Speaking up in class at university can be a challenge. Communication Cafés and Discussion Skills Development are interactive sessions that will help you gain new confidence, while you connect with other students on campus, make friends, learn Academic English, and build oral communication competence – all in a fun atmosphere!
Communication Cafés
Communication Cafés are welcoming, dynamic workshops with games and interactive activities specially designed to help you improve your academic and oral communication skills.
Cafés:
Logical Fallacies
Expand your Success Network
Taking a Position and Developing Strong Arguments
Interview Secrets
Qualify Yourself
Bring Out the Critical Thinker in You
What’s Your Story?
Presentation Skills
Creative Thinking and the Art of Persuasion
Discussion Skills Development
These informal multimedia workshops explore exciting contemporary topics-- but even more importantly, they provide you with the opportunity to build your English language discussion skills while engaging critically with media and ideas. Bring a cup of coffee and activate your mind!
Sessions:
Social Networks
Culture and National Mythology
Busting Stress
Rippin’ and Remixing: Music, Culture and Technology
Global Warnings: Debating Science
Who Are the Millennials?
Online Profiles and the Job Hunt
Are We All Cyborgs Now?
Fan Cultures
How do I sign up?
Review the schedule of upcoming sessions for Communication Cafés and Discussion Skills Development on the right hand side of this page and sign up by clicking on the session title.