The Office of Graduate Studies is fully committed to the health and well-being of all University of Nebraska-Lincoln students and staff members. In a disease situation like COVID-19, the principle of social distancing is one of the main methods that can be used to help reduce the spread of the disease. Chancellor Ronnie Green has issued guidance that all UNL classes will move to ‘remote’ modes. To be consistent with that guidance, the Office of Graduate Studies will not provide in-person programs, including workshops for the remainder of the semester. We are going to continue to provide professional development opportunities for our graduate community electronically, and I would encourage you to watch for updates and additional resources in the Graduate Report. If you have any additional questions, please reach out to Lisa Rohde or Erin Omar.

This workshop will help you develop skills to effectively give presentations and improve your public speaking skills. We will begin with a presentation about public speaking in academic and non-academic settings, followed by an interactive session where students will have a chance to give a short, 5-minute presentation and then receive feedback from their peers. Students will need to prepare a 5-minute presentation for this workshop. It can be over any topic, and students will be able to use a PowerPoint if they submit it ahead of time.