Our toastmasters club will help you become fearless at public speaking, develop your persuasive skills, and help you think on your feet.  And we have fun doing it.  You will have opportunities to speak and find your voice, provide positive, helpful evaluations of others, and present impromptu speeches all in a friendly, supportive environment.  Come join us on Wednesdays and join in the fun. Membership is open to anyone over 18.   http://www.timelytalkers.org/  

KidzHelp Digital Writing Project: Writing with a purpose Kids creating digital stories for seniors! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Are you interested in joining our digital writing for kids and seniors volunteer project right here in Streamwood / Elgin? (Run by Jessica, Braden and Bridgette Nicholson)       Most kids love using technology and multimedia. Used wisely, digital writing can help kids improve their writing and help them create writi …

… These presentations and training materials will focus on AFFORDABLE and EFFECTIVE technology. The information presented will be 'practical' and related to students' functional levels, skills and educational needs. This is a group for parents, teachers and others who want to learn more about assistive technology to enhance student performance. This is NOT a group for people who want to vent or complain. It IS a group for people who really want to get together and learn how technology can be FE …

The purpose of this meet up is to share the knowledge and wisdom, physical and spiritual aspects of Ayurveda with people who would like to improve quality of their physical and emotional wellbeing, to be a support group for those who need this support, to be a “home”, a place of meetings for likeminded people. There are  lectures, presentations, and workshops on different topics of Ayurveda and related Vedic sciences, like Yoga, Astrology, and Vastu Shastra. Most of the events are hosted by the …

… Simply stated, Lisa decided to put all the work she was putting into CUSMS into a new group and company and invite her supportive friends (including Kim and other CUSMS originals, when they are available) to join her.We didn’t have the official name or company legalities tight yet, but we didn’t want to skip a month or more of our monthly social media networking sessions & presentations while attending to those details. Friends from the Underground wasn't Born, It was Morphed (a co …

Meet other local Adobe InDesign, InCopy and Acrobat users. Our meetings will focus on the core-capabilities and synergy between Adobe InDesign, InCopy, and Acrobat. We will discuss current best-practices for design and production and develop new strategies for multichannel projects. We will also have interactive industry leaders and guest speakers/presenters. The Guest-speaker presentations contain meaningful tips for all experience levels. Case-history and member presentations are encouraged …

Startup Collaboratory is a group of Entrepreneurs, Business Professionals, and Business Owners who meet to...• Collaborate on starting and growing businesses• Share viewpoints and generate new ideas• Network for help overcoming business challengesAt Startup Collaboratory Meetups, selected members deliver short presentations describing their business, customers, and challenges. After each presentation, a moderated discussion explores new ways of viewing and addressing the member's business challe …

… We will meet up with trading experts who will give educational presentations. We also like to meet up and go out for a meal, some drinks and share stories - both good and bad.       Important Disclaimer:Upon viewing, reading, utilizing, downloading, participation, attending, registration and/or purchase/attendance in/of any of the Online Traders Network, FBN, Floor Traders Club, Educational Products, Channels, Chat Rooms, Webinars, Videos, Newsletters or Services including put not limited t …

… Creating PowerPoint presentations and giving presentations 4. Creating videos 5. Communication and social activities 6. and playing ...................... :-) This will be a practical, hands on group where kids can interact with each other, have fun, and also work on practical written and verbal communication tasks. For each meetup time, I will describe what we want to achieve and the goals for that meetup. I will also let you know what each group will focus on (e.g. socializat …

Are you hungry to know more? Feed your Body, Mind and Spirit. Would you like to Explore, Discover, Learn About......  Hypnosis, Meditation, Dowsing, Tarot, Color Therapy, Crystal Healing, EFT, Law of Attraction, Metaphysics, 2012, drum circles, spiritual movies and much much more.. AFD Journey Inward Meetup Group is part of the CCUU Adult Faith Development Program. The Mission of the Adult Faith Development Program at Countryside Church is to help you find opportunities for learning, make our co …

Come to this series of 4 meetings beginning July 18 and continuing July 25, August 1 and August 8 for multi-media presentations on the second book in the CwG trilogy which deals with global issues, politics, education and the world community. What did God have to say to Neale Donald Walsch? And what do YOU think? Presentation from 6:30 to 7:15 followed by discussion til 8:00 PM. Come if you have read the book and want to talk about it. Come if you haven't read the book and would like to learn m …

… THESE ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ELGIN SHAREPOINT USERS GROUP •Monthly demos/short presentations of member experience or projects •Presentations will be followed by round table discussions to discuss the how's and why's things were done. •Provide networking opportunities for to better get to know members of the community •Provide exam tips and skills for passing certification exams WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT SHAREPOINT ROLES? What are the available areas of work within SharePoint? Archite …

UniForum Chicago is a non-profit organization that holds monthly informative and technical discussions every fourth Tuesday from 7pm to 9pm. This provides a local forum in the Chicago area for open systems and UNIX discussion and allows us to meet with students and other professionals in the field. All meetings are free and open to members and non-members alike and are held at: IIT - Rice Campus Room 103 201 East Loop Road Wheaton, IL 60187-8489 For more information about UniForum Chicago or …

The House of Ayurveda, located in NW Chicago suburbs is the healing center (personal consultations with the certified Ayurvedic medicine practitioner), center of knowledge and spirituality (lectures, presentations, seminars, workshops) , and a Yoga and Meditation studio. The HOUSE OF AYURVEDA is the house of Sun and light, healing and health, joy and harmony, peace and tranquility, knowledge and wisdom, life and longevity, love and happiness. This is your home! It is called home because it is th …

… These are the objectives of the Midwest SharePoint 2010 User Group: Monthly demos/short presentations of member experience or projects Present specific technical areas of SharePoint that are of practical use to professionals Provide exam tips and skills for passing certification exams         WHAT ARE KEY SHAREPOINT ROLES? What are the available areas of work within SharePoint?  It varies all the way from Architects, Project Managers and Governance Specialists to Administrators, Deve …

… Help, those who want to take the certification test, through discussions and PowerPoint presentations. But objective is not to replace a prep training classes or otherwise formal training but to supplement that. Maintain list of any resources like simulated prep test for PMP etc. Develop list of most commonly or tricky questions asked in interviews for Project and other Management jobs. Have interview practice calls based on members request. Maintain list of training institutes that member …