Presenting, Public Speaking, And Communication

Adapting Your Communication Style for the Classroom

Students new to the classroom or returning after years of business practice can often be surprised by the differences between communicating in an academic environment versus your everyday experiences. Whether interacting online or in person, with a TA, Professor, or fellow classmate from around the world, it can seem challenging to get your message across….
Advanced Public Speaking Techniques

Experienced speakers seem to have a magical ability to deliver compelling presentations — whether in a classroom or a Zoom room. But these speakers are not born with the ability to dazzle their listeners. Instead, they leverage a compelling array of advanced public speaking techniques to create powerful messages and choreograph memorable moments. In this…
Communicating Well in a Stressful Environment

This webinar focuses on the core skills needed for conscientious and mindful communication in an academic or professional setting. In this webinar, students will get practical, tangible tools to communicate clearly and calmly while giving effective and agile feedback to others. Explore appropriate ways to communicate — in stressful or even in more adversarial moments…
Conscientious Communication in the Classroom and the Workplace

This webinar focuses on the core skills needed for conscientious and mindful communication in an academic or professional setting. In this session, students will get practical, tangible tools to communicate clearly and calmly while giving effective and agile feedback to others. We will explore appropriate ways to communicate, in writing and in person, with classmates, professors,…
Email Etiquette for Harvard Extension Students

Harvard University Head Preceptor in Expository Writing Tad Davies talks about best practices around email communication – with faculty, with TAs, and with classmates. Davies breaks down the different components of writing emails, and discusses how to best present yourself in writing to an audience in academia. Harvard University Head Preceptor in Expository Writing, Tad…
Inclusive Communication in the Classroom and the Workplace

As we strive to build inclusive workplaces and classrooms, we will all make mistakes. How do we learn and grow while giving space and grace to ourselves and others? This webinar helps develop our growth mindset and provides you with the tools to navigate difficult moments so we can bring our unique selves to school and…
Lifting the Curtain on Powerful Persuasive Speaking Skills

We rely on our persuasive skills to convince our clients to sign a contract, convince our coworkers to support a proposal, or convince our classmates that our arguments have merit. In this webinar, we go “inside” persuasive messages in an attempt to understand how and why they work. Learn how to develop the mindset of…
Resilient and Practical Communication Skills

It’s not uncommon today to find upwards of seven different decades worth of experience in one workplace. Successful organizations make use of the differences in experience and perspective that different generations bring to work each day. This session uncovers the ways we inadvertently impede communication (in the workplace and in the classroom) and how we…
Ten Tips for Giving an Effective Presentation

Surveys over many years have shown that Americans fear public speaking more than they do almost anything else. That is one indication of how intimidating presenting can be for people everywhere. And yet effective presenting is an important skill for success in a management career as well as in a classroom. The 10 tips offered…
The Art of Inspiration – Motivating Your Teammates to Act

As a leader, you often have to motivate others to achieve something great—something that seems out of reach….
Unmute Yourself: Improv Skills for Better Communication

Improv isn’t just for SNL actors. The same skills that go into making your favorite comedy skits have been used for decades inside of companies and teams to foster creativity, innovation, and resilience. Those skills can also be used to advance and hone your communication skills in other venues, including in your personal life and…