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Prime Time Tostmasters – Part 2 of 2

Are you afraid to get up and speak before a group? Do you need to fine tune your speaking skills? If you answered yes to either question Toastmasters may be just the solution to your problem.

In this second part of the special program, Prime Time Toastmasters Club who holds meetings at Fairfax Public Acess (FPA) twice a month is sharing an example of a toastmasters session with you.

Watch this two part series, Episodes 80 and 81, to learn how Toastmasters helps achieve public speaking goals..from prepared speeches, to impromptu speaking and constructive feedback. Find out how a supportive environment can take away those fears.

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Prime Time Tostmasters – Part 1

Are you afraid to get up and speak before a group? Do you need to fine tune your speaking skills? If you answered yes to either question Toastmasters may be just the solution to your problem. Watch this two part series, Episodes 80 and 81, to learn how Toastmasters helps achieve public speaking goals..from prepared speeches, to impromptu speaking and constructive feedback. Find out how a supportive environment can take away those fears.

In this two part special program, Prime Time Toastmasters Club who holds meetings at Fairfax Public Acess (FPA) twice a month will share an example of a toastmasters session with our viewers.

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Broad Horizons – Part II:  A documentary about a group of American K-12 teachers who go beyond their textbooks and get a first-hand look at the unknown country of Turkey. Courtesy of Turkish Cultural Foundation.

Feast Delight: America’s renowned television station PBS has began airing a Turkish cooking show “Feast Delight” presented by Müge Karslı. Turkish-American Hour takes you behind the scenes of this show with Müge.

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• Interview with Mark Meirowitz, a business lawyer, a member of the Board of Directors of the Turkish-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TACCI) and a member of the Turkish American Business Forum (TABF).
• Broad Horizons – Part I:  A documentary about a group of American K-12 teachers who go beyond their textbooks and get a first-hand look at the unknown country of Turkey. Courtesy of Turkish Cultural Foundation.

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A visit to Hillsborough Vineyards, and a lecture by Dr. Austin Bay, the author of an outstanding new book on Ataturk, hosted by The Ataturk Society of America (ASA).

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TATV host Gökşın Carey interviews Mr. Hakan Taşçı, the executive director at Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists of Turkey in Washington DC (TUSKON US).

TUSKON US is the representative of TUSKON in  Unites States. It is an NGO with the mission for becoming a conduit for exchange of information and knowledge between Turkey and United States on economic, social, political and business matters . TUSKON US also helps Turkish Business community to integrate into the US market.

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Education in America

Interview with Tamer Turkman, founder of Study in America, an international educational advisory firm. Head Quartered in Baltimore, Study in America has been helping students from Turkey, Azerbaijan, and throughout the world live the dream of studying in America by providing advice and help with applications to prestigious American universities.

Annual Turkish Festival in Washington, DC

2011 Turkish Festival featured a rich mixture of performances, mouth watering Turkish food, and a potpourri of cultural and touristic exhibitions. This year’s special event was the declaration of Ankara and Washington DC to be city papers. Ankara’s Mayor Melih Gocek and Washington DC’s Vincent Gray signed the agreement in front of an enthusiastic throng of festival goers.

Well known musician Ferhat Gocer sang the Turkish and American national anthems before dignitaries including Turkish Ambassador Namik Tan and his wife. Gocer put on a spirited performance despite drizzly rain and chilly temperatures.

Turkish American Hour was a proud sponsor of this colorful event.

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Talking Turkey: In this fifth installment of the series, the program host Erju Ackman discusses “the Turkish  model and recent events in the Arab world” with his guest Emrah Safa Gurkan. This insightful segment throws light on important trends that still continue after the transformation from an empire to a republic. Emrah is a Ph.D. candidate at Georgetown University.

Education: An interview with Louise Epstein, a long-time schools advocate in Fairfax County.  Louise co-founded FAIRGRADE and the Fairfax Education Coalition, and discusses how parents can support their children’s educations by working with their children’s teachers and also learning more about their schools through research and volunteer work.

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Talking Turkey: Erju Ackman discusses “why studying history  is important for understanding of recent world events” with his guest Emrah Safa Gurkan. This insightful segment throws light on the New Ottomanism question and provides informative answers. Emrah is a Ph.D. candidate at Georgetown University.

Turkish Music Panorama: Popular music video clips of  Nil Karaibrahimgil, Sezen Aksu, and Teoman (Courtesy of GNL Entertainment and Teoman).

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• Zeynel Uzun, Chef & Owner of Kazan Restaurant in McLean, VA, prepares variety of stuffed vegetable dishes, such as “Yaprak Dolma” or “Sarma” with grape leaves and “İmam Bayıldı” with eggplant, cooked in olive oil. This Turkish cuisine show is hosted by Erjü Ackman.