What we’re about
Meetup Bern follows the guidelines of Meetup.com ... "we believe that real-life community is really, really important. When people come together, they create new possibilities for each other. Ideas spread, networks form, movements start. At its simplest, life is just better when you have people to enjoy it with.
Meetup exists to help people grow into the people they want to be and live happy and fulfilling lives by finding the communities that will help them thrive."
Meetup Bern is an inclusive group where organizers create events that all members are welcome to attend. Some groups may have a size limit and in certain instances, such as hiking groups, a specific fitness level may be required to make the event a safe and enjoyable event.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- "Opening Night" - Gena Rowlands film retrospectiveCinema REX Bern, Bern
Kino Rex is having a retrospective of Gena Rowlands films.
For details see: https://rexbern.ch/filmreihen/gena-rowlands-schauspiel-als-grenzerfahrung
Meeting time allows us 15 minutes before the film starts to meet up - please be on time so we can get seats together. In English with German subtitles.
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Tonight's movie: Opening Night is a 1977 American psychological drama film written and directed by John Cassavetes, and starring Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, Joan Blondell, Paul Stewart, Zohra Lampert, and Cassavetes. Its plot follows a stage actress who, after witnessing the accidental death of a fan, struggles through a nervous breakdown while she prepares for an upcoming Broadway premiere.About the actress, from Wikipedia:
Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands (1930-2024) was an American actress, whose career in film, stage, and television spanned nearly seven decades. She was a four-time Emmy Award and two-time Golden Globe winner and was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.She rose to prominence for her collaborations with her actor-director husband John Cassavetes (1929-1989) in ten films, including A Woman Under the Influence (1974) and Gloria (1980), both of which earned her Oscar nominations. In November 2015, Rowlands received an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of her unique screen performances.
About the director, from Wikipedia:
John Nicholas Cassavetes (1929-1989) was an American filmmaker and actor. He began as an actor in film and television before helping to pioneer modern American independent cinema as a writer and director, often self-financing, producing, and distributing his own films. He received nominations for three Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and an Emmy Award. - "Lonely are the Brave" - Gena Rowlands film retrospectiveCinema REX Bern, Bern
Kino Rex is having a retrospective of Gena Rowlands films.
For details see: https://rexbern.ch/filmreihen/gena-rowlands-schauspiel-als-grenzerfahrung
Meeting time allows us 15 minutes before the film starts to meet up - please be on time so we can get seats together. In English with German subtitles.
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Tonight's movie: Lonely Are the Brave is a 1962 American black and white Western film adaptation of the Edward Abbey novel The Brave Cowboy directed by David Miller from a screenplay by Dalton Trumbo and starring Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands and Walter Matthau.
Kirk Douglas plays cowboy Jack Burns, Gena Rowlands portrays his best friend's wife, and Walter Matthau appears as a sheriff who sympathizes with Burns but must do his job and chase him down. The picture also features an early score by composer Jerry Goldsmith. Douglas repeatedly said that this was his favorite film of his own work.Interesting facts: Lonely Are the Brave was filmed after Kirk Douglas read the novel "The Brave Cowboy" and convinced Universal Pictures to produce it with him in the starring role. Douglas assembled the cast and crew through his production company Joel Productions. The movie was filmed in and around Albuquerque, New Mexico: the Sandia Mountains, the Manzano Mountains, the Tijeras Canyon and Kirtland Air Force Base.
About the actress, from Wikipedia:
Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands (1930-2024) was an American actress, whose career in film, stage, and television spanned nearly seven decades. She was a four-time Emmy Award and two-time Golden Globe winner and was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.She rose to prominence for her collaborations with her actor-director husband John Cassavetes (1929-1989) in ten films, including A Woman Under the Influence (1974) and Gloria (1980), both of which earned her Oscar nominations. In November 2015, Rowlands received an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of her unique screen performances.
- Toastmasters of BerneRestaurant Casa d'Italia, Bern
Welcome to Toastmasters of Berne.
We are native and non-native English speakers. We come from Switzerland and from all over the world. We come from all walks of life and different age groups.
Our club offers a fun international atmosphere in Berne where English is spoken, with self-paced training.
- we train with impromptu speaking - Think on your feet!
- we deliver prepared manual speeches - Practice and improve!
- we practise the art of constructive speech evaluation
- we gain experience in managing - like leading meetings
- we gain experience in leading - working with and motivating others
We learn with and from each other. We don't have a guru!
Toastmasters International is a non-profit NGO with a network of over 300,000 members in over 15,000 local clubs worldwide. Wherever you go on business or on holiday, you will find a club with similar activities.Visit the Berne Club!
We meet twice a month, on second and fourth Mondays, physically. This is at the Restaurant Casa d'Italia, Bühlstrasse 57, in Länggasse, 3012 Berne. The nearest bus number 20 stop is Mittelstrasse. If there is a fifth Monday in a month, we may hold a zoom or hybrid meetingThis is the usual agenda for the evening:
19:00 First half of the meeting: prepared speeches and seminars
- Speech evaluations
20:00 A short break, then the second half
- Impromptu speeches (1-2 minute improvised responses)
- General evaluations and reports
21:00 (approximately) after the meeting
- Conversation over drinks and/or dinner in the Casa restaurantWe encourage you to arrive at 18:45 so that we can tell you how things run and help you participate. The official meeting starts at 19:00. You can participate in the impro session, or even by taking a role.
There is much more about Toastmasters on www.ToastmastersBerne.ch and https://www.toastmasters.org
- Toastmasters of BerneRestaurant Casa d'Italia, Bern
Toastmasters has helped many people worldwide improving their communication, public speaking, and many “soft skills“ including in management and leadership. Founded in the US in 1924, there are over 15,000 clubs worldwide in every continent, and hundreds of thousands of current members.
We normally start with several prepared speeches (5-7 minutes each), followed by improvisations (1-2 minutes each). Speakers receive feedback from their evaluators. We occasionally have seminars, debates, and other spoken word activities.
After the meeting join us for a meal and conversation!
Evaluations are the way we help each other improve. Feedback themes include speech organisation, tension buildup and resolution, logic and transitions, ... Delivery techniques like voice, body language, use of space and gestures. Language points like identifying filler words (hum, uh, ...like...) and pauses. We emphasis good usage of English but don't make a fuss about grammar. So we work on improving our weak points and find our strengths, to improve our own individual public speaking styles.
If you are new to Toastmasters: we always welcome guests and we believe in learning by doing! Therefore, if you come for the first time, we encourage you to arrive at 18:45 so that we can immediately tell you how things run and help you participate. The official meeting starts at 19:00. You can start by improvising, or even by taking role.
More about Toastmasters on www.ToastmastersBerne.ch and https://www.toastmasters.org
