Does this sound familiar? You are at the podium, speechless. No word is coming out; worse, nonsensical words are coming out that even you, the speaker, do not understand. The audience gives you the blank stare. The awkward silence is unbearable. You feel terrible and want to hide. Chances are you have been there. We all have. Public speaking evokes fear; but like all other skills, it can be learned and developed, and the fear subdued. At Toastmasters, public speaking is all we do. This is GGU To …

Speaking Fearlessly Circles Do you have an important message or mission or product? What's holding you back from speaking up right now? Speaking Fearlessly Circles are designed to: 1) Build a community to support each other in sharing great speaking tips 2) Practice in front of a receptive audience and receive solid, positive feedback 3) Provide you with a free video recording of your speech to review later and practice in private Speaking Fearlessly Circles are perfect for: * Sales/marketing …

This Toastmaster's group meets at the end of Sansome Street near Fisherman's Wharf. A Toastmasters group is a group organized to help people increase their public speaking and presentation skills

If you want to feel more confident, composed and secure when communicating and presenting to others, join the SFAR Toastmasters Club in the Civic Center. Toastmasters will help improve your public speaking and impromptu communication skills in a supportive and friendly environment. The SFAR Toastmasters Club meets in the Civic Center area every Monday (except holidays) from 11:50 – 12:50 at 301 Grove (at Franklin) in the 2nd floor conference room of the San Francisco Association of Realtors buil …

Pitchklub... the rules. #1 There is No PitchKlub #2 Nail Your Pitch!   PitchKlub is a social discovery app that Philip and I have been building over the last 3 months.  If you go to pitchklub.com on a mobile internet browser, you can see how the app works.  Basically there are 'pitcher' (people speaking to others) and 'raters' (the crowd, anyone being spoken to). Pitchklub creates a process by which a speaker creates an event, in that moment and place, anyone who is listening to the speaker can …

The Toastmodernists are a speaking club with a creative streak. Yes, we are an official Toastmasters club, but one whose members all work in arts-related disciplines -- the Toastmodernists meetings are well suited to creative types who want to brush up on their public speaking chops.  We work hard to improve and to help each other improve, meanwhile having a lot of fun in the process. We meet on the first and third Thursdays of each month at noon in the Yerba Buena district.

SF-CAPS:  Consultants, Coaches, Authors & Public Speakers As a service based professional, you are in an endless game to create more clients, charge as much as possible for your services and create extraordinary results with your clients. Join us to learn advanced techniques about how the top service professionals achieve waiting lists of clients, charge more then their peers and create unexpected results. Led by a successful Bay Area Speakers, Authors and Coaches Michael Leahey and Peter Khoury …

We are a small active homeschooling support group mainly having activities in Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, Concord and the neighboring cities. Our activities are geared for elementary age children. Our homeschooling philosophies include, but are not limited to:Classical, Charlotte Mason, and Eclectic Methods.   We hope to attract like-minded friends to support each other through events such as public speaking, craft/movie night, mini science fair, co-op classes, field trips and parents discu …

We are a positive group of Toastmasters that support each other as we grow as speakers and leaders. We meet weekly at The Rio Sands and welcome new guests. Whether you have a fear of speaking or you need to practice for that next speaking gig, we've got you covered. Come check us out and Speak Up!

Organizers need speakers. Speakers need audiences. ORGANIZERS Here, you can browse through our membership of professional speakers. Our members are pre-screened and organizer approved. Each of these speakers is (obviously) familiar with the Meetup format and is looking for speaking opportunities. They have provided information about their individual specialties in their respective profile pages. You can also visit the FILES tab to view our standard fee agreement and how you can ea …

This group is for anyone who dreams of starting a business, is in startup mode, or currently works in a business that has some social impact. We are also ninjas (figuratively speaking). You will learn cutting-edge business management and interpersonal skills, meet great people, and have fun.

… Bi-monthly newsletters with educational material on networking, public speaking, and business. Participation in business tradeshows (where you'll have an opportunity to market your chapter and your business). Free periodic workshops on networking. And much, much more!!!

We are a group of people that seeks to network with individuals with like minds, to learn the skills necessary to become successful in todays economy. Together, we will create an environment that fosters accelerated learning through active brainstorming, group projects, and group discussions on the most relevant topics in success today. Topics such as Web Marketing Strategies, Social Media 2.0 Marketing, SEO Optimization, Google Adwords & Adsense, Personal Branding Blogosphere, Microblogging, Ar …

Sponsored by the  Living Arts Counseling Center Do you fear social situations? Are you afraid of public speaking? Do you often blushing, sweat, or tremble in social situations? Are you unhappy with your lack of relationships? Welcome to the Social Anxiety Improvement group. We offer professional support groups and casual events where you can: Learn more about social anxiety Meet others who struggle with social anxiety Build satisfying friendships Learn about treatment options for social anxi …

I am starting a group in the East-Bay that will basically mimic THE MOTH http://www.themoth.org/. Topics will be announced through email/ meetup/ facebook and people will be able to show up and share their TRUE stories WITHOUT notes. Stories should be about 10 minutes long and we’ll have 10 – 15 contestants each time. I’m hoping to have two of these each month. As this group is just starting out, the first few meetings will be in my house. Refreshments will be provided with a suggested …

Are you interested in Accent Reduction? Join this group. We will meet to discuss what Accent Reduction is and how it can help you to communicate with confidence and authority in your career, and your social interactions. There will be a different guest speaker for every scheduled Meetup.