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Toastmasters: Enhance Your Presentation Skills on Monday, Nov. 28
Come hone your presentation skills with the National Press Club’s Toastmasters group! Learn tips for public and professional speaking. Practice prepared deliveries, extemporaneous speaking, and giving cogent answers to spontaneous questions. You will also have a chance to critically listen and analyze others’ presentations. Come see how you can develop your critical thinking skills and improve your confidence to better deliver your message. NPC Toastmasters meets on the second and fourth Mondays at 7 p.m. (no meeting December 26). Free.
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Did you know? Spouse/Partner memberships
Did you know your spouse or domestic partner can be a member of the National Press Club for just $10 a month? The membership is perfect for spouses and domestic partners who are journalists, communications professionals or those who enjoy attending Club events. The membership includes nearly all of the same privileges offered to other members including use of both restaurants, the fitness center, the Journalism Institute and the business center. In addition, Spouse/Partner members can serve on or chair any of the Club’s committees and attend events at the member price. To set up the…
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NPC Honors Johnny Holliday’s Coast-to-Coast Career
On Monday night, long-time sports announcer and former Top 40 radio disc jockey Johnny Holliday became the latest “Legend of Broadcasting” honored by the National Press Club’s broadcast/podcast committee. Holliday was introduced to dinner guests in the Winner’s Room by committee member fellow broadcaster and former WWDC colleague Camille Bohannon. While hired to spin records, Holliday quickly became famous for other talents, including his impressions of television newscaster David Brinkley and others. Bohannon noted Holliday’s attention to detail, paired with compassion for others, by simply…
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EPA Administrator Says Clean-Energy 'Inevitable' No Matter What Trump May Do
Gina McCarthy, the outgoing Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, declared "the train to a global, clean-energy future has already left the station" and expressed confidence that it would not be derailed by the incoming Trump administration. In a speech Nov. 21 at a National Press Club luncheon, McCarthy, who has headed the EPA under President Barack Obama since 2013, did not mention President-elect Donald Trump by name. But she said a transition to a low-carbon economy was "inevitable" because of the threat of global climate change. Trump has indicated skepticism about global…
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Club closed Thanksgiving weekend
The National Press Club will be closed on Thanksgiving and the Friday (11/25) and Saturday (11/26) after Thanksgiving. The Club will reopen on Monday (11/28).
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Art Wiese's Snippets #3
1979 Club President Art Wiese was one of the Club's greatest leaders and most ardent supporters. He was responsible for planning much of the reconstruction of the Club during the building renovation in the early 1980s. For years, he was a watchdog to assure that the Club maintained its tradition as a safe harbor for journalists and communicators. In his later years, he put together a series of snippets on the Club's history. In honor of his passing this year, the Wire will run one of them each week. Here's another: "On November 22, 1932, less than three weeks after Democrats swept to…
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"Smitty" talk dominates Unipressers reunion at the Club
During its glory days, UP (subsequently UPI) was fueled by a host of talented but underpaid and understaffed correspondents, eternally bonded by a sense of esprit de corps. The brightest star in this constellation was Merriman Smith. When Smitty, as he was almost universally known, died the UPI story identified him as “Merriman Smith, the dean of White House correspondents." The next day, one UPI staffer said the lead should have identified him as, simply and elegantly, “Merriman Smith, the White House reporter." In other words, “THE White House reporter.” Although he died 46 years ago, by…
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Trump Victory -- What the Media Got Right & Wrong -- Thursday, Dec. 1
Panel moderator and Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan, Hillary Clinton campaign reporter Abby Phillip of The Washington Post, Republican National Committee chief strategist and communications director Sean Spicer, NBC News national correspondent Peter Alexander, and former Bill Clinton White House press secretary and Commission on Presidential Debates co-chair Mike McCurry will look back on a truly unprecedented presidential campaign cycle. The National Press Club’s Broadcast Committee invites you to join them and your fellow Club members for a lively panel discussion…
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APSA Congressional Fellowship for Journalists – Application Due Monday, Dec. 5
Interested in seeing how Congress works from the inside? The American Political Science Association will accept applications for its 2017-18 Congressional Fellowship Program through Monday, Dec. 5. According to its website, APSA sponsors this fellowship to “enhance public understanding of policymaking and improves the quality of scholarship, teaching and reporting on American national politics.” Details and the application can be found online.
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Did you Know? Afternoon coffee in Truman Lounge
Did you know the Club has complimentary coffee service every weekday starting at 3:00 p.m. in the Truman Lounge of the Reliable Source restaurant on the 14th floor? It is the perfect spot for a break to network with fellow members, an afternoon meeting or to catch up on the daily news. For more information about your membership benefits send an email to [email protected].
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