Our next meetup will be on "The Art of the Jounrlistic Interview" a plus for anyone who wants to sharpen their interview skills and gain the insights into expanding one's communication skills, whether for an interview or simply increasing one's ability to socially interact with others.

As a journalist/photographer, very often we need more than a picture to relay a message, we sometimes need a story to go with it and this separates a good journalist from mediocrity. The same skills that one uses for opening up a client in an interview are no different from the skills needed to be socially adept when meeting someone for the first time. So often we are so focused on our own life and needs, we overlook those chance encounters with others that can blossom into great friendships or more.

A good interviewer is "other person oriented" and has the tools to open others to reveal themselves more candidly and honestly. The self is too small an object for perpetual enthusiasm, and people who lack good communication skills are generally self-absorbed and introverted, but good communication is something that can be learned, just as one learns anything else. Perfect love is perfect communication.

Self absorption leads to boredom, boredom leads to fatigue, fatigue to failure.

Learning how to come alive to the possibilities around you by bonding and uniting with others empowers us as humans and opens the doors to great opportunities and possibilities in life.

Come an join us for a night sharing and learning!