Module 1: Intercultural Communication and Confidence
Telling Your Professional Story
At this workshop, participants will learn how to tell their professional stories with confidence and narrative coherence, highlighting their unique strengths and experiences in the context of interviews and networking situations.
February 24, 2026 | 2pm — 3:30 pm | Maginnes 101 (in-person)
Giving an Effective Oral Presentation
At this workshop, participants will learn how to plan and deliver an engaging in-person oral presentation for a linguistically and culturally diverse audience. The workshop particularly uses the analogy of a “bus tour guide” to help you get your audience “on the bus” in the beginning, interested “during the ride,” and safely “off the bus with a souvenir,” using specific linguistic transitions and strategies.
February 24, 2026 | 2pm — 3:30 pm | EWFM 379 (in-person)
Pronunciation for Professional Communication – Part Two, Intonation, Stress, & Delivery
Language scholars and educators agree that clear pronunciation of vowels and consonants are only understandable to others in the context of the prosodic elements or the “music” of the language. This workshop, therefore, focuses on the intonation, stress, and rhythm in the delivery of English speech in both formal and informal social situations for a linguistically and culturally diverse audience.
March 16, 2026 | 2pm — 3:15 pm | Maginnes 260 (in-person)
Giving an Effective Oral Presentation
At this workshop, participants will learn how to plan and deliver an engaging in-person oral presentation for a linguistically and culturally diverse audience. The workshop particularly uses the analogy of a “bus tour guide” to help you get your audience “on the bus” in the beginning, interested “during the ride,” and safely “off the bus with a souvenir,” using specific linguistic transitions and strategies.
March 16, 2026 | 2pm — 3:30 pm | Mountaintop Campus BC 210 (in-person)