Today, the IFC has forty-seven chapters and thirty-five thousand members in cities all over the world through the Meetup Platform. For his work in building such a diverse, inclusive, and supportive community, David was appointed by Meetup CEO David Siegel as the founding brand ambassador for Meetup in 2023.
After helping thousands of people beat social anxiety, David Good founded “The Friend Magnet,” a six-week program designed to help those with social anxiety overcome their condition by developing psychological resilience, a growth mindset, emotional intelligence, and real-life social skills.
Over the past nine years, his endeavors have been acknowledged with three medals from the President of the United States and was named a Point of Light award winner. by the Points of Light Foundation, established by former President George H.W. Bush. David’s passion for solving the social isolation and loneliness crisis continues to this day, inspired by a goal of helping connect one million people over the next ten years.
Find out more at https://davidgood.org
- Network event10 attendees from 6 groups hosting🏖️Beach Day In West MichiganThe Deck, Muskegon, MI
Let's enjoy the beach at Pere Marquette Beach!
Bring any games that a group can partake in. Feel free to bring snacks/drinks/lake items you might need while we're there. If you're looking to carpool, leave a comment, and we'll see what we can arrange. Otherwise, plan to meet on the beach.
Watch Comments for updates. I'll update people on what they need to look for when they reach the beach.
We will sit on the beach to the left of a restaurant called "The Deck" and also to the left of the path leading to the pier .
I'll have a Meetup banner if I can purchase a canopy before the event. Keep checking the comments for the exact location.
I have also uploaded a photo with the general area we will be at
This event is shared between 5 groups on both sides of Michigan!
Check out our website where you can find out more about our award-winning, not-for-profit work:
https://internationalfriendconnection.com/