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Communicators Breakfast: Best-selling Author Les McKeown on Being a “Synergist” and Leading a Successful Team
From cloakrooms to boardrooms, gridlock is a familiar term in Washington, and it’s not always used to describe a traffic tie-up on the Beltway. Les McKeown, an advisor to companies and organizations on accelerated growth, will speak at the Communicators Breakfast on Wednesday, June 11 at 8 a.m., to describe the role of the “Synergist” and it leads an organization passed inertia to achieve world-class success. According to McKeown, every successful team has a critical player, the Synergist, who can lead three other types of players, the bold dreamers (Visionaries), the pragmatic realists (…
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Pub Quiz
It’s time once again to get that left side of your brain in shape for an evening of trivia, food, drinks and prizes. Yes, the National Press Club’s monthly Pub Quiz returns to the Reliable Source's Truman Lounge Thursday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m. -- packed with gag gifts and prizes for those who like to unleash their inner Cliff Clavin and showcase their knowledge on anything and everything, from movies and ‘80s music to sports and politics. Sponsored by the Events Committee, Pub Quiz is a great opportunity to gather with friends over food and drinks and to meet new friends and members. Veteran…
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Google Glass Demo at Communicators Breakfast
Back in the 1980s, the band Timbuk3 sang about the future being so bright that they had to wear shades. But if the one-hit wonder was around today, they likely would be singing about how their Google Glass is helping them see what lies ahead. At the next Communicators Breakfast on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 8 a.m. in the Truman Lounge, NPC member Thomas Sanchez will give a show and tell with his new pair of Google Glass and discuss how the new wearable computer has the power to shape the future. Admission to the breakfast is free for NPC members and $10 for their guests. To the naked eye, Glass…
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Entrepreneurship - Buzz Word or Valuable Lesson?
Why is everyone talking about entrepreneurship? What does entrepreneurship really mean? To get the answers, join Jessica Hirt and Hannes Luth, passionate entrepreneurs and co-founders of Wunderbar Media, at the NPC Communicators Breakfast in the Truman Lounge on Wednesday, Jan. 29. A continental breakfast and networking starts at 8 a.m., and the program begins at 8:30 a.m. Admission to the Communicators Breakfast is free for NPC members and $10 for guests. Jessica will share her experience from the corporate world and discuss the lessons she learned from opening a satellite office for a large…
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Politics Straight Up
Join the National Press Club as they host "Politics Straight Up" with Press Pool host, Julie Mason live on POTUS, Sirius XM 124 this Friday, September 27th from 3:00-6:00 p.m. Participants include: (times included) 3-3:30-Jeff Zeleny, ABC News Senior Washington Correspondent, follow him @JeffZeleny 3:30-4-David Jackson, covers the White House for USA Today, follow his tweets @DJUSAToday, read his posts at The Oval Blog 3:30-4- Bennett Roth, Congressional Editor for Bloomberg News 4-4:30-Jonathan Allen, White House Bureau Chief for POLITICO 4:30-5- Jimmy Williams, MSNBC political contributor…
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Chef Susan Delbert on WUSA, Channel 9
Chef Susan Delbert will be on WUSA, Channel 9 at 11:30am, talking about the August 1 lunch to possibly the most prestigious group of chefs in the world, a French organization, the Club des Chefs des Chefs, whose members are the chefs to heads of state all over the world. She will be making the salad and will have an example of the meal served. The menu will be available in the Fourth Estate restaurant to sample, after DC Restaurant Week, which is next week, and to which we are also participating. Basically, when everyone returns from vacation after labor day, for the whole month of…
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National Press Club Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras Carnival celebrations are just around the corner. Look no further than the National Press Club to kick off the festivities. On Tuesday, February 12, "Fat Tuesday" from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. swing by the Truman lounge for an evening of live jazz with the Capital Focus Jazz Band. Delight in cajun appetizers, entrees and specialty cocktails for a night filled with the flavors and sounds of New Orleans. Every person attending will automatically be entered into a free raffle contest for two passes to the Blues Alley Jazz club and a National Press Club baseball hat. Fancy masks are…
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Pub Quiz
Another installment of one of the Club's most popular events -- the monthly Pub Quiz -- will take place for this Thursday evening, Dec. 20, in the Truman Lounge. Marc Wojno will be returning to emcee the final edition of 2012. Teams of Know-it-alls should assemble in the lounge at 7 p.m. for a fun night of worthless trivia with a great crowd. Enjoy cold beer and the Reliable Source's signature menu while you show off your smarts. Each team needs to include at least one National Press Club member. Round prizes will be awarded as well as the evening’s grand prize --$50 off the winning team’s…
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NPC History and Heritage Committee meeting
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NPC Pub Quiz Night
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