TouroCommunicationClub.blogspot.com – Meeting #175

Contents:

1. This week’s conversation – ““Leadership”

2. The next conversation –  ‘Showcase of Student Speakers”

3. Last week’s conversation – ““Behind the Scenes in the 2012 Election Campaign”

4. Upcoming conversations

This Week

1. The Touro Communication Club #175 

    Tuesday, November 27, 2012 – 2:00 – 4:00 pm

Room 316 – Midtown
"Leadership"

During the recent Presidential campaign, the topic of “Leadership” was thrown about by both sides. “My opponent showed no leadership etc.”

Charges were made. Were they true? Was it a horse of a different color?`

The American Dream tells us that we can be anything we want. What does that mean? Becoming a Leader? Is that an empty promise?

Or have we bought an illusion, a mirage?

Supposedly our college education prepares us for leadership. Does it?

Does having a title or a degree automatically make us a leader?

Maybe “Followership” is better than “Leadership.”

During this conversation, we will try to define “Leadership.”

Is leadership a positive concept? Should we aspire to leading?

Why would we want to be leaders? More money?  Prestige? Being famous?

Being on TV? Making a difference? And so many more issues.

Put on your thinking cap and turn the mirror on yourself as we ask “What is Leadership?”

After the election, this conversation should be really interesting!

Bring your friends!!

Next Week

2. The Touro Communication Club #176
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 – 2:00 – 4:00 pmRoom 316 – Midtown

“Showcase of

Student Speakers”

Featured Speakers include:

Ms. Karen Peralta, Class of 2016

“Marine Boot Camp isn’t a Bad Place”

Ms. Denise Rodriguez, Class of 2014

“My First Time in America”

Ms. Joslyn Williams, Class of 2014

“Should the U.S. Legalize Marijuana?”

Joslyn Williams Class of 2014, has put together this first showcase. In her new capacity as president of the Communication Action Team, Joslyn has gathered a number of students who are willing to take the major leap of speaking in front of a friendly group.  We hope this will be the first of many student programs.

Some of these speakers will have taken a Communication course. Others are presenting their talk as a personal challenge. All of these speakers are speaking about a topic that is important to them

Public speaking is an important skill to practice as often as possible. And now Joslyn has provided a brand-new option for Touro students to polish these skills.

Cheer these students as they practice

an important leadership skill!

Bring a friend!

LAST Week

3.  The Touro Communication Club #174 

                          Tuesday, November 20, 2012 – 2:00 – 4:00 pm

Room 316 – Midtown

“Behind the Scenes of

the 2012 Election Campaign”

Most of us know about elections from what we see in the media.
Virtually everything we know about elections is filtered through the eyes of someone else.

through the eyes of talking heads, Facebook and Twitter, TV advertisements, candidate visits on

The View, Jay Leno, David Letterman and The Daily Show.

Rarely do we get a chance to get glimpse from behind the scenes, in the trenches.

 Working on a political campaign is an opportunity for students to learn about

how our democratic process works.

Today we will ask these questions and try to find some answers.

 Is it as glamorous as it seems on television?

Is it exciting? Or boring? If it’s boring why do you do it?

Can you make money working on a political campaign?

Do you have to support the candidate to work for him/her?

What can you learn from working on a political campaign to apply to your daily life?

And on and on and on.

Join us!

This one promises to be an exciting conversation!

Be prepared to ask questions!

Oh, yes! Bring your friends!

New faces included Ira Weinstock and Michael Celler, Familiar faces included Yoko Ono McCullock, Joslyn Williams, Karen Peralta, Sabrina Bryant, Roland Iguina, Michael Moronta, Steven Gradman and Hal Wicke

UPComing Conversations

Topics “Political Speech” “Right & Wrong,” “Equality,” “Free Speech,” ‘’Literacy” “Binary Thinking,” “What is Reality?” “Turning off Your Mental Editor” “Confidence,” “Needing approval,” “What is ‘Work?' “Getting Your Life Together,” “Work and Work Ethic” ”Dealing with Disrespect,”

How To Series – How to Study, “The Cost of Money,

Current Events: An occasional review

Communication Skills – Reading Literature, Interviewing, Elevator speeches, etc.

Communication Strategies – “Getting to YES,” “Shooting from the Lip,”

Films – “RECOUNT” Replay, “The Great Debaters,” “Wag the Dog,” Emmy Winning “Game Change.”(Available January 2013)

Faculty Showcases – Colloquy III - Professor Yearwood on Jane Austen ”Persuasion”

Student Showcases – Liana Perez, ‘14 on “Nutrition and School”

Student Clubs – T.B.A.

Plus your suggestions!

Hal Wicke