Amplify Your Impact TWU

🚨Don't forget! Grad student submissions for Amplify Your Impact TWU's Elevator Pitch Competition are due TODAY!

Will you be the one to impress our judges and win a $500 scholarship for Fall 2026? 👀

Don't forget that submissions for Amplify Your Impact TWU's Elevator Pitch Competition are due next Friday, July 31st!!

We're excited to share your ideas, research, and work with our expert panel of judges.

Want some tips on making sure your pitch recording is professional looking? Our final Summer of Public Speaking workshop just happens to be Recording Quality Pitches & Presentations. You can register for this workshop in myTWU.

In today's fast-paced virtual world, it helps to go onto the job market with a solid set of skills for sharing our ideas and experiences with folks in digital spaces.

July 27th, join Dr. Annie Munson as she guides you through the basics of recording yourself for virtual interviews, pitches, and presentations.

In this workshop, Dr. Munson will share the nuts and bolts of recording on platforms like Zoom, give tips for how to utilize key digital recording features, curate a recording space, and edit your videos so they look professional.

👀 Considering competing in this year's Elevator Pitch Competition? We STRONGLY recommend this one for you 🫵.

This workshop is online. Registration is required and open now on myTWU. For a direct link, scan the qr code in the image or follow the link in the comments below👇

Do you find yourself scripting out your presentations and talks word-for-word? Are your note cards your lifeline when presenting publicly? This one is for you 🫵.

July 23rd, join Wandaliz Turner of the Jane Nelson Institute for Women's Leadership as she helps grad students go from nervous note-clingers to public speaking rockstars! In this workshop, Ms. Turner will walk you through all her best tips and tricks for going "off script" when speaking publicly and look like a pro.

This workshop is online. Registration is required and open now on myTWU. For a direct link, scan the qr code in the image or click the link in the comments below👇.

📣Hear ye, hear ye, calling all TWU graduate students! 📣
We know you've been waiting. Here is it. Amplify Your Impact TWU's Elevator Pitch Competition is now open for submissions!

Whether you're hoping to pitch your next big idea, your research, or yourself, this competition is for you. Record a 3-minute elevator pitch that makes our panel of expert judges from the TWU and DFW communities want to learn more! Winners receive a $500 scholarship for Fall 2026.

Not sure you have the confidence or tools to win? Don't forget to join us for our Summer of Public Speaking Workshops on myTWU. We'll make sure you're prepared and feel ready to go.

Submission link at the qr code in image or the comments below 👇

Sometimes we need to be concise. Efficient. Targeted. 🎯

On July 20th, Dr. Gretchen Busl will walk grad students through tips and tricks for turning a lengthy, winding public talk or presentation into something dynamic, pointed, and much shorter.

In this workshop, you'll learn how to decide what the most important pieces of a talk or presentation are, remove any distracting or unhelpful details, fill in verbal gaps with body language, and keeping things flexible so you don't go off track.

This workshop is online. Registration is required and open now on myTWU. For a direct link, scan the qr code in the image or click the link in the comments below👇.

Grad students know public speaking can be nerve-wracking! 😰

What do you do with your hands? Where do you look? How do you not pace back and forth nervously? Get answers to these questions and more in this handy-dandy workshop led by Career Connections Director, Aimee Laun!

In this July 17th workshop for graduate students, you'll get tips and tricks for using body language, hand movement, volume, cadence, and speed to command attention without distraction when speaking publicly.

This workshop is online. Registration is required and open now on myTWU. For a direct link, scan the qr code in the image or click the link in the comments below👇.

Are you a graduate student? Does the word "networking" make you want to run and hide? Do you struggle to feel like you belong at conferences? Do you dream of giving a research talk but get scared you aren't enough of an "expert" to be taken seriously? This workshop is for you 🫵.

July 15th, join Wandaliz Turner from the Jane Nelson Institute for Women's Leadership as she guides you through the mindsets and skills needed to move past impostor syndrome and connect with others to build community and build a powerful network you can take with you well beyond grad school.

This workshop is online. Registration is required and open now on myTWU. For a direct link, scan the qr code in the image or click the link in the comments below👇.

Interested in public speaking, but unsure how to really connect with the people you're talking to? This one's for you. People think in stories, and any good public speaker is also a good storyteller.

Join us on July 6th as Dr. Annie Munson walks graduate students through the basics of storytelling for public communication, from translating data into stories to storyboarding presentations and marrying experience to your expertise.

Registration is required for this online workshop. Registration is open now on myTWU! For a direct link, scan the QR code in the image or click the link in the comments below👇.