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Workshops by request

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We offer a variety of workshops, and we're happy to tailor workshop sessions for individual faculty members, academic programs, or student groups. Please contact speakinghelp@stanford.edu to request workshops on general speaking skills or other specialized topics like the ones listed below. 

  • 5 Habits of Highly Effective Communicators
  • 10 Tips for Breakthrough Presentations
  • The Academic Job Talk
  • The Art of Effective Speaking: Content, Design, and Delivery
  • Beyond Fear and Trembling:  Managing Speech Anxiety
  • Creating Effective Multimedia Presentations
  • Designing your Conference Poster and Pitch
  • Digital Presentations: Tips for Audience Engagement
  • Effective Speaking in Academic Settings
  • The Elevator Pitch
  • The Fine Art of Feedback
  • General Speaking Skills
  • The Impostor Syndrome
  • Leading Out Loud
  • Persuasive Presentations
  • Presentation as Performance
  • Principles of Effective Slide Design
  • Putting You in Your Presentation:  Body Language and Storytelling
  • Quick Tips for Presentation Survival and Success
  • Speaking Science:  Engaging and Keeping an Audience
  • Speaking Tips for the Classroom
  • Stand Up and Stand Out:  How to Present to a Broad Audience
  • The TED Commandments
  • Vocal Expressiveness and Delivery
  • Working with a Script

On-Going Events

Drop-in Vocal Yoga

Vocal Yoga is a weekly drop-in voice workshop designed to help you get your voice in shape for public speaking. These sessions are open to the entire Stanford community. 

T.E.A. (Thursday English Afternoons)

Casual English conversation for multilingual speakers. All students are welcome. Come work with a tutor and brush up on your communication skills!

Speaking Workshops at the Hume Center