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A LETTER ABOUT THE UKRAINIAN WOMEN’S CONFERENCE DEAR FRIEND: A s a U k ra in ia n A m e ric a n w om an, y o u r s itu a tio n is unique. You are c o n c e rn e d a b o u t p re s e rv in g s o m e a s p e c t o f the U k ra in ia n h e rita g e in y o u r o w n life. I f y o u have c h ild re n , y o u try to h e lp th em es tab lis h a b a la n c e b e tw e e n the U k ra in ia n a n d A m e ric a n as pe cts o f th e ir lives. W h e th e r y o u are a h o m e m a k e r o r w o rk in g o u ts id e the hom e, y o u try to re c o n c ile the d e m a n d s o f h o m e /c a re e r w ith a d esire to serve the U k ra in ia n co m m u n ity . A n d y o u try to h e lp U k ra in e in its s tru g g le fo r fre ed om . A s y o u lo o k a ro u n d the U k ra in ia n c o m m u n ity a t the various in s titu tio n s th a t have n u rtu re d yo u , y o u w o n d e r a b o u t th e ir future. H o w lo n g a n d in w h a t form w ill th e y survive? H o v ca n y o u h elp to im p ro v e a n d p res erve them ? The se are ju s t so m e o f the m a n y q u e stio n s U k ra i n ia n w o m en have d is cu ss ed a m o n g e a ch o th e r over a n d over, u s u a lly in s m a ll g a th e rin g s w ith friends. B u t s o o n th ere w ill be an o p p o rtu n ity fo r a la rg e n u m b e r o f us to c o m e to g e th e r to sh a re c o m m o n e x p e rie n c e s a n d devise p o s sible so lu tio n s to p ro b le m s fa c in g us as in d i viduals a n d as a c o m m u n ity . A U k ra in ia n W om en's C o n fe re n c e to discuss these very issues is b e in g p la n n e d fo r O c to b e r 2 -3 , 1982 a t S oyu ziv ka , a U k ra in ia n re s o rt in the C a ts k ill M o u n ta in s . The ide a fo r the c o n fe re n c e was p ro p o s e d b y the N a tio n a l E x e c u tiv e o f the U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l W o m e n ’s L e a g u e o f A m e ric a (U N W L A ). A g ro u p o f yo u n g , e n th u s ia s tic U k ra in ia n w om en , b oth m e m b e rs a n d n o n m e m b e rs o f U N W L A , a g re e d th a t the tim e has c o m e fo r a g a th e rin g o f this kind. We have c o m e to g e th e r fo r the p u rp o s e o f o rg a n iz in g this u n iq u e event. In a p le as an t, ru ra l s e ttin g w e w ill m e e t in s m a ll w o rk s h o p sessions to discuss, s h a re a n d b e g in to c re a te o u r o w n U k ra in ia n w o m e n ’s n etw o rk. You ca n h e lp b y fillin g o u t the a tta c h e d q u e s tio n n aire , so th a t the c o n fe re n c e to pics w ill re fle c t y o u r interests. T e ll y o u r frien d s a b o u t th e c o n fe re n c e . M a k e c o p ie s o f the q u e s tio n n a ire a n d as k them to s e n d it in to us. A n d w atch fo r fu tu re artic le s in the U k ra in ia n press. I f y o u w o u ld lik e to h e lp o rg a n iz e the c o n fe re n c e , p le a s e in d ic a te on the q u e s tio n n a ire h o w y o u w o u ld lik e to help. M a k e the U k ra in ia n W o m e n ’s C o n fe re n c e o f O c to b e r 1982 your conference. Join us. UKRAINIAN WOMEN’S CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Members of the Committee: Olenka Savyckyj, Chairwoman; Ksenia Dragan and Marta Andriuk, Vice-Chairwomen; Christine Dobczansky-Melnyk, Recording Secretary; Christine Towpasz, Treasurer; Ivanna Ratych, UNWLA Liaison. Program Commi ttee: Maria Honcharenko, Virlana Tkach, Myrosia Wanio, Luba Sira, Marta Fedoriw, Christine Melnyk, Irena Kostrubiak, Motria Sharanevych, Oka Hrycak, Sonia Slobodian; Publicity Committee: Anisa Handzia Sawyckyj, Roma Sochan, Anna Rohoza, Ika Koznarsky Casanova; Exhibit Committee: Iryna Fedyshyn, Nadia Shmigel, Anna Boychuk; Financial Committee: Christine Towpasz, Marika Karlyk, Ewhenia Diaczuk; Organizational Committee: Diana Senezhak, Myroslava Znayenko, Orysia Ochrymovych, Maria Motyl. The above list includes some but not all of those women who have expressed an interest in helping organize the conference. Additional names will be published in our next announcement. Cont. Making your first Public Speech, addition to making your talk more sub stantive. Practice your speech at home before an appreciative family (construc tive criticism only, please). If your family isn’t giving you enough feedback, practice with a friend. Practice your speech out loud as you stir the borshch on the stove. ■ Relax. If you are interested in the subject of your speech, and feel it’s important, let your enthusiasm come through in your manner of presentation. Think positive. Tell yourself that your audience wants to hear your ideas, they’re not just waiting for you to slip up. ■ The Nltty-Grltty. Capture your audience with your opening remarks. Be specific in your speech. Use examples. Bring in human interest stories in order to make your point. Enunciate clearly, don't mumble. Try using some gestures. End your speech with a bang, make your closing remarks memorable. Try to talk to the audience, not read your speech to them. ■ Don’t overdo It. In your eagerness to make your talk a success you may let yourself run on and bore your audience to tears in the process. There is nothing duller than the sight of a speaker turning endless pages of notes. Remember, its the quality of your remarks, not the length of your speech that counts. (That’s a positive aspect of the American culture you should emulate — (short speeches with humor and punch). ■ Give yourself a second chance. If your terror at the thought of public speaking doesn’t subside after the first appearance before a group, give your self a little time. Don’t give up after one speech, good or bad. One speech does not make or break a public speaking career. Try it a second and third time. It’s like learning to drive a car: once you’ve mastered the art, you’ll ask yourself: ’’How could I have thought I couldn’t do it?” ■ Good luck. You can do it. At the very least, you owe it to yourself to try. -A. H. S. ’’НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, СІЧЕНЬ 1982 27
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