IAP 2016 Activities by Category - Leadership Skills

Jessica A. Artiles, Professional Learning Designer

Enrollment: Apply at: www.tinyurl.com/DesignForEdu-Apply
Sign-up by 01/15
Attendance: Preference given to applicants that can attend all sessions

Full info at: www.tinyurl.com/DesignForEdu

TSL aims to bring MIT’s “minds and hands approach” to the pre K-12 world through design, development, research and capacity building”

This is a chance to make real impact through this program – your work actively shapes how the Woodrow Wilson Academy will be run! (Doors open Summer 2017!!)

2 Design Challenges:

1. Design a Competency-based Challenge (a pre-service teacher education learning experience) that builds off the Competencies of the WWA. They say “practice makes perfect”. Re-imagine the practice that gets new teachers  ready for the classroom Day 1.
2. Design the technology that will underlie the program. In order to walk the talk, we need the tools to support innovations in curriculum, such as online performance-based assessment and Challenge-based learning.

 

You will:

• Design: Learn the  design process and how to scaffold the design of such abstract systems like education 
• Engage: Push the limits of physical prototyping for education 
• Discover: Understand and apply principles related to competency-based learning and instructional design
• Practice: Hone your design, critical thinking, and teamwork skills
• Grow: Additional UROP opportunities (and potentially graduate stipends) will be available for selected projects to continue the work throughout the spring
• ...and more!

 

All MIT participants should apply by January 15, 2016: http://tinyurl.com/DesignForEdu-Apply

Sponsor(s): Teaching Systems Lab
Contact: Jessica Artiles, 617 225-8979, JARTILES@MIT.EDU

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3-Day Design Thinking Workshop Series

Jan/20	Wed	09:00AM-04:00PM	TBD
Jan/21	Thu	09:00AM-04:00PM	TBD
Jan/22	Fri	09:00AM-04:00PM	TBD

Jessica A. Artiles - Professional Learning Designer

Ken Zolot, Senior Lecturer

Jan/26

Tue

03:00PM-05:00PM

E14-633

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)

A Jazz Approach to Being an Entrepreneur

Talk and improv with Victor Wooten and Steve Bailey

How is starting a company like jazz improvisation? In more ways than you might think. Come hear Grammy-winning musical icon Victor Wooten, and 6 string fretless bass pioneer and Berklee Bass department chair Steve Bailey, talk about their journey using music as a language for startups.

Contact: Kenneth Zolot, 32-386, 617 253-6481, ZOLOT@MIT.EDU

Jan/21

Thu

02:00PM-04:00PM

10-250

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

GECD and ODGE are thrilled to welcome back Jean-luc Doumont for his annual IAP lectures on excellence in communication --

Scientists are often perceived as living in their own impenetrable world.  Jean-luc discusses the challenges of communicating with a lay audience, and presents effective strategies for overcoming the challenges.  Most of these strategies apply to communicating to scientists as well.  They are universal good ideas - heeding the advice becomes more critical when the audience is less specialized. Advanced registration requested CareerBridge.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Nyasha Toyloy, E39-305, 617 715-5329, NYTOYLOY@MIT.EDU

Kitty Huang

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/20
Limited to 25 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: none

Excellent communication skills can enhance your work performance and create more joy in your personal life. The right mindset is key. In addition to communication techniques, learn how to prepare your mind and body for better communication. Our two interactive workshops introduce tools such as recognizing intent, effective listening, positive thinking, and getting to the root of the problem.  Bring your challenges for case study!  Discover ways such as meditation and Shiatsu that can get our minds and bodies in a centered state for successful communication.

Meet our team:

Communication Trainer: Kitty Huang <h2htalk@gmail.com>

Wellness Coach: Katrina Piehler (living-from-center.com)

Inspirational Speaker: Kurt Faustin <kurtfaustin@gmail.com>

Shiatsu Practitioner: Jeff Leonard <greenseason81@gmail.com>

 

*Registration required. Please email Kitty Huang at <h2htalk@gmail.com>to register. 

Sponsor(s): Toastmasters@MIT
Contact: Keesler Welch, KEESLER@MIT.EDU

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w/ Wellness Coach

Jan/14

Thu

06:30PM-08:00PM

Location TBD

Meditation is more than a tool for reducing stress or helping us focus. It can powerfully effect how we interact, connect and communicate with others. Experience an easy meditation led by Wellness Coach Katrina Piehler.

Communication Trainer Kitty Huang offers problem solving skills on "Get to the Root of the Problem" and "Effective Listening". Gain a new perspective on challenges that trouble you.

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w/ Shiatsu & Inspirational Speaker

Jan/21

Thu

06:30PM-08:00PM

Location TBD

Licensed Shiatsu Practitioner Jeff Leonard has a healing touch. Shiatsu can reduce pain, tension and worry. Learn DIY exercises for staying awake while driving and the technique for a good night's sleep.  

Expect to be WOWed by award winning speaker Kurt Faustin's speech "Standing Tall", as Kurt speaks about FEAR...

Kitty Huang shares the magic of "The Positive Approach". 

Jenny Jin

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 20 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

Why do we feel that we can tackle the biggest challenges out in the world, but we often feel daunted or hard on ourselves when we face personal challenges? This course introduces the tools of design thinking and rapid release cycles from innovation companies (Google, Dropbox, IDEO) to apply to behavior change. We aim for students to come away with experience in design thinking, innovation, mindfulness, compassion, curiosity all embraced by top companies in the world that will help them at MIT and beyond where they continually face the question: "How do I design and live an intentional life? 

This is a condensed version of a full semester course offered Spring 2016 (EC.S04).  Students may take both the IAP and Spring versions. 

To register for one of the 20 slots, please email course instructor Jennifer Jin (jennycataj@alum.mit.edu) with your name, major, and year.

 

 

Sponsor(s): Edgerton Center
Contact: Jenny Jin, jjin@googlealumni.com

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Session One

Jan/20	Wed	02:00PM-05:00PM	4-402
Jan/22	Fri	02:00PM-05:00PM	4-402

Gabriella Jordan, David Mindell

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

This course (formerly called "Living an Extraordinary Life") provides an exciting, eye-opening, and thoroughly useful inquiry into what it takes to live an extraordinary life, on your own terms. This course addresses what it takes to succeed, and to be proud of your life and happy in it. You will tackle career satisfaction, money, your body, vices, your relationship to yourself. Address your own life and how you live it and learn from it. An inquisitive nature and willingness to face the truth are required.

Web: http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/311-span-classhighlightlivingspan-span-classhighlightanspan-span-classhighlightextraordinaryspan-lifemit

Sponsor(s): Science, Technology, and Society
Contact: Diane Olsen, diane@handelgroup.com

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Designing Your Life

Jan/11	Mon	10:00AM-01:00PM	E51-151
Jan/12	Tue	05:00PM-07:30PM	E51-151
Jan/13	Wed	10:00AM-01:00PM	E51-151
Jan/14	Thu	05:30PM-07:30PM	E51-151
Jan/15	Fri	10:00AM-01:00PM	E51-151

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance:

Learn collaboration and communication skills for PhDs

Thursday January 7  5:00-5:30 - Location: 4-145

Friday January 8  1:00-1:30 - Location: 4-145

Pre-registration requested via CareerBridge.

Now in its sixth year, MIT and Imperial College London are jointly offering an intensive 4 ½ day Global Fellows Program for PhD students. 20 MIT PhD student participants will join 20 Imperial College PhD students for 4.5 days of presentations, interactive work, and hands-on activities. Participants work in small groups with either an MIT or Imperial facilitator. Faculty members present on the topic of developing and managing international collaborations as an integral part of a research career.

•         Approaches for successful working relationships and collaborations

•         Team and project development

•         Leadership

•         Presentation skills

•         Global intercultural skills and communication

 

Cost: Fellowship covers cost of travel, housing, program and most meals. (Most international students will need to complete a required visa application process. This cost is covered by the student and typically is around $150).

Application deadline: Monday, January 18 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Interviews will begin the week of January 25.

For more information: Please visit http://gecd.mit.edu/global-fellows  and email questions to Jake Livengood or Marilyn Wilson at: globalphd@mit.edu.

 

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Nyasha Toyloy, E39-305, 617 715-5329, NYTOYLOY@MIT.EDU

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Global Fellows Program Info Session

Jan/07

Thu

05:00PM-05:30PM

4-145

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Global Fellows Program Info Session

Jan/08

Fri

01:00PM-01:30PM

4-145

Renee Robins, Executive Director, J-WAFS

Jan/15

Fri

12:00PM-01:30PM

E51-145, bring your own lunch, snacks provided

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Thinking of doing a start-up in water, food, or agriculture?  Interested in the Water Innovation Prize or the new MIT Food and Agribusiness Prize Competition or the MIT Ideas Global Challenge?  Want to hear about resources -- inside the Institute and beyond -- available for students and others that support innovation and entrepreneurship?  This 90-minute seminar will feature speakers from the MIT Innovation Initiative, the Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship, Clean Tech Open, and the New England Water Innovation Network.  Speakers will explain what their centers or organizations do and how you can engage with them.  Ample time will be provided for Q&A as well as general discussion and networking.  

Speakers are:

Georgina Campbell, Executive Director, MIT Legatum Center

Trish Cotter, Entrepreneur in Residence, Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship

Karen Golmer, Executive Director, New England Water Innovation Network (NEWIN)

Katie MacDonald, Executive Director, Cleantech Open Northeast

This introduction to MIT and outside resources is intended aimed at MIT students and post-docs.  Recent alumni are also welcome.

This seminar is a brown bag lunch.  Light snacks will be provided. 

Co-sponsored by J-WAFS, the MIT Innovation Initiative, the MIT Water Club, and the MIT Food and Ag Club.

Sponsor(s): Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Sec Lab, MIT Innovation Initiative
Contact: Renee Robins, E70-1279, 617 324-6726, RROBINS@MIT.EDU

Ingrid Toppelberg, MIT Sloan MBA 2010

Jan/13

Wed

01:00PM-05:00PM

E62-221

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/11

“The exaggerated esteem in which my lifework is held makes me very ill at ease.  I feel compelled to think of myself as an involuntary swindler.” Albert Einstein 

We are Beavers, Engineers, Techies, we are MIT. All of us at the MIT Community are here because we hold ourselves to extremely high standards, we dare to move beyond the mediocre, we push boundaries, we start new things, we grow beyond the merely comfortable…  And yet at some point, 70% of us feel caught in doubt or low self-worth that make us fall into self-limiting behaviors like procrastination, risk aversion or overwork. 

In order to help you unleash your highest future potential, in this experiential and dynamic workshop, we want to invite you to play and experiment while you: 

- Examine what mindsets and beliefs lie behind these self-limiting behaviors 

- Learn how to let doubt move you into action  

- Take home a toolbox with 10 concrete strategies to put into practice in your every-day life. 

 Please, register here by Monday, January 11th.

Sponsor(s): Sloan School of Management
Contact: Ingrid Toppelberg, ingrid@kandagrowth.com

Jan/19

Tue

02:00PM-04:00PM

10-250

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

GECD and ODGE are thrilled to welcome back Jean-luc Doumont for his annual IAP lectures on excellence in communication --

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.

Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Nyasha Toyloy, E39-305, 617 715-5329, NYTOYLOY@MIT.EDU

Tracy Purinton, Director, MIT Leadership Center

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/18
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

This IAP workshop models distilled skillsets, toolkits and visioning from art--‐making practices for effectively arriving at unanticipated outcomes as well as strategic methods for iteration and disruption that can be integrated into corporate and engineering innovation structures.  A sequence from rolling up your sleeves for hands--‐on exercises anchored in drawing to unpacking art giants from Jackson Pollock to David Hockney and unique touring of an art museum, this session practices techniques for challenging assumptions and rethinking observational strategies that directly apply to leadership across fields arriving at solution-oriented results.

Objectives:

• Learn to see through ‘Making to Think’ strategies that provide transformational leadership
• Show how ‘Art, the Verb’ is central to leadership practices across enterprises and levels
• Demonstrate that creativity is not the gift of an elite few but a practiced skillset
• Demonstrate and practice observational dynamics through art‐making
• Focus on observing one’s self as key to developing both personal leadership and generating disruptive models

 

Register here:  https://survey.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_cH2c4bImfJuiWJD by Monday, January 18th.

Sponsor(s): MIT Leadership Center, Sloan School of Management
Contact: Abby Berenson, E40-196, 617 324-3794, BERENSON@MIT.EDU

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Jan/21

Thu

09:00AM-04:00PM

E62-221

Aithan Shapira, MFA, PhD - Visiting Faculty, SMFA

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Jan/22

Fri

12:00PM-04:00PM

Museum of Fine Arts

Aithan Shapira, MFA, PhD - Visiting Faculty, SMFA

Scott Rolph

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

Calling all MIT managers. Start the New Year off right: sharpen your managerial knowledge and skills by taking an MIT management workshop. Offered during IAP by MIT Human Resources, the Manager’s Medley includes the following workshops aimed at helping you grow and advance your capabilities as a manager.

Offered in convenient two- or three-hour segments, each in-person workshop provides valuable tools and information and opportunities for reflection and practice in partnership with fellow MIT managers. Set your learning objectives, pick your workshops, and we’ll prepare you to apply what you learn immediately. Sign up for as many as you would like through the MIT Learning Center.

Schedule:

Managing with Situational Leadership

Friday, January 8, 9-11 am
E19-603

Active Listening for Managers

Tuesday, January 12, 9 am-12 pm
E19-306

Performance Development: Manager’s Role

Thursday, January 14, 12-2 pm
E19-306

Performance Development: Your Role

Wednesday, January 20, 12-2 pm
E19-306

Managing Diverse Teams

Thursday, January 21, 9-11 am
E19-603

Using Atlas for Talent Management

Tuesday, January 26, 9-11 am
E19-603

Managing Change and Transition
Thursday, January 28, 9-11 am
E19-306

Online Learning:

Collaborate and Build Relationships

Communicating with Influence

Delegating for Success

Demonstrating Strategic Agility

Developing Potential of Self and Others

Fostering an Inclusive Community

Giving Presentations with Confidence

Making Meetings Work at MIT 

Managing Your Time

Sponsor(s): MIT Human Resources
Contact: Scott Rolph, E19-215, 617-253-6065, srolph@mit.edu

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Managing with Situational Leadership

Jan/08

Fri

09:00AM-11:00AM

E19-603

http://web.mit.edu/training/course.html?course=CL31030c

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Active Listening for Managers

Jan/12

Tue

09:00AM-12:00PM

E19-306

http://web.mit.edu/training/course.html?course=CL32035c

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Performance Development: Manager's Role

Jan/14

Thu

12:00PM-02:00PM

E19-306

http://web.mit.edu/training/course.html?course=CL31040c

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Performance Development: Your Role

Jan/20

Wed

12:00PM-02:00PM

E19-306

http://web.mit.edu/training/course.html?course=CDT20040c

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Managing Diverse Teams

Jan/21

Thu

09:00AM-11:00AM

E19-603

http://web.mit.edu/training/course.html?course=CL31330c

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Using Atlas for Talent Management

Jan/26

Tue

09:00AM-11:00AM

E19-603

http://web.mit.edu/training/course.html?course=CL30071c

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Managing Change and Transition

Jan/28

Thu

09:00AM-11:00AM

E19-306

http://web.mit.edu/training/course.html?course=CL31020c

Elizabeth Young, Associate Dean, Leslie Bottari, Staff Associate, Meghan Kenney, Assistant Dean

Jan/26	Tue	12:00PM-01:00PM	4-159
Jan/28	Thu	04:00PM-05:00PM	4-159

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: Meghan Kenney, 7-103, 617 253-9764, MKENNEY@MIT.EDU

Scott Dynes, Bluewater Sailing Skipper, Matthew Lindblad, Assistant Professor/coach

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Attendance: It is preferred that participants come to most or all sessions
Prereq: None

You know that MIT has a fabulous river sailing program, but did you also know that MIT also has an offshore sailing program, where you can sail MIT's 43-foot boat, X-Dimension, in Boston Harbor, to P-town, along the Maine coast, and even to Halifax, Nova Scotia?

The purpose of this IAP course is to show you that sailing a 43-foot boat differs from dinghy sailing only in degree: the boat and sails are bigger and you can make extended multi-day voyages. We are offering 8 sessions that will cover the fundamental and practical aspects of large boat sailing, with the goal of making everyone feel equipped with the knowledge to feel comfortable sailing along the coast. The classes will cover keelboats, weather, navigation (including celestial navigation), safety at sea, racing, and chartering a boat in the Caribbean.

No prior knowledge of keelboats or sailing is required (though the latter is very helpful); just an interest in learning about sailing in the salt water.

Times: Tues/Thurs 6:30-8:30, January 5th- January 28th.

No PE Points are awarded for this class.

Activity Leader & Contact Person:
Scott Dynes, scott@dynes.org

Tue Jan 5th: Introduction to Keelboats - Eric Brown
Thurs Jan 7th: Navigation #1 - Ted Young
Tue Jan 12th: Navigation # 2 - Ted Young
Thurs Jan 14th: Weather - Eric Brown and Scott Dynes
Tue Jan 19th: Safety at Sea - Scott Dynes
Thurs Jan 21st: Racing - Adam Traina
Tue Jan 26th: Chartering a boat - Tim Hall
Thurs Jan 28th: Celestial Navigation - Adam Traina

Sponsor(s): Athletics, Physical Education
Contact: Scott Dynes, Bldg 51, (617) 253-4884, scott@dynes.org

Jan/07

Thu

01:00PM-02:15PM

4-159

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

Among the greatest missed opportunities are banal responses to questions like "tell me about yourself" Learn and exercise creative ways to be a successful self-advocate: together, we will strengthen our responses to hallway chatter and use reflection to develop, rehearse, and share an authentic elevator pitch with meaning! Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Nyasha Toyloy, E39-305, 617 715-5329, NYTOYLOY@MIT.EDU

Libby Mahaffy

Jan/14

Thu

05:30PM-07:00PM

50-005

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Do you find yourself stuck or tongue-tied in a difficult conversation, confrontation, or conflict? Have no idea what to say? Scared to even begin? This interactive and practice-based workshop will help you prepare for a conversation or interaction you’ve been avoiding. We will work through scenarios and practice skills that you can implement ASAP. This framework can help you analyze past conversations so that you can improve for next time.  All are welcome.  Dinner provided.

Contact: Abigail Francis, 50-005, 617 253-0684, AFRAN@MIT.EDU

Ben Littauer, Dan Littauer, Adam Reynolds, Chaplain

Jan/05	Tue	02:00PM-03:30PM	26-168
Jan/07	Thu	02:00PM-03:30PM	26-168
Jan/12	Tue	02:00PM-03:30PM	26-168
Jan/14	Thu	02:00PM-03:30PM	26-168
Jan/19	Tue	02:00PM-03:30PM	26-168
Jan/21	Thu	02:00PM-03:30PM	26-168
Jan/26	Tue	02:00PM-03:30PM	26-168
Jan/28	Thu	02:00PM-03:30PM	26-168

Enrollment: Advance sign-up helpful, not required
Limited to 10 participants
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session
Prereq: None

Whether through bad habits, negative thought patterns, or counterproductive behaviors, we all have a 'shadow' that sabotages us at times.

This unique experiential course will teach key concepts and skills for exploring our shadows through analyzing emotions and addressing the impact of formative experiences on our operating beliefs and behaviors as adults. We will gain a higher level of self-awareness and begin the process of troubleshooting deep-seated obstacles to success and happiness.

Issues that can be explored include:

• Anxiety
• Loneliness
• Stress
• Procrastination
• Overcommitment
• Relationship challenges

 

Concepts and skills taught include:

• Emotional literacy and awareness
• An archetypal understanding of the mind derived from the work of Carl Jung and others
• How to create a shared environment of trust, vulnerability, authenticity and love
• Ways to identify the underlying beliefs that drive counterproductive behaviors
• Ways to identify the formative experiences that led to these beliefs

 

To Register: email shadow-magicians-staff@mit.edu with a brief description of your interest in this course. This course is specifically geared towards MIT students. Non-MIT individuals may be granted admission if space is available.

Timeliness: Due to the personal nature of the course, the doors will close at exactly 12 minutes past the hour. No one will be admitted to the day’s session after that point for any reason, although you are welcome to attend future meetings.

Sponsor(s): Blue Ocean Faith
Contact: Ben Littauer, 617-633-3881, benlittauer@gmail.com

Trish Cotter, Entrepreneur In Residence

Enrollment: By Application
Sign-up by 12/09
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None

StartIAP is a 4-week accelerator designed for student teams who want to try the experience of working on a startup full time, building out all aspects of a new business to the extent possible in the space of one month.

During these four weeks, students will be introduced to key concepts and skills that will help them succeed as entrepreneurs in a series of workshops and assignments.  They will practice these skills on their own projects, and will report their progress to their cohort in peer check-in sessions.  They can sign up for coaching sessions with highly experienced entrepreneurs and mentors to get feedback and suggestions on their venture.

Teams will also have dedicated space in the Trust Center, access to an unlimited supply of ramen noodles and coffee, and will be given access to labs around campus to further develop their products and companies.

At the end of the four-week period, teams will have built a startup from concept to business in four weeks.  We will wrap up the program with a TechStars style Demo Day.

See our website for more details. http://entrepreneurship.mit.edu/startIAP

 

Sponsor(s): Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship
Contact: Trish Cotter, E40-160, 617-253-3453, pcotter@mit.edu

Tracy Purinton, Director, MIT Leadership Center

Jan/26

Tue

09:00AM-05:00PM

Residence Inn Camb

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/22
Limited to 10 participants

You have 30 seconds to capture your audience’s attention, in the boardroom, in an interview, or in any situation. It doesn’t matter how “right” you are, if you audience can’t hear you, you will not be effective and therefore will not have influence and impact. Human beings are masters of unconsciously reading others’ body language and nonverbal cues, and instinctively detect when the message delivered by the body does not match the verbal message. In this session, you will hone in on your “secret weapons”, establish your “presence points” and practice specific tools to Master Your Message®.  It provides you with experiences that teach flexibility and how to be present in the moment: a foundational platform of Powerful Presence and Communication. It draws upon cutting edge clinical research and practical experience in the fields of neuroscience, sensory integration, systems theory, coaching, speech/language/voice and leadership.

This is not a theory course, not a “tips and techniques” public speaking or presentation design course. This one-day workshop is about you and how you “show up”, as your best self, in a variety of situations. Please join us only if you are prepared to be fully engaged in a variety of exercises with other members of the group. It is highly interactive and experiential - you will be bouncing on yoga balls, repeatedly speaking in front of the group, and be videotaped (for workshop purposes only). 

PLEASE NOTE:  THIS SESSION IS FULL

Sponsor(s): MIT Leadership Center, Sloan School of Management
Contact: Abby Berenson, E40-196, 617 324-3794, BERENSON@MIT.EDU

Tracy Purinton, Director, MIT Leadership Center

Jan/28

Thu

09:00AM-05:00PM

Residence Inn, Camb

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/22
Limited to 10 participants

You have 30 seconds to capture your audience’s attention, in the boardroom, in an interview, or in any situation. It doesn’t matter how “right” you are, if you audience can’t hear you, you will not be effective and therefore will not have influence and impact. Human beings are masters of unconsciously reading others’ body language and nonverbal cues, and instinctively detect when the message delivered by the body does not match the verbal message. In this session, you will hone in on your “secret weapons”, establish your “presence points” and practice specific tools to Master Your Message®.  It provides you with experiences that teach flexibility and how to be present in the moment: a foundational platform of Powerful Presence and Communication. It draws upon cutting edge clinical research and practical experience in the fields of neuroscience, sensory integration, systems theory, coaching, speech/language/voice and leadership.

This is not a theory course, not a “tips and techniques” public speaking or presentation design course. This one-day workshop is about you and how you “show up”, as your best self, in a variety of situations. Please join us only if you are prepared to be fully engaged in a variety of exercises with other members of the group. It is highly interactive and experiential - you will be bouncing on yoga balls, repeatedly speaking in front of the group, and be videotaped (for workshop purposes only). 

PLEASE NOTE:  THIS SESSION IS FULL

Sponsor(s): MIT Leadership Center, Sloan School of Management
Contact: Abby Berenson, 617 324-3794, BERENSON@MIT.EDU

Tracy Purinton, Director, MIT Leadership Center

Jan/27

Wed

09:00AM-05:00PM

Residence Inn, Camb

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/22
Limited to 10 participants

You have 30 seconds to capture your audience’s attention, in the boardroom, in an interview, or in any situation. It doesn’t matter how “right” you are, if you audience can’t hear you, you will not be effective and therefore will not have influence and impact. Human beings are masters of unconsciously reading others’ body language and nonverbal cues, and instinctively detect when the message delivered by the body does not match the verbal message. In this session, you will hone in on your “secret weapons”, establish your “presence points” and practice specific tools to Master Your Message®.  It provides you with experiences that teach flexibility and how to be present in the moment: a foundational platform of Powerful Presence and Communication. It draws upon cutting edge clinical research and practical experience in the fields of neuroscience, sensory integration, systems theory, coaching, speech/language/voice and leadership.

This is not a theory course, not a “tips and techniques” public speaking or presentation design course. This one-day workshop is about you and how you “show up”, as your best self, in a variety of situations. Please join us only if you are prepared to be fully engaged in a variety of exercises with other members of the group. It is highly interactive and experiential - you will be bouncing on yoga balls, repeatedly speaking in front of the group, and be videotaped (for workshop purposes only). 

PLEASE NOTE:  THIS SESSION IS FULL

Sponsor(s): MIT Leadership Center, Sloan School of Management
Contact: Abby Berenson, 617 324-3794, BERENSON@MIT.EDU

Jan/27

Wed

01:00PM-02:45PM

4-149

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

Learn how to develop and enhance your interviewing skills! While your technical skills will get you the interview, it is your behavioral attributes that will get you the job. This workshop delivered by Bob Dolan will cover topics such as types of interviews, sample interview questions, appropriate dress, and important tips to think about before, during and after the interview. The intended outcome is to help you prepare and develop a strategy for a successful interview. In addition, sample behavioral and academic interview questions will be provided along with tips on how to answer these tough questions. Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Nyasha Toyloy, E39-305, 617 715-5329, NYTOYLOY@MIT.EDU

Jan/12

Tue

02:00PM-03:00PM

4-145

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

Do you feel unprepared to jump into the real world of work because you are lacking work experience? Well, you may have more knowledge, skills, and abilities than you think! Transferable skills are marketable skills that you have acquired throughout your life. They can be learned through coursework, class projects, jobs, internships, volunteering, or leadership roles. Attend this workshop if you want to learn how to identify your own skills and the skill employers are looking for in today’s job market. This workshop is open to undergraduate and graduate students. Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Nyasha Toyloy, E39-305, 617 715-5329, NYTOYLOY@MIT.EDU