East and West Learning Connections
Thursday, September 24 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Welcome to the 2026 EAWLC Lunch Coaching Hour Series on Business Communication!
Register for the series today and challenge yourself to think more strategically about what will best support your career growth.
Thursday, June 25 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Welcome to the 2026 EAWLC Lunch Coaching Hour Series on Business Communication!
Register for the series today and challenge yourself to think more strategically about what will best support your career growth.
Thursday, April 23 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Welcome to the 2026 EAWLC Lunch Coaching Hour Series on Business Communication!
Session #2: Persuading stakeholders to support a new idea
Register for the series today and challenge yourself to think more strategically about what will best support your career growth.
Thursday, May 28 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Welcome to the 2026 EAWLC Lunch Coaching Hour Series on Business Communication!
Register for the series today and challenge yourself to think more strategically about what will best support your career growth.
Thursday, March 26 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Welcome to the 2026 EAWLC Lunch Coaching Hour Series on Business Communication!
Session #1: Active Listening During High Pressure Meetings —
How to understanding others better and respond accurately
Register the series today and challenge yourself to think more strategically about what will best support your career growth.
Want to become an Entrepreneur? Already an Entrepreneur and have questions?
Come to this 12-session online entrepreneurship lectures offered by Martin Copeland through The East and West Learning Connections for free!
A successful business owner with over 40 years’ experience in practice in both Canada and the U.S., and a business mentor since retirement, Martin would also be happy to answer audience’s questions on everything about entrepreneurship, to share practical advice as well as cultural context, and mindset insight of the business world to help guide early stage entrepreneurs. Continue reading “EAWLC Entrepreneur Mentoring Program with Martin Copeland 2026”
Welcome to the EAWLC 2026 Spring Festival Silent Auction! Online bidding has now closed, but the excitement continues.
In-person bidding will take place on Saturday during our Celebration Party. If you’ve registered, come ready to join the fun, place your bids, and support EAWLC’s wonderful programs for our community.
We look forward to celebrating with you! All winners will be announced and notified
Continue reading “Silent Auction for 2026 EAWLC Spring Festival Celebration”By Yang Wang
Last Tuesday, my friends Chris and Teresa, a married couple, took me to their church for a Christmas lunch. I am agnostic, but have general interest in learning about the teachings of different religions and the philosophies behind them. Sometimes I go with friends to their gatherings. On the day, many participants brought delicious homemade dishes. After the meal, the pastor gave a speech, followed by Christmas carol singing by everybody. Some of the songs were familiar to me, others were not. Teresa is a francophone, and used to live in Montreal. She said in those days local newspapers would distribute Christmas carol booklets for free before the holiday. I could imagine how many warm and nostalgic memories would come to the minds of those who grew up singing these songs.
Continue reading “Where Is Peace (& What’s Blind Tennis) / 何 以 安 宁 （ 兼 何 为 盲 人网 球 ）”
Great conversations and insights seem to flow naturally during year-end reviews. It’s always wonderful to hear how people have learned and grown over the past two and a half years through EAWLC Lunch Coaching Hour. Slowly yet deeply, I’ve come to understand that communication is more about people than about language or technique. Want to see all the topics covered this year in one place? You can view them here.
Welcome back to the EAWLC Lunch Coaching Hour Series on Business Communication! This year, we’ll guide you through your career journey—from expanding your professional network and building your personal brand to stepping into leadership, assembling a team, and inspiring others. Register today and grow with us!
Time: On the fourth Thursday @12-1 P.M. (Eastern Time) each month from March to November, excluding July and August.
We are also very grateful to welcome coach Ric back to lead all the sessions this year.
We are resuming our coaching sessions in September. For the final three sessions this year, we will focus on leadership-related topics.
November 27th: Session #7 Year End Review of all 2025 Sessions
Continue reading “EAWLC Lunch Coaching Hour on Business Communication, 2025”