What do spiders, death and public speaking have in common? They're America's top three greatest fears-- but can you guess what order they're in? Public speaking is the number one fear of Americans today, which means people would rather be in the coffin than delivering the eulogy. Public speaking anxiety is something all speakers face, no matter how experienced they are. This workshop describes public speaking anxiety, ways of recognizing it, the physical and mental symptoms, and, most importantly, numerous ways to surmount it. Take this workshop to decrease your speech apprehension and stand in front of your audience with more confidence than you ever thought possible!






Understanding the eight public speaking competencies-- developed by Dr. Sherwyn Morreale-- is imperative in student's success in public speaking classes taken at UCCS. Each competency focuses on a different aspect of presentation and style, all combining to form a complete presentation. In order to understand why implementing inflections into your tone is essential to keeping audiences interested, or why having a clear thesis statement at the beginning of your speech, take a look at this workshop: It's guaranteed to help you succeed!








"An academic presentation does not use PowerPoint to drive or present the speech word for word," is the quote that underlines this workshop. This workshop is designed for students of all disciplines to learn how to make an effective PowerPoint presentation for your next speech. It trains students the do's and the dont's of the program, ways to use it to enhance their speech, and how to correctly cite sources on their presentation.







Business and professional communication is vastly different from any other kind we engage in every day: This workshop focuses on the importance of communication competency in the workplace. With in-depth examples and references to several reliable sources in business communication, this workshop allows students to better understand how and why communication in the workplace is elevated and is a skill-set all its own. Practicing business and professional communication is imperative to success in the workplace both during college and outside of college, and this workshop arms students with an applicable understanding of business communication.






There are two methods of viewing this workshop. One link is to a PowerPoint slide-show, where users can flip through the slides as they please. The second leads to a movie that goes through the entire slide-show with Todd's voice-over, discussing and elaborating on pertinent facts from each slide. This was designed to suit the needs of both visual and auditory learners.

This workshop is an extensive examination of the interview process, starting with finding a job and ending with post-interview etiquette and proceedings. This workshop is designed to help students better understand methods of communicating in an interview, and giving expert, well researched advice on how to analyze, interpret, and understand different kinds of interviews. Finally, it focuses on the importance of mock interviews, and encourages students to set up an appointment in the Comm. Center to help them ace their next interview.







In this unique workshop, students will be introduced to ethics in presentations and learn about the importance of truth, citations and audience analysis. Through reference to Rotary International, an organization that focuses on the importance of ethics in everyday life, this presentation offers insight into how to create and present presentations that will be well-received and, most importantly, viewed as truthful and reliable.




Multicultural Communication: Cultural Diversity

Developed by Angela Ibrahim

Through this workshop, students will gain an understanding of the importance of multicultural communication. Key terms will be listed and described, and students will increase their communication competency in this ever-growing and diverse world.

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