3 Tier Conflict Management Training by Conflict Resolution@MIT
Libby Mahaffy, Assistant Director for Conflict Resolution
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 12/12
Limited to 20 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Conflict Resolution@MIT is piloting a new three-tiered conflict management training during IAP. With skills modules in negotiation, active listening, dealing with emotions in difficult conversations, and inter-cultural communication – among others – you’ll come away with plenty of tools and practice to help you manage the conflicts in your life and work.
The training is tiered at 16-hour, 32-hour, and 40-hour levels, and will take place over the course of two weeks, from Tuesday, January 21st to Friday, January 31st.
Tier 1: Conflict Management for Self-Reflection (Week one; 16 hours total)
Tier 2: Conflict Management for Leadership (Weeks one and two; 32 hours total)
Tier 3: Conflict Management for Advanced Practice (Weeks one and two, plus both Fridays; 40 hours total)
All tiers are open to MIT affiliates, and MIT affiliates will be given priority (Sloan students, please click here to apply for the Sloan training taking place January 6th to 17th). There is no charge for current students. A graduated fee applies to all other applicants; please inquire for training rates.
Applications are due by Thursday, December 12th, 2013 at midnight; successful applicants will be notified by Monday, December 16th at 5pm.
The application for the training can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dHpqaWJCa196N09TNl9iM1ZFNHBvaEE6MA
Thank you for your interest. Please direct questions to ConflictResolution@mit.edu.
Sponsor(s): Office of Student Outreach and Support
Contact: Libby Mahaffy, W31-310A, 617-253-3276, LAMAHA@MIT.EDU
| Jan/21 | Tue | 08:30AM-05:30PM | W20-400 |
| Jan/22 | Wed | 08:30AM-12:30PM | W20-PDRs 1 & 2 |
| Jan/23 | Thu | 08:30AM-12:30PM | W20-PDRs 1 & 2 |
Tier 1: Conflict Management for Self-Reflection (16 hours total)
Tier 1 consists of 16 hours of conflict management training for those interested in learning more about their own orientation towards and engagement in conflict. The sessions provide tools and practice for engaging in conflict more efficiently and effectively. Topics include negotiation, active listening, cultural frameworks, and personal conflict styles.
Libby Mahaffy - Assistant Director for Conflict Resolution
| Jan/24 | Fri | 08:30AM-12:30PM | W20-PDRs 1 & 2, Mediation |
| Jan/31 | Fri | 08:30AM-12:30PM | W20-400, Mediation |
Tier 3: Conflict Management for Advanced Practice (40 hours total)
Tier 3 is the entire 40-hour training, which adds an additional 8 hours of formal mediation instruction and practice to Tiers 1 and 2. Participants will be coached throughout the Advanced Practice sessions by professional mediators and coaches. At the end of the entire training, participants will receive a Mediation certificate.
Libby Mahaffy - Assistant Director for Conflict Resolution
| Jan/27 | Mon | 08:30AM-12:30PM | W20-400 |
| Jan/28 | Tue | 08:30AM-12:30PM | W20-400 |
| Jan/29 | Wed | 08:30AM-12:30PM | W20-PDRs 1 & 2 |
| Jan/30 | Thu | 08:30AM-12:30PM | W20-PDRs 1 & 2 |
Tier 2: Conflict Management for Leadership (32 hours total)
Training for Leadership, the second tier in the Conflict Management training, requires the successful completion of the entirety of Tier 1, and is an additional 16 hours of in-class time. Topics include conflict coaching, active bystander intervention, facilitation, and boundary-setting when supporting others.
Libby Mahaffy - Assistant Director for Conflict Resolution
A Conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates about Reading, Writing, and Libraries
Patsy Baudoin
| Jan/13 | Mon | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 14E-304 |
Enrollment: Sign up w/Patsy Baudoin at patsy@mit.edu
Sign-up by 01/13
Limited to 25 participants
Join Ta-Nehisi Coates for a conversation about reading, writing, and libraries. He's senior editor at The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues. He's also the author of the memoir The Beautiful Struggle (2009). Curious beforehand? Check out: http://www.theatlantic.com/ta-nehisi-coates. He’ll be teaching writing again at MIT in spring 2014.
With the support of the Committee on the Promotion of Diversity and Inclusion of the MIT Libraries
Sponsor(s): Libraries, Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Contact: Patsy Baudoin, patsy@mit.edu
A Short Short Short Guide to Public Speaking Skills
Ruth Levitsky, President, Toastmasters@MIT
| Jan/06 | Mon | 12:00PM-01:00PM | E51-149 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/06
Come and preview everything you need to know about public speaking and
presentations from POWERtalk, International Training in Communication
This session is based on the short course that covers
speech construction, platform presence, vocal variety and more.
Join us for a one hour public speaking jumpstart.
Contact: Ruth Levitsky, E18-201C, 617 253-3399, LEVITSKY@MIT.EDU
A Very Very Quick Course in Photography, Graphics, Photoshop and Illustrator for Scientists and Engineers
Felice Frankel
| Jan/14 | Tue | 11:00AM-03:00PM | 4-159, Bring your laptop! |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/06
Limited to 20 participants
A discussion and hands-on SHORT course on the basics of photography, photoshop, illustrator and graphical design. We will take a preliminary look at how to use these tools to visually communicate your research.
Sponsor(s): Chemical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Contact: Felice Frankel, 13-2066, 617-324-4043, felfra@mit.edu
An Introduction to Independent Publishing
Katharine Dunn, Scholarly Communications Librarian
| Jan/14 | Tue | 01:00PM-02:15PM | 14N-132 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/14
Co-sponsored by Urban Studies & Planning Professor Anne Whiston Spirn and the MIT Libraries’ Office of Scholarly Publishing & Licensing, this session will offer an overview of the reasons many book authors are choosing independent publishing and what services are out there to support them. Professor Spirn will discuss her own independent publishing experience and share what she has learned; Scholarly Communication Librarian Katharine Dunn will provide a brief overview of some of the major book publishing services available, such as Amazon's "Createspace," "Lulu," "Smashwords," and "Dogear," and provide a look at a new Libraries’ guide to these services.
Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Katharine Dunn, 14E-210, 617 253 9879, khdunn@mit.edu
Creativity: It's All In Your Head
Gustavo Garcia Barragan, Janet Johnson, Cherylle Garnes, Ariela Marshall, Ruth Levitsky, Toastmasters@MIT, David Marshall
| Jan/25 | Sat | 10:00AM-12:00PM | E51-149 |
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Everyone is born with a creative spark. However, in North America most people stop being creative by the third grade. In this interactive team presentation you will learn tips, techniques and games to sharpen, enhance and spark your creativity in all areas of your life. These tips and techniques are connected to the seven intelligences of Dr. Howard Gardner. Expect to learn something new and have fun while doing it. The Creativity Integrators were Toastmasters who branched out into this field in 2003. They come from all walks of life. To help us plan for handouts, please sign up at http://tinyurl.com/creativeones. Anyone is welcome to attend whether they register or not, though.
Sponsor(s): Toastmasters@MIT
Contact: Ruth Levitsky, E52-252, x3-3399, levitsky@mit.edu, CreativityIntegrators@hotmail.com
Endnote Basics
Anita Perkins
| Jan/08 | Wed | 05:00PM-06:00PM | 14N-132 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
EndNote is a "personal bibliographic software" package which allows you to create and manage a database of bibliographic references. Attendees will create a personal database of cited literature by importing references from resources such as Barton, Web of Science, PubMed, & other sources of published literature. Your database can be used to automatically generate in-text citations and bibliographies in your manuscripts. It can also help you organize and manage your PDF files.
Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=486711
Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Anita Perkins, perkins@mit.edu
From Assignment to Revision: How Instruction and Feedback Shape Student Writing
Suzanne Lane, Senior Lecturer, CMS/W and Director of WAC
| Jan/28 | Tue | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 12-134 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
What kind of instruction and feedback will help students understand how to write and revise their assignments, to hone and develop their ideas, or to understand central concepts about effective communication? This workshop will draw on composition research to explore the range of instruction and responding practices, from rubrics to peer review to individual conferences, and when each is effective. By considering feedback in relation to other forms of instruction, participants will learn to provide the kinds of comments and strategies that will help students understand how to improve both their specific texts and their abilities as writers.
All Writing Across the Curriculum workshops are open to faculty and teaching assistants who are interested in integrating writing and speaking into their subjects.
Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing, Writing and Humanistic Studies, Writing and Communication Center
Contact: Alexandra Sear, 12-117, 617-253-0650, sear@mit.edu
How to Speak
Patrick Henry Winston, Ford Professor of Engineering/MacVicar Fellow
| Jan/31 | Fri | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 10-250 |
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Limited to 300 participants
You can improve your speaking ability by observing a dozen or so
heuristic rules. Professor Winston presents his collection of rules
along with some observations about their application in lectures,
oral exams, job talks, and conferences.
Sponsor(s): Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Patrick Henry Winston, phw@mit.edu
How To Stand-Up (Comedy)!
Alana Peters, Will Drevo
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Ever wanted to try your hand at standup comedy? Have you tried standup before and want to improve your act? Now is your chance.
This IAP, the MIT Stand Up Comedy Club (MIT SUCC) is hosting Mehran Khaghani, a professional Boston comedian who is teaching an 6 week long course in "How to Stand-Up (Comedy)". We'll be doing everything: reviewing and watching famous comics to learn their secrets, working on your own original material, attending and performing at local open mics, and ending the course by performing in a show for the MIT community.
Last year our final show was attended by over 300 students, and was opened by three professional comics from the Boston area. No prior experience required, but any level of experience is welcome to apply!
MIT SUCC IAP 2014 Comedy Class Application
* Sponsored by the MIT DeFlorez Fund for Humor *
Sponsor(s): MIT Standup Comedy Club
Contact: SUCC Officers, succ-officers@mit.edu
In-Class Debates: Another Option for an Oral Communication Assignment
Edward Schiappa, Professor and Interim Head of CMS/W
| Jan/30 | Thu | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 12-134 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
This workshop will cover the basics of putting together assignments involving in-class debates. Specific issues covered include the mechanics of how to word good debate topics, set time limits, and structure debate formats, as well as how to teach the basic skills that students will need to acquire in order to participate in debates.
All Writing Across the Curriculum workshops are open to faculty and teaching assistants who are interested in integrating writing and speaking into their subjects.
Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing, Writing and Humanistic Studies, Writing and Communication Center
Contact: Alexandra Sear, 12-117, 617-253-0650, sear@mit.edu
Individual Consultations at the Writing and Communication Center
Steven Strang
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: none
The Writing Center will continue to offer free consultation and advice on oral presentations and on any writing problem, including finding a topic, generating ideas, overcoming writer's block, improving grammar, crafting effective sentences and paragraphs, organizing ideas, using of evidence, analyzing audiences, and writing strategically. We can help with technical writing; theses in all departments; job, graduate and med school application essays; research and teaching statements; resumes; conference talks; articles for publication; book proposals and chapters; and papers for any course. We also offer help on pronunciation. The Center is open throughout IAP. Go to https://mit.mywconline.com/index.php to schedule appointments.
Sponsor(s): Writing and Communication Center, Writing and Humanistic Studies, Comparative Media Studies
Contact: Steven Strang, 12-120, 617 253-4459, SMSTRANG@MIT.EDU
| Jan/06 | Mon | 10:00AM-04:00PM | 12-132 |
| Jan/07 | Tue | 10:00AM-04:00PM | 12-132 |
| Jan/08 | Wed | 10:00AM-04:00PM | 12-132 |
| Jan/09 | Thu | 10:00AM-04:00PM | 12-132 |
| Jan/10 | Fri | 10:00AM-04:00PM | 12-132 |
| Jan/13 | Mon | 10:00AM-04:00PM | 12-132 |
| Jan/14 | Tue | 10:00AM-04:00PM | 12-132 |
| Jan/15 | Wed | 10:00AM-04:00PM | 12-132 |
| Jan/16 | Thu | 10:00AM-04:00PM | 12-132 |
| Jan/17 | Fri | 10:00AM-04:00PM | 12-132 |
| Jan/21 | Tue | 10:00AM-04:00PM | 12-132 |
| Jan/22 | Wed | 10:00AM-04:00PM | 12-132 |
| Jan/23 | Thu | 10:00AM-04:00PM | 12-132 |
| Jan/24 | Fri | 10:00AM-04:00PM | 12-132 |
| Jan/27 | Mon | 10:00AM-04:00PM | 12-132 |
| Jan/28 | Tue | 10:00AM-04:00PM | 12-132 |
| Jan/29 | Wed | 10:00AM-04:00PM | 12-132 |
| Jan/30 | Thu | 10:00AM-04:00PM | 12-132 |
Individual consultations last up to 50 minutes. Please sign up at https://mit.mywconline.com/index.php for each sesion. Please bring hard copy of any document you wish to discuss.
Steven Strang
Journal to the Self
Lauren Mayhew, Senior Program Manager and Certified Journal Instructor
| Jan/21 | Tue | 12:00PM-01:30PM | E25-202, Bring your own notebook |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/14
Limited to 10 participants
Journal to the Self® - Expressive Writing for Health and Wellbeing
Description
Studies have shown that journal writing has many physical and mental health benefits including: decreased anxiety levels, better immune function, and feelings of greater psychological wellbeing. Journaling can be used to help us to clarify thoughts, process feelings, reduce stress, solve problems more effectively, explore creativity and to discover the writer within. In this experiential workshop, participants will practice a variety of journaling techniques, and learn meditation exercises that can be used as tools to center one's self before writing, or anytime, to cultivate a sense of ease. No writing experience necessary. Sharing is optional. Led by Lauren Mayhew, Certified Journal Instructor.
This class meets Tuesday, January 21, 2014 from 12-1:30 pm
Location E25-202
Sponsor(s): MIT Medical
Contact: Lauren Mayhew, E23-205, 617-258-6965, mayh@med.mit.edu
Latex, Beamer, Tikz..OH MY! Making high-quality documents, presentations, posters and figures with precision
Nick Horelik and Bryan Herman, Graduate students
| Jan/27 | Mon | 09:00AM-12:00PM | 26-142 |
| Jan/28 | Tue | 09:00AM-12:00PM | 26-142 |
| Jan/29 | Wed | 09:00AM-12:00PM | 26-142 |
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None
LaTex is the #1 way to produce superior-quality professional documents. Modern tools make it easy to get started in minutes! Everyone should use it for everything from writing psets and lab reports to conference papers, presentations, posters and theses. In this short course, students will be brought up to speed with the basics of LaTex with a simple and easy tool called ShareLaTeX. This online software makes collaboration and preparation of documents easy without needing to install anything on your machine. After reviewing the basics, we will walk through the specifics of creating common documents including how to use conference/journal/MIT thesis templates. Next, we will give a thorough introduction to the Beamer LaTex class and provide practical examples for how to produce high-quality presentation slides and research posters. Finally, we will spend a significant portion of time detailing how to produce good plots, tables, animations and movies in LaTex documents, including an extensive tutorial on how to use TikiZ to produce beautiful schemes and flow charts in LaTeX. Stop print screening your Microsoft paint/powerpoint and switch to a nice vectorized package!
Sponsor(s): Nuclear Science and Engineering
Contact: Nick Horelik, 774-208-2168, nhorelik@mit.edu
Learn English with Boston Life
Kate Kavanah, Tom Morgan
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Attendance: Please sign in at the event table
The event will kick off with two workshops at 11:00 AM, for anyone interested in Boston Life. There will be demonstrations as well as interactive workshops for attendees.
11:00 AM- 12:30 PM – English Workshops
Workshop A: Specialized Professional Program
Workshop B: Moms’ Group Class for Beginners
12:30 PM- 1:00 PM- complimentary snacks and drinks for all attendees
1:00 PM- 2:00 PM- ½ hour one-on-one FREE practice English coaching (space is limited, please sign up at the event table)
There will be an information session for anyone interested to answer questions and give more details on each program that Boston Life offers.
The event will be child-friendly. Children are welcome. We also offer a children’s program and will have people available to answer any questions that parents may have.
Sponsor(s): SpousesandPartners@mit
Contact: Diana Vuong, diana.vuong@boston-life.org
| Jan/16 | Thu | 11:00AM-12:30PM | W20-Twenty Chimneys |
A short video introducing the curriculum: http://vimeo.com/53967935
Session Leaders TBD
| Jan/16 | Thu | 11:00AM-12:30PM | W20-Mezzanine Lounge |
See the website for examples of what will be covered: http://www.boston-life.org/BostonL/group.php
The event will be child-friendly. Children are welcome. We also offer a children's program and will have people available to answer any questions that parents may have.
Session Leaders TBD
| Jan/16 | Thu | 01:00PM-02:00PM | W20-Third Floor |
Sign up at the event for one half-hour of free English practice one-on-one with an instructor. Space is limited.
Kate Kavanah, Tom Morgan
Learn with Your Fingertips 24x7
David Hosmer, Manager of Learning and Development
| Jan/17 | Fri | 10:00AM-02:00PM | 32-144 |
| Jan/22 | Wed | 11:00AM-03:00PM | 4-145 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session
Prereq: Optional: Bring your laptop
For STUDENTS, FACULTY, and STAFF
Want access to free courses, books, tools, and job aids on hundreds of business skills topics that will help you succeed in school and at work?
Join us for an Open House to learn about MIT's new online learning option for non-credit courses, Skillsoft. Demonstrations and on-site help will be available for you to create your learning plan that can be done when, where, and how it best suits you!
Skillsoft includes:
Free snacks and raffle when you join us!
Sponsor(s): MIT Human Resources
Contact: Ronnie Haas, E19-215, 617 258-9699, RHAAS@MIT.EDU
Making the Most of Your Presentation, featuring Jean-luc Doumont
Dr. Jean-luc Doumont, Author of Trees, maps, and theorem, Dr. Marilyn Wilson, Associate Director of Career Counseling and Education
| Jan/27 | Mon | 02:00PM-04:00PM | 10-250 |
Enrollment: Registration through CareerBridge
Strong oral presentation skills are a key to success for engineers, scientists, and other professionals, yet many speakers are at a loss to tackle the task. Systematic as they otherwise can be in their work, they go at it intuitively, sometimes haphazardly, with much good will but seldom good results. Based on Dr. Doumont’s book Trees, maps, and theorems about “effective communication for rational minds” this lecture proposes a systematic way to prepare and deliver presentations. Among others, it covers structure, slides, and delivery, as well as stage fright.
Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development, Dean for Graduate Education (ODGE)
Contact: Marilyn Wilson, 12-170, 617-253-4744, mcwilson@mit.edu
Managing Your References: Overview of EndNote, Mendeley, and Zotero
Peter Cohn, Anita Perkins
| Jan/14 | Tue | 12:00PM-01:00PM | 14N-132 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Using citation management software to create and maintain a collection of references or PDFs is becoming more common and important in today’s academic world. These software packages (EndNote, Mendeley, & Zotero) allow users to search databases, retrieve relevant citations, and build a bibliography to be added to a paper or thesis or stored for future reference. We’ll take a look at these 3 tools.
Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=486712
Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Peter Cohn, pcohn@mit.edu
Mentor the Class of 2018: Become an Orientation Leader and/or Associate Advisor!
Katie Julian, Staff Associate, Elizabeth Young, Associate Dean, Leslie Bottari, Staff Associate
| Jan/21 | Tue | 12:00PM-01:00PM | 4-145 |
| Jan/28 | Tue | 04:00PM-05:00PM | 4-145 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session
Prereq: freshmen, sophomores and juniors welcome
The Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming offers two fantastic leadership opportunities for undergraduates—orientation leader (OL) and associate advisor (AA). Both positions play a key role in helping first year students make a successful transition to MIT. Hear from students in these positions speak about their roles and responsibilities, the opportunities to work with faculty and staff, and the leadership skills they gained that will help them in the future. UAAP representatives will be available to give an overview of the application process and important dates. Light refreshments will be served. Bring any and all questions!
Sponsor(s): Office of Undergrad. Advising/Academic Programming
Contact: Katherine Julian, 7-103, 617 253-9764, KJULIAN@MIT.EDU
MIT Can Talk Speaking Competition
Tony Eng, EECS
| Jan/31 | Fri | 02:00PM-04:00PM | 32-141 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Prereq: none
Come watch MIT students compete for prizes in the "MIT Can Talk: Speaking Competition". Participants give a 4-5 minute speech in English that relates to this year's competition theme. Material must be original, but it can include excerpts from other works (a speech, a literary work, a poem, a story, etc.) so long as sources are properly attributed. Prizes will be awarded by a panel of judges to those who are best able to deliver their material to a live audience. The event is open to everyone in the MIT Community, and audience members can also win door prizes!
To compete please visit http://mitcantalk.mit.edu/competition.html to register and for more information.
Add yourself to the mitcantalk-announce mailing list for reminders about general upcoming events related to MIT Can Talk.
Sponsor(s): Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Tony Eng, tleng@mit.edu
MIT Can Talk: Workshop Series
Dr. Tony L. Eng
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: none
Many great thinkers of the past, the so called "Renaissance Men", excelled in both Engineering/Science and Exposition/Rhetoric/Oration. The creative men and women who will be the leaders of tomorrow can do so as well. "MIT Can Talk" promotes campus-wide awareness of good oral communication skills. It consists of: (1) a series of independent workshop sessions on public speaking/oral communication, followed by (2) a speaking competition. The workshops are open to the MIT community, but the contest is open only to MIT undergraduates and MEng students. The various workshops address different aspects of speaking and oral communication. They are meant to be practical and hands-on. Sometimes, audience volunteers will be asked to participate in a demonstration; preference will be given to those who have entered the speaking competition. Check out the website for the most updated information on the workshops and competition!
Sponsor(s): Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Dr. Tony L. Eng, mitcantalk@mit.edu
| Jan/24 | Fri | 02:00PM-04:30PM | 32-141 |
Nothing grabs audience attention and imagination so strongly as a well-told story. This workshop will teach you how to tell a story so that people really listen: what to include, how to shape it, and how to keep every moment compelling.
Want to enter the MIT Can Talk competition but don't know what to talk about? Come to this workshop!
| Jan/25 | Sat | 02:00PM-04:30PM | 32-141 |
Practice turning an event from your life into a story. Learn concepts and frameworks that will help you feel comfortable identifying, structuring and telling your story.
Want to enter the MIT Can Talk competition but don't know what to talk about? Come to this workshop!
| Jan/26 | Sun | 01:00PM-03:00PM | 32-141 |
Humor can liven up any speech. Come learn how to incorporate humor into your next one! Come and "find your funny." Squares encouraged to attend.
| Jan/26 | Sun | 03:30PM-05:30PM | 32-141 |
It's one thing to have funny material; it's another thing to be able to deliver it. Learn some techniques for how to deliver your material and how to be able to dynamically work on your feet before a live audience.
| Jan/27 | Mon | 01:00PM-03:00PM | 32-124 |
ex-pres-sive (adjective) 1. full of expression 2. conveying something
synonyms: Animated, Sensitive, Open, Easy-to-read, Dramatic
antonyms: Impassive, Emotionless, Blank, Expressionless, Inexpressive, Unrevealing
Which would you rather listen to? Which way would you rather speak? Bring any paragraph of text (from a book, a movie, or even your MIT Can Talk speech!).
Wear loose clothing for physical movement.
| Jan/27 | Mon | 03:00PM-05:30PM | 32-141 |
Improve your public speaking with vocal and imaginative techniques used by actors. Learn to enliven any text, free yourself of inhibitions, and be persuasive and interesting in front of an audience - whether it's on stage, at work, or at a wedding. No experience or preparation necessary.
| Jan/27 | Mon | 06:00PM-08:30PM | 32-141 |
Self-conscious about your accent? There's no shame in having one (foreign or domestic); nor is there any harm in learning a new one. Learn some steps you can take towards learning an "American" accent! We'll go through a step-by-step breakdown of the American accent, and then use some creative techniques to do some more individualized work (time permitting).
| Jan/28 | Tue | 01:00PM-03:00PM | 32-124 |
An effective confident speaker is more than just physically "there" -- they are present, they are in the moment, they take up space. Learn how to find and fill both the space within you and the space immediately around you, so that you can be yourself in front of an audience.
Wear loose clothing conducive for physical movement.
| Jan/28 | Tue | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 32-124 |
Dynamic speakers are vocally energetic, but they should be physically energetic as well. Learn some ideas for how to more effectively utilize your room during a speaking engagement.
| Jan/28 | Tue | 05:30PM-06:30PM | 32-124 |
Public speaking is a two party activity--but one of those parties isn't very communicative about who they are or what they want to get from your talk. Learn about the various mental models of your audience members and different techniques of communicating with them to make your ideas resonate.
| Jan/29 | Wed | 12:30PM-03:00PM | 32-141 |
You know those voices that you hear when you watch animated movies or when you listen to a commercial on a radio? Come learn techniques from the world of voiceovers for making your voice more dynamic!
| Jan/29 | Wed | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 32-141 |
This workshop explores the roles and influences that various nonverbal behaviors have on effective speaking. Through various demonstrations and activities, we will discover the power of eye contact, movement/use of space, and gestures as they relate to engaging and influencing the audience.
MIT Writers' Group
Steven Strang
| Jan/06 | Mon | 12:00PM-01:00PM | 12-134 | |
| Jan/13 | Mon | 12:00PM-01:00PM | 12-134 | |
| Jan/20 | Mon | 12:00PM-01:00PM | (CANCELED) | |
| Jan/27 | Mon | 12:00PM-01:00PM | 12-134 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/04
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session
Prereq: none
Calling all creative writers! Want to write something creative but need some motivation or support? Join other MIT writers to get advice about your own writing, to be a reader of other writers' work, and/or to get inspiration to write something. Any type of creative writing is welcomed: fiction, poetry, literary nonfiction, memoirs, personal essays, plays, blog entries. We help each other get started on a creative writing project, we help each other develop ideas and style, we function as engaged and encouraging readers of each other's material. We meet every Monday from noon-1:00 p.m. in 12-134. Open to MIT undergraduate and graduate students, lectuers, staff and faculty.
Sponsor(s): Writing and Communication Center
Contact: Steven Strang, 12-120, 617 253-4459, SMSTRANG@MIT.EDU
(CANCELED) Peer Editing
Thalia Rubio, lecturer
| Jan/21 | Tue | 10:00AM-11:30AM | 56-154 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/19
Limited to 20 participants
Prereq: none
When you’re writing an important paper for a journal, conference, or class, you need to ask colleagues or friends to read it. Having peers review your manuscript is a way to get an audience's reaction to your ideas as well as to your way of expressing them, a crucial element in any act of communication. Getting other perspectives can help you make your work much clearer and more persuasive. But the feedback may not be what you need, as reviewers may hesitate to be critical or may not focus on the important aspects of the paper. Similarly, you want to give constructive, helpful comments to those who ask you to read their manuscripts. In this workshop, we’ll explore ways to give and get useful comments from our reviewers. We’ll also identify strategies for editing our own writing so the final draft is as effective as possible.
Sponsor(s): Writing and Communication Center
Contact: Steven Strang, 12-120, 617 253-4459, SMSTRANG@MIT.EDU
Secrets to Writing a Great Abstract
Thalia Rubio
| Jan/14 | Tue | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 12-134 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/13
Limited to 20 participants
Prereq: none
For your paper to be successful, people have to actually read it. A compelling abstract is essential for capturing their attention and making them want to read more. But writing an effective abstract is challenging because you need to summarize what motivated you, what you did, and what you found, in a small number of words. In this workshop, we'll analyze sample abstracts from different fields, learn editing strategies, and practice revising abstracts. You'll leave with a better understanding of how to write a strong abstract that clearly presents your research.
Sponsor(s): Writing and Communication Center
Contact: Steven Strang, 12-120, 617 253-4459, SMSTRANG@MIT.EDU
Strengthen Your Speaking Skills--The Rapid Route from Ordinary to Extraordinary
Ruth Levitsky, President, Toastmasters@MIT
| Jan/29 | Wed | 12:30PM-01:30PM | E19-306 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
With Special Guest Speaker Carl Foster:
Many people in Toastmasters appear to plateau in their speaking and accept this as the limit of their ability. I will show you why this happens and how to make major improvements in all of your speaking skills. I will present a simple but very effective techniques that you can use in your spare time to transform your speaking! You will learn the HUGE difference between preparing a speech and preparing for a speech. This presentation has been developed and improved over several years and has been given to many Toastmasters clubs and professional organizations with excellent response.
Open to all-not just Toastmasters! To help us plan for handouts, please let us know if you are coming:
http://tinyurl.com/carlteachesyoutospeak
Co-sponsored by Chatter by the Charles, Humor&Drama Toastmasters and Toastmasters@MIT
Contact: Ruth Levitsky, E18-201C, 617 253-3399, LEVITSKY@MIT.EDU
Structuring Your Scientific Papers, featuring Jean-luc Doumont
Dr. Jean-luc Doumont, Author of Trees, maps, and theorems, Dr. Marilyn Wilson, Associate Director of Career Counseling and Education
| Jan/29 | Wed | 02:00PM-04:00PM | 10-250 |
Enrollment: Registration through CareerBridge
Papers are one of the few deliverables of the work of researchers. Well-designed, they efficiently allow each reader to learn only what he or she needs to. Poorly designed, by contrast, they confuse readers, fail to prompt decisions, or remain unread. Based on Dr Doumont’s book Trees, maps, and theorems about “effective communication for rational minds”, the lecture shows how to structure scientific papers, theses, and technical reports effectively at all levels to get the readers’ attention, facilitate navigation, and, in this way, get the message across optimally.
Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development, Dean for Graduate Education (ODGE)
Contact: Marilyn Wilson, 12-170, 617-253-4744, mcwilson@mit.edu
Thinking and Talking: Oral Communication in the Classroom
Andreas Karatsolis, Lecturer, CMS/W and Associate Director of WAC
| Jan/29 | Wed | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 12-134 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
This workshop will examine the rich variety of forms that classroom oral presentations can take, both as a way to scaffold thinking and as a way to assess students’ conceptual understanding. Workshop participants will be able to work on (re)designing assignments for their current or future courses by developing (i) a deeper understanding of fundamental oral communication concepts, (ii) strategies to integrate oral communication assignments into a class, and (iii) techniques and tools to provide feedback on student presentations.
All Writing Across the Curriculum workshops are open to faculty and teaching assistants who are interested in integrating writing and speaking into their subjects.
Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing, Writing and Humanistic Studies, Writing and Communication Center
Contact: Alexandra Sear, 12-117, 617-253-0650, sear@mit.edu
Visual Literacy: Strategies for Incorporating Classroom Critical Thinking in the Visual Representation of Research
Felice Frankel, Research Scientist, Ctr. for Materials Science & Engineering
| Jan/27 | Mon | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 12-134 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
This workshop will include a presentation and hands-on exercises addressing the too often ignored component of communication: the visual expression of data and concepts. Just as in writing text, creating visual representations is not only a means of communication but also a process that itself advances and clarifies thinking.
All Writing Across the Curriculum workshops are open to faculty and teaching assistants who are interested in integrating writing and speaking into their subjects.
Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing, Writing and Humanistic Studies, Writing and Communication Center
Contact: Alexandra Sear, 12-117, 617-253-0650, sear@mit.edu
Writing Personal Statements and Proposals That Work
Alison Hynd
| Jan/28 | Tue | 02:00PM-03:30PM | 8-119 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Are you applying for grad school? Considering a Distinguished Fellowship? Seeking funding for your summer project?
Come and learn the nuts and bolts of writing successful personal statements and proposals.
Staff from Global Education and the Public Service Center will share their tips as frequent proposal readers and writers. Students who've written successful proposals will share what worked for them!
Presented by:
Kimberly Benard, Global Education Office
Alison Hynd, Public Service Center
RSVP to hynd@mit.edu
Sponsor(s): Public Service Center, Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Alison Hynd, hynd@mit.edu
Writing Photographically: "List Projects: Kambui Olujimi"
Kambui Ojulimi
| Jan/24 | Fri | 01:00PM-04:00PM | E15-Bakalar Gallery, Bring a photograph you'd like to contribute. |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/17
Limited to 15 participants
Explore intersections of photography and creative writing through an afternoon with artist Kambui Olujimi. The artist's interactive exhibition at the List Visual Arts Center, "List Projects: Kambui Olujimi," functions as a social space where visitors are invited to exchange their own personal photos with over 1000 photos from the artist’s personal archive. In addition to exploring the rich and vast world of narratives revealed through photography, the picture exchange mimics the way the public shares images online but decontextualizes the exchange by creating a physical space for the giving and receiving of photographs.
Participants will be asked to bring their own photographs (or print them on-site) for a session led by Olujimi and List staff that uses photography to explore creative narrative writing practices. Participants will write and co-create short form prose, poetry, and photoessays from inspiration gleaned from the photo archive. Those interested in writing, filmmaking, visual art, or storytelling are encouraged to attend.
Sponsor(s): List Visual Arts
Contact: Courtney Klemens, E15-109, 617 324-4565, CKLEMENS@MIT.EDU
Zotero Basics
Jennie Murack
| Jan/21 | Tue | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 14N-132 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Zotero is a free, open-source program that helps you collect, manage, cite, and share your citations and files. With one click, you can save PDFs and citations for most articles, then cite them in Word or OpenOffice. Make a searchable PDF library and find out how to publish dynamic bibliographies and collaborate by using group collections. In this hands-on session, learn tips and tricks on how to use Zotero more efficiently to save you time and energy. Bring a laptop or use one of our computers.
Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=486997
Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Jennie Murack, 7-238, 617 258-6680, MURACK@MIT.EDU
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