Teaching and Communicating with Impact (1:1 session)

PrerequisitesNew

Do you get nervous when teaching or lecturing? Are you speaking with a clear voice and being heard? Do you get the results you want from your communications with others at work?

This individually focused and completely confidential one-to-one coaching session for Cambridge staff with teaching responsibilities will help you refine your teaching and presentation skills, assist you to speak more confidently, and develop new approaches to your communication in a wide range of professional situations. Constructive feedback will give you insight into your speaking style, how you come across to others, and how well your ideas are communicated. Coaching will focus on your individual requirements, ranging from practical points about elocution and vocal projection, to holding the attention of a room of students and structuring a compelling lecture or presentation.

Cambridge staff with teaching responsibilities

• Please note that PhD students are not eligible for this course

At the beginning of your one-to-one session, you will be asked to give a short presentation (or excerpt thereof). If you are working on something specific which you would like to practise (e.g. a lecture, paper, talk), then please bring this with you on a data stick.

If you don’t have anything particular to present, then please come prepared to talk for 2-3 minutes about yourself and your work.

Number of sessions: 1

1:1 appiontment

• Paula Rosen is a presentation coach who is passionate about helping people ‘find their voice’
• She is a licensed speech-language therapist with a background in theatre, music and writing
• Paula has a compassionate ear and skills well suited to helping you become a clearer, more effective and confident speaker

One hour

• Postdocs: Communication & Personal Impact (1:1 Coaching)   [Provided by Researcher Development Programme (RDP)]