ASPIRE Module Fall 2016: Effective Oral Communication Methods

Posted by vuit_admin on Monday, August 15, 2016 in Announcements .

The ASPIRE Modules are short, non-credit bearing electives that broaden the training experiences of biomedical sciences trainees. These elective modules provide efficient exposure to topics in four theme areas: Business/Entrepreneurship, Communication, Teaching, and Clinical research.The ASPIRE Modules are optional and open to any biomedical sciences PhD student or postdoctoral fellow who wishes to take them to supplement their research training. Class size may be limited, however, and will vary by module. 

Module Title: Effective Oral Communication Methods

Director: Dr. Bruce Damon, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering

Content: Techniques for effective  oral communication (pace, articulation, managing biofeedback), presenting science to non-experts, participant presentations and peer feedback, designing visual aids

Syllabus

Time: 4 Sessions, Thursdays, 3-5:00 pm, October 13-November 17, 2016.

Class size: 15

Registration requirement: 2-3 sentence statement of interest

Registration deadline: Midnight, August 29, 2016

REGISTER HERE

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