Workshops

Due to limited enrollment, these workshops are for W&M graduate students only.

Presenting a Poster at a Conference or the Graduate Research Symposium?

Make plans to attend the 90 minute hands-on Graduate Center workshop Designing Conference Posters.  Standard formatting, eye appeal, parallel construction, and text-to-graphic ratios are all important considerations when designing a conference poster.  This workshop will present strategies for creating effective academic posters that will be sure to catch your audience’s attention.  Sample posters, representing a variety of different fields, will be critiqued.  Students are encouraged to bring their own academic posters to receive individualized, constructive feedback.  Interested W&M graduate students should contact Barbara Monteith to sign up, as space is limited.  Students should choose to attend one of the three identical sessions offered:  Monday, March 12, Tuesday, March 13 or Monday, March 19, 2012 from 5 - 6:30 pm in the James Room.

Enhance Your Speaking Skills

To help W&M graduate students prepare for job talks, interviews, and conference presentations (including the Graduate Research Symposium), Robin Cantor-Cooke will lead the popular Graduate Center workshop Presenting Yourself with Confidence and Control on the following five dates from 6:30-8:30 p.m.:  February 15, 22, 29, and March 14 and 21, 2012.  The workshop includes sessions on improving stance, voice, and gestures; enhancing eye contact and connecting with the audience; combating nervousness; and banishing the sense of doom that often accompanies such occasions. Students are encouraged to attend all 5 sessions.

Ms. Cantor-Cooke began as a stage actor and has worked with some of the biggest stars in show business, including George Burns, Sid Caesar, Milton Berle, Helen Hayes, Charlton Heston, Keith Carradine, and Marlo Thomas. For 25 years, she has worked as writer, editor, audio scriptwriter, and producer of more than 40 books and tape programs. She holds a master’s degree from the Medill School of Journalism and is coauthor of five nonfiction books, including a New York Times bestseller.

Don’t miss an opportunity to receive professional coaching from a pro, free of charge.  Contact Chasity Roberts to sign up ASAP, as space is limited.