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09/09/2022

Hello everyone! We hope that your summer holiday is going well and you’re looking forward to the upcoming academic year.

We are here to announce that the applications for the executive committee are now open! It is an amazing opportunity to experience working as a part of a team and will allow you to be even more involved and meet like-minded people on the way!

The current committee positions still available are:
Treasurer x1
External Relations Officer x1
Events Officer x1
First Year Representative Rotational Role

Please take a look at the photos to see all the details and responsibilities of these roles. The Treasurer will require necessary SU training for the role.

In order to apply for these roles you need to email a brief CV for your desired role to [email protected] by 18th SEP.**The application for the First Year Representative Rotational Role will only be accepted once the term starts. All selected applicants will be invited for an interview.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us!☺️

Applications close: 18th September 2022

23/02/2022

Are you ready to have your public speaking skills challenged? Come along to our public speech workshop where our theme is: challenges. If fear of public speaking is a challenge for you, we will make sure you surmount this fear.

The workshop will include 3 main segments:
1. Prepared speeches from our Speech Mentorship Programme
2. Quickfire round where workshop attendees volunteer to give impromptu speeches based on prompts given by other attendees with feedback from participants too!
3. Evaluations of the Speech Mentorship Programme speeches given by pre-assigned evaluators
Regardless of your aspirations after graduation, having great public speaking skills will bring you closer to your goals and improve your interpersonal connections. We encourage you to take the leap to improve your skills and make some new friends along the way. See you there!

27/01/2022

We are excited to announce that we will be holding our preliminary round of the ELOQUENCE Public Speaking Competition - a collaboration between 5 universities across the country!

The round consists of delivering a 5 minute prepared speech on the topic - “My Bucket List”. Participants will be scored according to a marking rubric (more details found on the form below) and will receive personalised feedback from guest judges!

Two speakers will progress from the preliminary round to the final that will be held at Durham University on 5th March. Finalists will be invited to a free networking dinner and have their travel and accommodation expenses subsidised.

Please note that a £5 registration fee will be required and will grant all participants the opportunity to spectate the final at no additional cost! This will be a unique opportunity to practise your public speaking skills and receive targeted feedback. We wish everyone the best of luck and may the most eloquent speech win!

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/UCLeloquenceFORM

12/12/2021

Hi everyone!

The Communication Society Committee has decided that in light of recent unfortunate developments concerning the COVID-19 situation, the PUBlic Speaking Social that was planned on Monday, 13 December is going to be postponed until term 2. As cases of COVID-19 are rapidly rising and the new Omicron variant is spreading, the health and safety of our society members remains the main priority.

Moreover, for the same reasons mentioned above the Public Speaking Workshop that was planned on 16 December is going to happen online. The structure of the event is going to remain the same, with the added benefit of participating from your own home! The session will start at 6:45 PM and here’s the link: https://tinyurl.com/UCLCOMMSOCZOOM .

However, keeping the positive attitude, we can’t wait to see you all well-rested at our social in term 2! In the meantime, stay safe, good luck with your exams and, hopefully, see you on Thursday!

08/12/2021

Come along for a wholesome and interactive workshop with the warm theme of festivities! :) We will help practice expressing your ideas and making your voice heard, in hopes that one day your words will sway the hearts and minds of others :))

The workshop will include 3 main segments:

1. Prepared speeches from our Speech Mentorship Programme
2. Quickfire round where workshop attendees volunteer to give impromptu speeches based on prompts given by other attendees with feedback from participants too!
3. Evaluations of the Speech Mentorship Programme speeches given by pre-assigned evaluators

Regardless of your aspirations after graduation, having great public speaking skills will bring you closer to your goals and improve your interpersonal connections. We encourage you to take the leap to improve your skills and make some new friends along the way. See you there!

24/11/2021

Do you have a fear of public speaking? Does the thought of speaking in front of an audience make you shudder? Or are you in urgent need of some tips before that presentation next Friday?

Regardless of your aspirations after graduation, having great public speaking skills will bring you closer to your goals and improve your interpersonal connections. Join us for a highly interactive, educational and entertaining session where you can gain some hands on communication practice giving and listening to speeches!

Our workshop structure:
1. Prepared speeches from those on our Speech Mentorship Programme
2. Evaluations of the Speech Mentorship Programme speeches given by pre-assigned evaluators
3. Winter-themed Quickfire round where attendees volunteer to give impromptu speeches

We encourage you to take the leap to improve your skills and make some new friends along the way. See you there!

Please arrive at 6:45pm so we can make a prompt start at 7pm! We’ll also be testing out a new workshop structure, so we kindly appreciate any feedback from our members!

19/11/2021

Emcee & Improvisational Speech Workshop!

Hosting an event? Inviting guest speakers to your workshops? Want to learn how to manage a crowd of audience and conquer your fear of improvising in front of an audience?

UCL Communication Society will be hosting a seminar on how to be an effective Emcee (Master of Ceremonies), with UCL Artificial Intelligence Society attending. There will also be a Quickfire session where we once again practice speaking on the fly, and train our improvisational skills.

It will be a great opportunity to broaden your network at UCL, cross-exchange knowledge while learning some practical public speaking skills.

Venue: Institute of Education (IOE), Room 739
Date and Time: Saturday, 20 November, 4-6pm

10/11/2021

🍔 UCL FOOD SOCIETY X UCL COMMUNICATION SOCIETY: PUBLIC SPEAKING WORKSHOP 🍲

Join us for a highly interactive, educational and entertaining session hearing people's speeches and giving your own during this week's Quickfire session with the theme of FOOD! We are confident that it will be a delectable evening of appetizing speeches~~

The workshop will include 3 main segments:
1. Prepared speeches from our Speech Mentorship Programme
2. Quickfire round where workshop attendees volunteer to give impromptu speeches based on prompts given by other attendees with feedback from participants too!
3. Evaluations of the Speech Mentorship Programme speeches given by pre-assigned evaluators

Regardless of your aspirations after graduation, having great public speaking skills will bring you closer to your goals and improve your interpersonal connections. We encourage you to take the leap to improve your skills and make some new friends along the way. See you there!

04/11/2021

A huge thank you to everyone that came for our second official public speaking workshop of the year!!! 🎪🎥🥳

Shout out to Dujanah, Tomi and Vincent for delivering their project speeches on our Speech Mentorship Programme! Special thanks to Juliane for volunteering to be our Timer for the session :) Congrats to Noemi for having the most voted Quickfire speech!

Well done also to everyone who delivered a speech today! We saw many brave souls volunteer to have their time in the spotlight and goes to show, giving a speech is not so grisly...

See you next time at our next public speaking workshop on Thursday 18th November 7pm GMT!

Reminder that applications to join our committee close on Monday 18th November! Make sure to send us your CV and desired role to be considered for interview.

25/10/2021

Are you a fresher curious about public speaking? Or a senior looking to improve your communication skills? Undergraduate, postgraduate, we welcome all to learn together with us! Regardless of your aspirations after graduation, having great public speaking skills will bring you closer to your goals and improve your interpersonal connections.

Join us for a highly interactive, educational and entertaining session hearing people's speeches and giving your own during this week's Quickfire session with the theme of Entertainment!
Or if you just want to come along and see how we run our workshops, all are welcome!

Just come on down to Bentham House LG26 Lecture Room (Basement) at 7pm for our workshop! Light refreshments will be provided during our break.

Standard Membership is required. Join us at just £3.00 for the entire year - the lowest amount we can charge for a Student Union society.

21/10/2021

A huge thank you to everyone that came for our first official public speaking workshop of the year!!! 🎃👻🏚

Special mentions to Vincent and Emily for delivering their speeches on our Speech Mentorship Programme. Big congratulations to Aaishah who was voted best Quickfire speaker!

Well done also to everyone who delivered a speech today! You are now one step closer to becoming better public speakers! 🎊

See you next time at our next public speaking workshop on Thurs 4th Nov 7pm GMT!🎪🎥

(^an enigmatic hint about our next workshop theme)

18/10/2021

*NEW PUBLIC SPEAKING WORKSHOP VENUE*

Are you a fresher curious about public speaking? Or a senior looking to improve your communication skills? Undergraduate, postgraduate, we welcome all to learn together with us! Regardless of your aspirations after graduation, having great public speaking skills will bring you closer to your goals and improve your interpersonal connections.

It’s highly interactive, educational and entertaining. You won’t leave without learning something about public speaking. It's pressure-free and sociable, a wholesome community awaits you!

Just come on down to Bentham House LG26 Lecture Room (Basement) at 7pm for our workshop! Light refreshments will be provided during our break.

Standard Membership is required. Join us at just £3.00 for the entire year - the lowest amount we can charge for a Student Union society.

Address

25 Gordon Street
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Website

http://studentsunionucl.org/clubs-societies/communication-society

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