Are you coming up to an assessed presentation? Are you keen to work on your public speaking skills? Do you want to improve your ability to interact in seminars?
Whether you're an undergraduate or a postgraduate, our guided activity sessions for speaking can help you achieve success on your academic journey and beyond. Sessions are designed to give you the space and opportunity to prepare and rehearse for both everyday and high-stakes activities here at Imperial. Each session will include input tailored to academic STEMM settings and structured practice opportunities. There will be expert feedback and peer review to help you hone your skills.
The live one-hour interactive sessions are held at different times and on different days throughout term, so you can access what you need, when you need it. We offer both in-person and online options - check out the focus of each session and further details in the events below. You can do as many as you like.
CfAE guided activity sessions for spoken communication
Participate with confidence
Build your confidence and hone the essential skills you need to find your voice and participate fully in college life.
Sessions:
1. Networking - build your networking skills to develop connections and extend opportunities
2. Stand up and speak - find your voice and speak with confidence in academic settings
3. Discussion - participate fully in seminars and group work through active listening and confident contributions
Present with impact
Reach your audience by translating complex technical content into clear, impactful messaging within a coherent narrative framework. Use your voice to engage.
Sessions:
1. Narrative - build your narrative and guide your audience through the content
2. Audience - respond to the context, purpose and audience; engage your audience
3. Voice - use your voice with clarity and for engagement; keep your audience with you
Interact with success
Listen actively, respond appropriately and engage successfully with others in high-stakes contexts, including poster events, demonstrations, assessment Q&A and vivas.
Sessions:
1. Posters and demonstrations - respond to your audience by explaining content clearly, succinctly and with the listener in mind
2. Q&As - navigate challenging Q&As by developing the skills and strategies to interpret questions and provide clear and succinct responses
Improve your academic spoken communication in a one-hour guided activity session - online or on South Kensington campus
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Other speaking and listening opportunities
Imperial Business School requests that their students and staff contact their Global Skills Development team about their equivalent to the Centre for Academic English provision.
Are you a doctoral student?
Find out about the Doctoral Academic Communication Requirement and our recommended provision.
Need to contact us?
If you have any questions, please contact the CfAE administrator.