Speak Up: Academic Presentations Skills Lab

Date

Monday February 10, 2025
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Last session for this term, in person at the QUIC. An interactive workshop series to develop speaking skills for classroom discussions, academic presentations, and beyond.

Today's topic: Addressing harmful communication

Speak Up: Academic Presentations Skills Lab

Date

Monday February 3, 2025
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Every Monday until February 10, in person at the QUIC. An interactive workshop series to develop speaking skills for classroom discussions, academic presentations, and beyond.

Today's topic: Organizing ideas

Upcoming topics:

- Addressing harmful communication

Speak Up: Academic Presentations Skills Lab

Date

Monday January 27, 2025
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Every Monday until February 10, in person at the QUIC. An interactive workshop series to develop speaking skills for classroom discussions, academic presentations, and beyond.

Today's topic: Hooks and introductions

Upcoming topics:

- Organizing ideas

- Addressing harmful communication

Speak Up: Academic Presentations Skills Lab

Date

Monday January 20, 2025
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Every Monday until February 10, in person at the QUIC. An interactive workshop series to develop speaking skills for classroom discussions, academic presentations, and beyond.

Today's topic: Integrating visuals and talking points

Upcoming topics:

- Hooks and introductions

- Organizing ideas

- Addressing harmful communication

Speak Up: Academic Presentations Skills Lab

Date

Monday January 13, 2025
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Every Monday until February 10, in person at the QUIC. An interactive workshop series to develop speaking skills for classroom discussions, academic presentations, and beyond.

Today's topic: Body language and nonverbal skills

Upcoming topics:

- Integrating visuals and talking points

- Hooks and introductions

- Organizing ideas

- Addressing harmful communication

Write It! Punctuation

Date

Wednesday February 12, 2025
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Location

Hybrid - at the QUIC and on Zoom

This week's topic: How do I use punctuation to make my writing better?

Write It is a weekly hybrid academic writing workshop. We focus on a different writing topic every week and practice different sentence-level strategies and choices by editing a paragraph together.

In-person at the QUIC (Mitchell Hall) or online on Zoom - register here

Write It! Verb tenses

Date

Wednesday February 5, 2025
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Location

Hybrid - at the QUIC and on Zoom

This week's topic: Verb tenses

How do I know which verb tense to use in my writing?

Write It is a weekly hybrid academic writing workshop. We focus on a different writing topic every week and practice different sentence-level strategies and choices by editing a paragraph together.

In-person at the QUIC (Mitchell Hall) or online on Zoom - register here

Write It! Adverbials

Date

Wednesday January 29, 2025
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Location

Hybrid - at the QUIC and on Zoom

This week's topic: Adverbials

How do I choose appropriate modifiers and where do I put them?

Write It is a weekly hybrid academic writing workshop. We focus on a different writing topic every week and practice different sentence-level strategies and choices by editing a paragraph together.

In-person at the QUIC (Mitchell Hall) or online on Zoom - register here

Write It! Sentence variety

Date

Wednesday January 22, 2025
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Location

Hybrid - at the QUIC and on Zoom

This week's topic: Sentence variety

How do I highlight my ideas using different types of sentences?

Write It is a weekly hybrid academic writing workshop. We focus on a different writing topic every week and practice different sentence-level strategies and choices by editing a paragraph together.

In-person at the QUIC (Mitchell Hall) or online on Zoom - register here

Write It! Connectors

Date

Wednesday January 15, 2025
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Location

Hybrid - at the QUIC and on Zoom

This week's topic: Connectors.

How do I connect words, ideas, and sentences with words like “but” and “however”?

Write It is a weekly hybrid academic writing workshop. We focus on a different writing topic every week and practice different sentence-level strategies and choices by editing a paragraph together.

In-person at the QUIC (Mitchell Hall) or online on Zoom - register here