Speaking workshop descriptors
Participate with confidence
Build your confidence and hone the essential skills you need to find your voice and participate fully in college life.
Sessions:
- Networking - build your networking skills to develop connections and extend opportunities
- Stand up and speak - find your voice and speak with confidence in academic settings
- 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:
- Narrative - build your narrative and guide your audience through the content
- Audience - respond to the context, purpose and audience; engage your audience
- 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:
- Posters and demonstrations - respond to your audience by explaining content clearly, succinctly and with the listener in mind
- Q&As - navigate challenging Q&As by developing the skills and strategies to interpret questions and provide clear and succinct responses