Work on your speaking in guided activity sessions

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Want to to learn strategies for communicating more successfully in academic interactions?

Register for a guided activity session to:

  • practise describing your research to a mixed-discipline audience 
  • rehearse participating in a poster event 
  • learn about the features of effective STEMM communication 
  • boost your confidence in STEMM speaking if you're new to Imperial 

COMING SOON! CfAE Speaking with impact in STEMM. A series of guided sessions designed to facilitate more successful and impactful speaking in a range of STEMM settings. These stand-alone sessions will allow you to focus on a specific activity or skill. 

When and where are these sessions?

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CfAE Introduction to successful STEMM speaking
Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus
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CfAE Introduction to successful STEMM speaking
Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus
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CfAE Speaking effectively in STEMM: Networking
Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus
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CfAE Speaking effectively in STEMM: Listening at length
Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus
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CfAE Speaking effectively in STEMM: Technical talk
Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus
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CfAE Speaking effectively in STEMM: Future pathways
Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus
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CfAE Speaking effectively in STEMM: Communicating clearly
Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus
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CfAE Speaking effectively in STEMM: Managing everyday interactions at Imperial
Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus

Other speaking and listening opportunities

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Improve your speaking or listening through self-study

Learn how to successfully present, conduct Q&As, interact with peers, listen to lectures, and more.
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Receive 1:1 advice on your speaking or listening

Discuss strategies for improving your speaking or listening with a CfAE coach.

Our speaking and listening guided activity sessions

Talking science

These fortnightly 'Talking Science' speaking and listening practice events give you the opportunity to:

  • rehearse activities that take place at ICL and beyond
  • build your confidence
  • develop key skills
  • reflect on and understand how to move your oral communication skills forward

Stand up and speak

This suite of 4 'Stand up and speak' practice sessions has been designed to help you:

  • develop your diction and delivery by working in small groups to practise your public speaking skills
  • receive feedback as you try out different techniques to get your voice and message across more clearly

Presenting your work

This suite of 4 'Presenting your work' practice sessions has been designed to help you:

  • prepare, practise and rehearse for presenting your work
  • consider how to become a more confident and effective communicator

The Business School requests that their students and staff contact their Global Skills Development team about their equivalent to the Centre for Academic English provision.