For my addiction meeting‚ I chose to go to an open Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting. Alcoholism is an addiction that is both‚ professionally and personally relevant for me. Professionally‚ I work at a clinical mental health center were we often see alcoholism or individuals/families in recovery. However‚ on a personal level my grandfather was an alcoholic‚ and both my partner and his father are alcoholics in recovery. My partner‚ only just entered recovery and suffered a recent relapse‚ making
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Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Reaction Paper I attended an A.A. meeting on April 5‚ 2010. Before the meeting I seemed very anxious. This was not my first meeting I have been to meetings before but they all seem to make me nervous. When I arrived the nervousness had eased off because everyone had made me feel welcomed. I was made to feel like a part of their family from the beginning to the end of the meeting. I seemed to have realized I missed going to these meetings and I miss the fellowship
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Catholic Church for Al-Anon meeting‚ I was lead to a conference room setup with tables and chairs in a circle. The chairman‚ secretary‚ and sponsors were going over what information needed to be discuss at the meeting. After a few minutes they ask people if this was their first meeting. The secretary provided the new people with a welcome newcomer packet. The group waited a few minutes for later comer. The meeting began at approximate 7:05pm and the chairman opens the meeting with stating her name and
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ATTENDANCE AT A COMMUNITY BOARD MEETING 1. Before you attend the meeting‚ write down your expectations. How many people will attend? What are the topics that will be addressed? What will the site be like? Compare these notes with your actual experience and describe this in your report. I attend my first community board meeting and I thought that there would be about 25 people but to my surprise there were more than 45 people in attendance. Upon arrival to the board meeting I imagined that the topics
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At the school board meeting‚ they talked about many subjects and kept the meeting moving by using a set of rules called parliamentary procedure. Mike Calhoon led the meeting as the chairperson. The regular monthly school board meeting for the Winner School District took place on March 20th‚ 2017. It began at 7:00 and was held at the former middle school library. Members of the school board comprised of ten people. Mike Calhoon is the chairperson and directed the meeting. The vice-chairperson was
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In comparison to how starting from a young age women are idolizing TV models who portray the ideal body image that every woman should have‚ but because celebrities are constantly updating what happens in their daily lives and create unrealistic body images that causes young women to admire them and aspire to be like them. Dsymorphia‚ a condition in which there is dissatisfaction with body appearance‚ is on the rise as young women struggle to reach perfection. Because they go through body changes
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relational trust to changing administrative expectations and teacher burnout. The end result‚ however‚ in many cases‚ is that PLCs are not easily initiated‚ nor are they designed in a manner that makes professional development a natural by-product of PLC meetings. In fact‚ many well-meaning teachers and administrators have reported that they simply do not know how to begin the process of designing a high-quality PLC procedures (DuFour‚ 2011; Louis‚ 2006). High-quality PLCs must exhibit an
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‘Meeting challenges’ My visual representation is based around the theme ‘meeting challenges’ and how this relates to the movie ‘Shawshank Redemption’. Some of the challenges faced by the characters in this movie were isolation‚ false imprisonment‚ loneliness‚ and rejection. I used black cardboard for my visual representation to show the loneliness and fear the main character‚ Andy Dufresne‚ must have endured during his time in Shawshank prison. I also used a gaol cell door to represent the
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The AA meeting that I attended was at midnight in Bay City‚ at the Log Cabin. When I first walked in I was very startled. There were three women and seven men. I was quite overwhelmed and a tad bit scared to be in that sort of predicament. I know going at midnight was probably not the best idea‚ but it was the only meeting that fit into my schedule. Everyone was very nice to me when I walked in and informed me on how the meeting was held and what went on. At the start of the meeting some book
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Effective Communication in Business Meetings Outline Abstract 1. Communicating in business. 2. Communication techniques. 3. Effective communication skills. 4. Ten methods to ensure your speeches are successful. 5. Hold effective meetings. 6. Practical recommendations in business communication. 7. Conclusion. Abstract Effective communication will increase productivity in business meetings. It is the oil that greases the business
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