Carol Fleming, Ph.D., Member, Commonwealth Club Board of Governors; Author, It’s the Way You Say It
Rick Gilbert, Ph.D., Author, Speaking Up: Surviving Executive Presentations
What did master orators Lincoln and MLK know about speaking that could help you? This fast-moving review of the key components of memorable public speaking will enlighten the beginner and remind and entertain the old pro. You will leave with a new appreciation of these great speakers and some new ideas for yourself. Read more »
Alex Mehran, CEO, Sunset Development Carl Shannon, Managing Director, Tishman Speyer Gabriel Metcalf, Executive Director, San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Assocation Read more »
Francine Toder, Ph.D., California-Licensed Psychologist; Author, The Vintage Years: Finding Your Inner Artist (Writer, Musician, Visual Artist) after SixtyRead more »
Sandra R. Hernández, M.D., Chief Executive Officer, The San Francisco Foundation Aida Alvarez, Former Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration; Member of President Clinton’s Cabinet Noni Allwood, Vice President and Senior Fellow, Center for Talent Innovation Rose Castillo Guilbault, President, Community Safety Foundation; Author, The Latina’s Guide to Success in the WorkplaceRead more »
Tamim Ansary, Director, SF Writers Workshop Atta Arghandiwal, Banking Consultant Robert Rosenthal, Executive Director, Center for Investigative Reporting - Moderator Read more »
Michael Shelden, Author, Young Titan: The Making of Winston Churchill
Monday Night Philosophy welcomes back acclaimed biographer Shelden to focus on the years between 1901 and 1915, which forged Winston Churchill’s character. At 40 Churchill was considered washed up, even though he had already built a modern navy and learned how to outwit more experienced rivals. Hear Shelden’s persuasive portrait of a dashing young suitor who pursued three great beauties of British society with his witty repartee, political flair and poetic letters. Read more »
Long before the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, the 17th-century Jesuit scholar Athanasius Kircher embarked on his famously quixotic effort to unlock the secrets of antiquity by cracking the code of Egyptian hieroglyphs. Join us to discuss Egyptian Oedipus: Athanasius Kircher, by Daniel Stolzenberg. The discussion will be led by Lynn Harris. Read more »
