The recipient of a juris doctor degree from Boston College Law School, Dyan Gershman leverages over 25 years of corporate law experience to provide legal support and advice to small and mid-market US and non-US businesses through her role as founder and partner of Gershman Law, PLLC, based in New York City. Dyan Gershman learned how to sail while attending law school and continues to foster a love of sailing through her membership with Hudson River Community Sailing (HRCS), a New York City based sailing organization.
Established in 2007, HRCS provides both novices and seasoned sailors the opportunity to sail the Hudson River, as well as participate in sailboat racing, all with HRCS’s fleet of J-24 and J-80 sailboats. For those wanting to learn how to sail or take their current sailing skills to a whole new level, HRCS also offers a series of basic and advanced keelboat sailing classes, as well as private lessons. HRCS has two locations in New York City, Chelsea and Inwood.
HRCS also runs numerous youth programs geared to promote academic success and leadership among underserved students in New York City through sailing and maritime education. HRCS’s flagship youth program is the award-winning Sail Academy. HRCS has initiated the STEM to Stern fund-raising campaign to launch a second youth development program in Inwood, modeled after its Sail Academy program in Chelsea, and to expand its sailing infrastructure and fleet.
HRCS also plans to use funds raised through this campaign to launch a pilot program to be used by public schools and establish a floating classroom and dock for small boat access at its Inwood location.
With over 25 years experience in corporate law and M&A, Dyan Gershman is the founder of Gershman Law, PLLC, a boutique corporate law firm based in New York City. Dyan Gershman provides legal advice and support in a broad range of corporate matters to her U.S. and international clients. In addition to being an experienced professional in corporate law, Dyan Gershman is also fluent in French, and uses it in her practice with French-speaking clients.
More and more people around the world desire to learn how to speak French. It may seem difficult for beginners, but experts in teaching the French language point to certain simple steps that make the learning process easy and fun.
First, learning French (or any language) becomes easier when one enjoys the challenge of it and ideally has a reason why they want to pursue it. An important reason why many are choosing to study French is that it is the official language in more than 25 countries and is spoken in many others. Over 275 million people around the world speak French. It is also an official language of many international organizations, including the United Nations, UNESCO, and the International Court of Justice. So whether it is for professional reasons, or for use while traveling, or simply to enjoy French films without needing to read subtitles, French is a very useful language to learn.
There are many beginners’ classes available to the public to learn French. Learning a language in a group setting is often easier and more enjoyable than trying to learn on one’s own.
There are also many modern-day tools for learning French. For example, there are numerous apps that are both effective and fun available for smartphone users that require only a few minutes a day to begin learning French. The apps provide exercises based on the user’s capabilities. Often grades or other feedback are immediately provided so that a learner can gauge their progress.
Many people find the use of a personalized phrase book is also very effective. By collecting the most relevant French words and phrases into their personal phrase book, users can quickly learn common conversational words and phrases and the book can then to serve as a guide when traveling, or in speaking the language.
