Verbal Skills For Clinical & Translational Researchers
Our verbal skills programs help you prepare talks, defuse professional conflicts, and establish useful contacts. We offer books, online resources and workshops to help you become better speakers and communicators.
How We Serve You...
Prepare and Practice an Oral Presentation
Through workshops featuring communication professionals and experienced faculty and staff, you can learn how to compose clear and informative slides or posters, speak with confidence and engage your audience.
Prepare for a Challenging Professional Conversation
Ever fretted before asking a professor for a recommendation letter? Finding it difficult to communicate with a colleague? Wondering how to negotiate time off with your advisor? That's understandable. Stress, power imbalance and a lack of experience can make it challenging for trainees to ask for what they need, and get what they want.
- Through workshops, we help you develop a strategy to prepare rationally for an important conversation.
- For additional support in conflict resolution, contact the UCSF Problem Resolution Center.
Learn to Network and Find Mentors
Good mentors and a strong professional network are key to your success. They help you develop your professional skills, find jobs and make career decisions.
- Through workshops, we help you design a strategy to identify and approach potential contacts and mentors, and maintain your professional network.
Practice Your Interview and Negotiation Skills
- Visit our CT Job Search section to learn more.