BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260625T105717EDT-1878UzxgPl@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260625T145717Z DESCRIPTION:Do you get nervous before giving a speech? Want to feel more co nfident while presenting? Or just want to make your presentations more int eresting\, rather than reading verbatim from slides?In this workshop\, per suasion researcher Jay Olson will cover the communication skills necessary to give an effective presentation. Topics include handling nervousness\, enhancing clarity\, improving body language\, and holding the audience’s a ttention. These tools will help presenters engage and persuade their audie nces\, in both academic and business settings.By the end of the workshop\, you will:Know practical methods to deal with nervousness.Know how to enga ge audiences from the beginning of your speech.Be able to identify strengt hs and weaknesses in presenters\, including yourself.Jay Olson\, M.Sc.\, i s a Ph.D. candidate in Psychiatry studying suggestion and effective persua sion. He recently won First Place in North America at the Council of Gradu ate Schools' 3 Minute Thesis competition. Jay helps companies\, organizati ons\, and students apply the science of public speaking to become more per suasive\, engaging\, and confident speakers. DTSTART:20190328T190000Z DTEND:20190328T203000Z LOCATION:McLennan Library Building\, QC\, Canada\, Montreal\, H3A 0C9\, 345 9 McTavish Street SUMMARY:Persuasive Public Speaking URL:/involvement/channels/event/persuasive-public-spea king-294909 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR