Speaking Center

302 EPB, 335-0205
(note change of location due to flood recovery efforts)

Fall 2008 Hours:
Monday through Thursday,
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

You may reserve a maximum of two 25 minute appointments (or one 50 minute appointment) each week.

Appointments are reserved via a sign-up schedule posted outside of room 302 EPB. Appointments are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis and the reservation process begins on Thursday afternoon for the following 2 weeks.

Our Speaking Center tutors welcome all students who wish to improve their public speaking skills, gain confidence in joining class discussion, and improve basic conversational language skills. We provide one-on-one and small group instruction to students who want to improve their speaking performance in any course or domain of university life. Instruction is tailored to students' individual needs and includes help with delivery techniques, methods of organizing material, strategies for effective presentations, options for preparing and practicing speeches, and methods of generating and using responses to speeches for further improvement.

The Speaking Center is also a resource for University of Iowa Professors and Graduate Teaching Assistants. Our tutors work with instructors to design and deliver effective lectures, overcome speech anxiety, organize presentations, and improve classroom dynamics. We also offer help on thesis and dissertation defenses, readings and other performances, job interviews, and conference presentations.

Please come to 302 EPB to sign up for an appointment.

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