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ICIC offers Oral Presentations Skills Workshop for International Researchers

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 ICIC’s Lauren Harvey (left) and Ulla Connor presented a workshop on Oral Presentation Skills for international researchers. Participants discussed what
they had learned in small groups. 
 

(INDIANAPOLIS)—Making oral presentations at scientific and academic conferences and meetings is a standard expectation for university researchers and instructors.

For non-native English speakers, giving oral presentations that are clear, concise, and understandable to the audience may be challenging because of intercultural differences in presentation formats and styles.

The Indiana Center for Intercultural Communication (ICIC), a cultural training center that is part of the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, presented a workshop in March specifically designed to help international researchers enhance their oral presentation skills.

The engaging, interactive session provided guidance to non-native English speakers through individual practice and small group discussions to ensure clear oral communication in English. Participants learned about the key features of oral presentations related to language use and picked up tips on organizational structure, the use of visual aids, and enhancing oral enunciation and pronunciation.

Workshop presenters were Ulla Connor, Ph.D., ICIC Director and Chancellor’s Professor of English at IUPUI, an internationally-known speaker and author and Lauren Harvey, ICIC’s Assistant Director of Training, also an experienced presenter and TESOL certified trainer.

This is the latest in an ongoing series of intercultural communication and language workshops ICIC has developed for international medical and science professionals and researchers. The goal of these workshops is to equip international participants with effective communication strategies and improve mutual understanding. For more information, contact ICIC at (317) 274-2555 or icic@iupui.edu.