What gift would I like for my birthday? (Singing lessons) – Toastmasters Table Topics by geoffmobile

Geoff from geoffmobile.com shares a short Table Topics Impromptu Speech at Best Run Toastmasters Club on the topic of “What gift would you like for your birthday?”

Geoff shares about how one of his main passions and hobbies is taking singing lessons, and how he is fortunate to study with a master teacher. For his birthday, he asks for gift cards for his singing teacher’s studio (Spencer Welch Vocal Studio).

Geoff’s singing teacher’s website is at spencerwelch.com

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This was an impromptu question asked as part of the Table Topics section of the Best Run Toastmasters meeting held on December 3rd 2020 in Vancouver BC Canada (held virtually over Zoom).

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toastmasters.org

Thanks for watching!
Cheers,
Geoff
geoffmobile.com

An Augmented Reality Filter to remove Christmas Music from your life – Toastmasters Table Topics

Geoff from geoffmobile.com shares a short Table Topics Impromptu Speech at Best Run Toastmasters Club on the topic of “What Christmas music is your favorite and which Christmas music are you sick of?”

Geoff shares about a recent blog post by a favorite inventor and professor he looks up to, Dr. Ken Perlin. Dr. Perlin talked about an idea for an Augmented reality filter that would filter out all Christmas music from one’s experience when walking through a mall for example.

Here is Dr. Ken Perlin’s original blog post on “Christmas Filter”:
blog.kenperlin.com/?p=22789

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This was an impromptu question asked as part of the Table Topics section of the Best Run Toastmasters meeting held on December 16th 2020 in Vancouver BC Canada (held virtually over Zoom).

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toastmasters.org

Thanks for watching!
Cheers,
Geoff
geoffmobile.com

How to Make Easy Beef Stew in Instant Pot – VR 180 3D Cooking Video by geoffmobile

This video is VR 180 3D, best viewed in a VR headset such as the Oculus Quest 2.

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In this video, Geoff from geoffmobile.com shows how to make Easy Beef Stew in the Instant Pot pressure cooker. This was recorded in 3D 180 VR using the Vuze XR – a 180 3D VR camera.

Ingredients:
2 lbs stewing beef (or chuck roast), fat trimmed, cut into 1-2-inch chunks
5 stalks celery, sliced diagonally in thick pieces
6 carrots, sliced diagonally in thick pieces
2 cans of Heinz tomato juice
1 package of sliced mushrooms
1 tablespoon dried onion flakes
1 tablespoon sugar
Optional: Can add some frozen peas at the end after the cooking cycle is complete.

Original recipe inspired by “A Pinch of Yum”:
pinchofyum.com/instant-pot-beef-stew

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youtube.com/geoffmobile
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Technical notes:
VR 180 3D video was captured at ISO 200 (and ISO 400 for the intro portion), Shutter 1/60, Aperture 2.8, and exported in 120 Mbps ProRes. Video edited in Adobe Premiere (Legal Creative Cloud license) and exported at 125 Mbps H.264 video at maximum rendering depth and maximum render quality.

Audio was recorded using a Zoom H1 with Sennheiser ME-2 Lavalier microphone and processed in Audacity.

This VR 180 3D video was filmed using a Vuze XR camera.
Please watch using the Youtube App on an Oculus Quest 2 VR (Virtual Reality) headset for the best 3D experience!

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Cheers,
Geoff
geoffmobile.com

What is the Most Important Aspect about Community to You? – Toastmasters Table Topics by Geoff P.

Geoff from geoffmobile.com shares a short Table Topics Impromptu Speech at Best Run Toastmasters Club on the topic of “What is the most important aspect of community to you?”

Geoff shares about an interview he heard with Mark Zuckerberg (founder of Facebook) with Yuval Noah Harari where Mark Zuckerberg talked about how building community through Facebook groups is the most important feature of Facebook going forward, with higher priority over news and politics.

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This was an impromptu question asked as part of the Table Topics section of the Best Run Toastmasters meeting held on December 10th 2020 in Vancouver BC Canada (held virtually over Zoom).

For more information about Toastmasters please visit:
toastmasters.org

Thanks for watching!
Cheers,
Geoff
geoffmobile.com

What is Your Favorite Activity at a Community Centre? (Yoga) – Toastmasters Table Topics by Geoff P.

Geoff from geoffmobile.com shares a short Table Topics Impromptu Speech at Best Run Toastmasters Club on the topic of “What is your favorite activity to do at a community centre?”.

Geoff shares how he enjoys doing yoga at his local community centre, and how it makes his body feel more comfortable and also relaxes the mind.

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This was an impromptu question asked as part of the Table Topics section of the Best Run Toastmasters meeting held on December 10th 2020 in Vancouver BC Canada (held virtually over Zoom).

For more information about Toastmasters please visit:
toastmasters.org

Thanks for watching!
Cheers,
Geoff
geoffmobile.com