Freedom Works UK Transforming Lives Developing Leaders Freedom Works is a UK based support group (a Social Enterprise) set up to enable people who suffer from Anxiety (anything that prevent people from being fully confident in public situations, selling themselves, making public presentations or succeed at interviews, work, interpersonal relationships etc), low self esteem or depression to attend workshops and transform their lives so that they are not stopped by their issues. These worksho …

*News* Following a consultation with our active members, we have decided to reformulate our group to empower communities and individuals. We are...   A group of individuals aiming to empower their community and themselves in a business that takes community empowerment beyond what a charity can offer.   The aim of each Community Business is to empower people and to generate a profit which can be used to help and support the community members.   Whether it be skills, health, employment, or …

The London Java Community (LJC) is a group of Java Enthusiasts who are interested in benefiting from shared knowledge in the industry. Through our forum and regular meetings you can keep in touch with the latest industry developments, learn new Java (& other JVM) technologies, meet other developers, discuss technical/non technical issues and network further throughout the Java Community. FAQ What is the LJC? What goes on in the LJC? Who can join? Is there a fee to Join, is there a fee for the …

What do Zeitgeist Movement members think about this entry? A better world does not come about by itself. Many people know this and are doing what they can. This meetup is intended to explore the possibility of forming alliances and alignments between diverse efforts engaged in transforming our world. The unifying goal of these efforts is to arrive at a sustainable global civilisation where there is No War; No Poverty; No Oppression; No Exploitation; No avoidable suffering --- in short, a P …

We believe that effective, ethically based communication is the key to unlocking human potential - individually, in families, in teams and can transform hierarchical organisations for the better, enabling them to be more productive, act more responsibly while creating value for staff and shareholders alike. At the level at which we work, we see increased empathy, decreased fragmentation, increased engagement. At The Academy of Oratory, we achieve this by using tried, tested and very practical te …

This is a community for those who care and are proud of what they do. For those developers, regardless how experienced they are, who want to improve and master their craft. This is a community for those who believe that being average is just not good enough. The Manifesto for Software Craftsmanship As aspiring Software Craftsmen we are raising the bar of professional software development by practicing it and helping others learn the craft. Through this work we have come to value: Not onl …

Dear all Are you looking to improve your public speaking, communication and presentation skills? Join our group of friendly members who practise communicating, presenting and speaking twice a month at the Hilton Hotel in Angel. Angel Speakers is one of 30 Toastmasters Clubs across London and more than 1,000 across the world! At the club, everyone learns to speak by practice! The BEST and ONLY way to learn The evening normally has two parts: Part 1 - Impromptu speaking You are put in the spotligh …

What Topics? Java & JEE, Design & DDD, OpenSource.NET, Ajax & RIA, Cloud&Grid, SOA What kind of events? We organise free evening events, which we call In-the-Brain Sessions, through these sessions we hope to give you the opportunity to have a peek in the brain of Technology creators and industry thinkers, shakers and movers! We host various User Group meetings, enabling the community to meet up in our fully equiped premises and share skills and ideas, for example, the London JAVAWUG and .NET …

DOGA Ecstatic Dance: inspired live music, gong bath, meditation, tribal community, sacred vision, healing and joining... We've been co-creating inspiring, heartful gatherings for four years or more and we'd love you to join us! We meet every month and spontaneously create intuitive magic with a different theme in our awareness, such as gratitude for the earth, our bodies, our interconnectedness to all things. We generate joyful energy with conscious intent: to recognise our authentic power to …

This group is for anyone who deals with content. That's user experience designers, information architects, web writers and editors, web developers and technologists, marketers, communications pros, community managers, product managers, publishers, entrepreneurs, and content strategists of all stripes. We set up this group to allow professionals from all backgrounds with an interest in content strategy to share ideas and learn from each other in an informal environment. If we're going to help ou …

Busibuddies is a business network for Business owners and Professionals. Our monthly events are to complement our online community.

… It is an open forum for like-minded individuals who have an interest in: creating growth and value through strategic transformation executing organisation design managing business change running change and transformation focused communication campaign undertaking social media and digital cultural change optimising customer experience managing business process excellence empowering people and workforce implementing learning and continuous improvement cultu …

London Spanish Language Meetup Group (aka "spanish meetup") is one of London's largest and best attended meetup groups. Our group is a very friendly, international community of Spanish speakers. Our motto is "Meet friends. Enjoy London. Speak Spanish" Atencion: This meetup group is definitely not for beginners looking to learn basic Spanish. See our FAQ for more details

… There are lots of good reasons to join a club like Bloomsbury Speakers, but here are a few of the most popular: to overcome a fear of public speaking or just build confidence when presenting to an audience to prepare for a specific event such as a wedding speech or an important presentation to develop effective communication and leadership skills that are valuable in many areas of life It's also a great way to meet new and interesting people – we're a pretty sociable bunch! How do I find …

Zappers is a peer sharing community designed for those who believe in learning from each other and sharing testing knowledge. Zappers are from all walks of life, some are professional software testers for large international corporations, whilst others are computer science students looking to see how their skills match up, anyone with an interest in software testing would be most welcome to join us. Zappers believe in raising the standard of software testing internationally so most Zappers come …