Assisting UNO Faculty & Staff
Faculty and staff can come to the Speech Consulting Room (185 ASH) for consulting and coaching services to help improve their own presentations.
Speech Coaching and Consulting for Faculty
Services for faculty include
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Coaching on effective public speaking for conferences and other professional venues.
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Faculty workshops on improving instructor evaluations, giving supportive and prescriptive feedback to students, etc.
Faculty Support for Class Presentations
To foster oral communication excellence at every level, the Speech Center supports instructors who desire to incorporate oral presentations into their course requirements.
Services for faculty and their classes include:
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In-class orientation by a Speech Center consultant. The consultant can visit your class and will provide a fifteen-minute orientation on the services in the Speech Center.
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In-class workshops on creating effective oral presentations, using PowerPoint or other presentational software, and reducing speech anxiety.
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Student coaching and consulting based on the faculty-provided assignment. You can refer students to the Speech Center for assistance with an oral communication class assignment. You can encourage or require students to visit the Consulting Room.
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Faculty consultations and workshops on assessing students’ oral presentations.
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Download a short Introduction to the Speech Center to copy into your syllabus to encourage students to use the Speech Center.
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Speech evaluation forms for faculty.
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Student handouts on effective public speaking criteria.
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Documentation of student consultations.
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Student referrals to Speech Center workshops. These workshops are focused on planning presentations, overcoming speech anxiety, and effective delivery stills, among others.