EAWLC 东西联学社

Lunch Coaching Hours on Business Communication - Session #1
2025-03-27 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
How to establish and expand professional network.

Book Talks with Echo Liu: No Detours in the Black Hole
2025-03-19 08:30 - 21:00
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Zoom registration link:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/K6VYZDR_TI6nVCGPvh5LzA

Social Conversations at East and West Learning Connections 2025
2025-03-13 19:30 - 20:30
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EAWLC Entrepreneur Mentoring Program with Martin Copeland
2025-03-12 19:30 - 20:30
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EAWLC Tour of Toronto Zoo Guided by Dr. Andrew Lentini
2024-12-01 10:00 - 12:00
Join us in this fascinating tour of Toronto Zoo guided by a prominent scientist who has devoted to animal study and wild life protection for decades! Moreover, the Zoo has kindly offered a complimentary animal encounter for us. We may also meet with the Zoo’s CEO.

Register for the limited spots or learn more.

Lunch Coaching Hour for Business Communication 2024 Session #7
2024-11-28 12:00 - 13:00
Session #7: Register here

Join us for a year-end review session to catch up on what you missed and to share what you learned! To test what you’ve learned, Take a short quiz and then explore all the materials using the URL at the end of the quiz.

You are also welcome to prepare a mini talk or provide impromptu comments/feedback during the session. If you have questions about any communication topics we haven’t yet discussed, this is the perfect chance to ask our World’s top #10 communication skills coach Ric Phillips’s for his insight!

Here are all the topics we covered this year:

Session 1 – Best Strategies for NewcomersSession 2 – Small Talk and Everyday EnglishSession 3 – Let’s Talk about Performance ReviewsSession 4 – Negotiation at WorkSession 5 – How to Best Facilitate MeetingsSession 6 – How to be an Effective Communicator for Presentations

Feel free to ask any questions about communication!

East & West Dialogue – How We Got Here: Two Writers in Conversation
2024-10-27 19:00 - 20:30
This month, we are very much delighted to welcome two renowned Canadian poets and writers, Alice Major and DC Reid, who both have broad interest in literature, science, and social issues. They’ll talk about how they came to make their living as writers, and share how their interest in science informs their work. They’ll also talk about having some of their poetry translated into Chinese, and together with their translator, Mississauga’s first poet laureate Anna Yin, read a little of their work.

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Lunch Coaching Hour for Business Communication 2024 Session #6
2024-10-24 12:00 - 13:00
Session #6: Register here

Ho to be an Effective Communicator for Presentations

Do you still dread presenting and speaking publicly even after doing it for years? You could definitely get some useful tips from the world’s top #10 communications Coach Ric Phillips, who is also a Ted Talk speaker. And he will be answering any questions you have regarding communicating with others!

Learn more about the series.

English Social Conversation
2024-10-10 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-09-12 19:30 - 20:30
Judith Lawrence and her native English-speaking volunteer team are kindly facilitating Social Conversations to address those questions for you at the East and West Learning Connections. They come from all walks of life. We are so delighted to have a group of open-minded, friendly, and fun people as our facilitators! You are welcome to bring questions of interest to the breakout rooms. We try to keep a ratio of facilitators to participants at a maximum of around 1 to 4 in every session.

Register here.

East & West Dialogue with Ron Kilius and Robin Mednick: Giving Gifts to the World
2024-09-28 19:30 - 21:00
This month, we are very much honoured to be joined by two humble, but highly achieving Canadians who have big hearts for the world. Come to see how they have developed their overseas charitable work from Canada over many years, in a secular and apolitical way, and discuss how such acts of kindness, whether big or small, can easily be achieved!

Time: Saturday September 28, 2024 at 7:30-9 P.M. (Eastern Time)

Free English Hybrid Event, transcript of translations of other languages available on Zoom.

Please RSVP to info@eawlc.org if you wish to participate in person, or register the online Zoom session.

Lunch Coaching Hour for Business Communication 2024 Session #5
2024-09-26 12:00 - 13:00
Session #5: Register here

How to best facilitate meetings? Come to our lunch coaching hour with all questions related to this topic, such as:

How to summarize or paraphrase ideas, and guide conversations

How to build consensus in difficult situations

How to cut in when someone go off track

Due to popular demand, we are delighted to announce the return of the renowned communication trainer, Ric Phillips, for workplace culture and business communication coaching!

In this year’s series, coach Ric will explains cultural and psychological rationale behind Western business practices, essential for gaining trust and credibility to thrive in Canadian business culture. He is also particularly effective when breaking down real-life challenges. In this year’s seven sessions, he will cover a range of topics in everyday business scenarios, from small talks, to making great impression with management, and from public speaking to presentation skills. For those of you who are also looking to advance your careers, he will also share expert advice on how to build a team and improve leadership skills. Learn more.

EAWLC Entrepreneur Mentoring Program with Martin Copeland
2024-09-11 19:30 - 20:30
Want to become an Entrepreneur? Already an Entrepreneur and have questions?

The East and West Learning Connections proudly kicks off a quarterly entrepreneur mentoring program hosted by Dr. Frank Wang, inviting business mentor Martin Copeland to sit in, and answer audience’s questions on everything about entrepreneurship. A successful business owner with over 40 ears’ experience in practice in both Canada and the U.S., and a business mentor since retirement, Martin would be happy to share practical advice as well as cultural context, and mindset insight of the business world to help guide early stage entrepreneurs. Visit here to watch An inspirational dialogue we had with Martin before, register by click on the registration link.

East & West Dialogue with KEITH GAREBIAN and JIRAIR TUTUNJIAN: The Odysseys of Recovering
2024-06-29 19:30 - 21:00
This month, we are very much honoured to be joined by two prominent Armenian Canadian authors: a literary critic/poet and a magazine editor. They shall address the topics of immigrant odysseys, and how sometimes exile and self-exile can lead to a recovery of roots of identity and more!

Time: Saturday June 29, 2024 at 7:30 – 9 P.M. (Eastern Time)

Please RSVP to info@eawlc.org if you wish to participate in person or register the online Zoom session.

Reading more about the event and guest speaker profile here.

Lunch Coaching Hour for Business Communication 2024 Session #4
2024-06-27 12:00 - 13:00
Session #4: Register here

Working in western business culture involves much more than just taking orders. “Negotiation” is a useful skill in many situations. For example, you might be asked which project you would like to work on, or be offered a salary increase or new role that wasn’t quite what you expected; you may also need to reach agreement with your peers about project deadlines and how to move a project forward with a blocking issue. Come and hear Ric’s insight on “Negotiation at Work.”

Due to popular demand, we are delighted to announce the return of the renowned communication trainer, Ric Phillips, for workplace culture and business communication coaching!

In this year’s series, coach Ric will explains cultural and psychological rationale behind Western business practices, essential for gaining trust and credibility to thrive in Canadian business culture. He is also particularly effective when breaking down real-life challenges. In this year’s seven sessions, he will cover a range of topics in everyday business scenarios, from small talks, to making great impression with management, and from public speaking to presentation skills. For those of you who are also looking to advance your careers, he will also share expert advice on how to build a team and improve leadership skills. Learn more.

EAWLC Book Talks with Evelyn Chau on How To Speak To Anyone
2024-06-13 19:30 - 21:00
This month, we are delighted to have Toronto-based author Evelyn Chau to talk about her second works, a communication techniques book How To Speak To Anyone: Communication Tactics for the Quietly Ambitious Who Want to be Seen, Heard and Valued.

Register here or read more about the author and the event.

English Social Conversation
2024-06-12 20:00 - 21:00
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This month’s appetizer topic:

What qualities do you admire most in others? Please share a story to illustrate.

Have you ever wondered what to talk about in a social conversation? Or, as an immigrant, do you sometimes feel it is difficult to join your local co-workers’ conversation because you don’t know the people or things they are talking about, or you have some everyday questions that you would like to know how local people would think or deal with? Or do you just want to find a safe, relaxing and friendly environment to talk to some native English speakers and enjoy a pleasant conversation?

Judith Lawrence and her native English-speaking volunteer team are kindly facilitating Social Conversations to address those questions for you at the East and West Learning Connections. They come from all walks of life. We are delighted to have a group of open-minded, friendly, and fun people as our facilitators! You are welcome to bring questions of interest to the breakout rooms. We try to keep a ratio of facilitators to participants at a maximum of around 1 to 4 in every session. Learn more…

EAWLC Dialogue with Dan Xia: Making the Best out of Travelling the World
2024-05-30 19:30 - 21:00
Join us as this amazing Chinese American young man shares his experience, insights, and adventures from around the world, offering a glimpse into his remarkable journey of exploration, service, and learning.

A backpacker to more than 140 countries

Co-founder of a medical clinic in Kenya

The International Director of the Sagrema Foundation,

A medical student at the University of Rochester

Register here or learn more.

Frank对话方柏林: 人工智能时代教育的意义/EAWLC Frank Wang’s Dialogue with Berlin Fang: The Meaning of Education in the Age of AI
2024-05-25 19:30 - 21:00
Frank对话方柏林: 人工智能时代教育的意义

2021年作客东西联学社、畅谈过剩时期的有效学习的两位博士爸爸，今次将结合他们孩子的成长轨迹，以及最近两年的研究与思考进展，再次联袂探讨教育问题，比如公立高等教育和私立高等教育的本质区别在哪里？私立大学的吸引力又在何方，值得家庭做什么样的牺牲？学校教育如何帮助个人教育？在通才和专才的选择中，技能和思维的平衡，在人工智能时代需要如何转变？

免费公益讲座，请点击链接注册报名。

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Lunch Coaching Hour for Business Communication 2024 Session #3
2024-05-23 12:00 - 13:00
Session #3: Let’s Talk about Performance Reviews Register here

Are you often stressed about performance reviews, unsure of how to highlight your accomplishments and request opportunities for career advancement? How do you typically handle negative feedback? If you’re a people manager, would you like to learn tips on leveraging performance reviews to boost team morale while effectively providing constructive feedback? Join Lunch Coaching Hour #3: Let’s Talk About Performance Reviews where renowned communications coach Ric Phillips will share his advice on how to talk about self assessment, career goals, and how to provide feedback to team members, and answer your questions on workplace culture and communication skills.

Due to popular demand, we are delighted to announce the return of the renowned communication trainer, Ric Phillips, for workplace culture and business communication coaching!

In this year’s series, coach Ric will explains cultural and psychological rationale behind Western business practices, essential for gaining trust and credibility to thrive in Canadian business culture. He is also particularly effective when breaking down real-life challenges. In this year’s seven sessions, he will cover a range of topics in everyday business scenarios, from small talks, to making great impression with management, and from public speaking to presentation skills. For those of you who are also looking to advance your careers, he will also share expert advice on how to build a team and improve leadership skills. Learn more.

English Social Conversation
2024-05-08 20:00 - 21:00
This Month’s appetizer topic:

Share a good memory of your food experience. It could be a dinner at home, a gathering at a picnic, a meal in a restaurant, or a cooking experiment… Any foodies story is welcome!

Register here.

Have you ever wondered what to talk about in a social conversation? Or, as an immigrant, do you sometimes feel it is difficult to join your local co-workers’ conversation because you don’t know the people or things they are talking about, or you have some everyday questions that you would like to know how local people would think or deal with? Or do you just want to find a safe, relaxing and friendly environment to talk to some native English speakers and enjoy a pleasant conversation?

Judith Lawrence and her native English-speaking volunteer team are kindly facilitating Social Conversations to address those questions for you at the East and West Learning Connections. They come from all walks of life. We are delighted to have a group of open-minded, friendly, and fun people as our facilitators! You are welcome to bring questions of interest to the breakout rooms. We try to keep a ratio of facilitators to participants at a maximum of around 1 to 4 in every session. Learn more…

EAWLC Dialogue on ‘Sight’: From Darkness to Sight
2024-05-06 19:00 - 20:00
East and West Learning Connections is honoured to have a legendary eye doctor as a guest speaker to talk with our audience, and present a movie about his fabulous life stories!

Register here.

Learn more about the event and the speaker.

EAWLC Dialogue with Ed Shiller: Adventures of a Journalist and Social Justice Advocate
2024-04-27 19:30 - 21:00
East and West Learning Connections is very much delighted to bring to our audience this interesting conversation with a retired American journalist, author, publisher, and adventurous social justice advocate since young!

Time: Saturday April 27, 2024 at 7:30-9 P.M. (Eastern time)

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Ed Shiller, now based in Toronto, is an engaging speaker with a host of fascinating reminiscences of his work for civil rights and social justice while a student at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore in the early 1960s. In his subsequent career as a journalist for prominent news agencies like the New York Times and Reuters , he covered major international stories, and crossed paths with many of the world leaders of the day. Ed will begin the dialogue with a brief account of some of the lessons he has learned about the deep-seated causes of racism and how best to overcome them. Where the discussion goes from there, however, is up to you, So, please feel free to interrupt Ed at any time to ask a question or make a comment. You never know where a “Dialogue with Ed Shiller” may lead…learn more

Lunch Coaching Hour for Business Communication, 2024
2024-04-25 12:00 - 13:00
Session #2: Small Talk and Everyday English. Register here

Time: April 25, 2024 at 12 – 1 P.M. (Eastern Time)

Due to popular demand, we are delighted to announce the return of the renowned communication trainer, Ric Phillips, for workplace culture and business communication coaching! We are also grateful that he agreed to deliver 7 sessions in total throughout 2024.

As participants from last year’s sessions can attest, Ric explains cultural and psychological rationale behind Western business practices, essential for gaining trust and credibility to thrive in Canadian business culture. He is also particularly effective when breaking down real-life challenges. In this year’s series, he will cover a range of topics in everyday business scenarios, from small talks, to making great impression with management, and from public speaking to presentation skills. For those of you who are also looking to advance your careers, he will also share expert advice on how to build a team and improve leadership skills. Learn more.

Reading for Culture with Emma 2023 ：History of English
2023-12-06 19:30 - 21:00
English literature professor Emma Gorst will lead us to read articles fromrecent magazines, newspapers or online resources, and facilitate discussionson various social and cultural topics.

Theme of this month: History of English

Reading for Culture with Emma 2023: The Articles & Questions

EAWLC Book Talks with Sheila White : The Letters Postmark Prejudice in Black and White
2023-12-02 19:30 - 21:00 | Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Toronto, Ontario, M4T 1Z9, Canada
Our Book Talks program invites an author, a translator, or an avid reader to talk about a book and facilitate discussions.

Join us for a thought-provoking evening with author Sheila White exploring The Letters, a novel based on the true story of her parents’ mixed marriage in Toronto in 1947 at a time when racist attitudes tried to keep Blacks and whites apart!

The Letters: Postmark Prejudice in Black and White – EAWLC Book Talks with Sheila White

East&West Dialogue with Ric Phillips and Wayne Henshall
2023-11-25 19:00 - 21:30

EAWLC Lunch Hour for Business Etiquette Coaching: Effective Writing Tips for Business
2023-11-23 12:00 - 13:00

EAWLC Lecture: The Talent and Charm of Wei-Jin Female Literati
2023-11-03 20:00 - 21:30
EAWLC Lecture: The Talent and Charm of Wei-Jin Female Literati /

Reading for Culture with Emma 2023: The Articles & Questions
2023-10-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Free online, https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtcOqupj0pHtY_Zp_rH8rruxsJbsMiqWem
This Fall, Professor Emma Gorst will lead us to read articles from recent magazines, newspapers or creditable online resources, and facilitate discussions on social and/or cultural topics of interest.
