Career Recharge: The Art of Public Speaking and Storytelling

Career Recharge: The Art of Public Speaking and Storytelling

Learn expert storytelling insights and practical tips for connecting with any audience.

By Seneca Polytechnic

Date and time

Tuesday, July 2 · 3 - 4:30pm PDT

Location

Online

About this event

  • 1 hour 30 minutes

Become an expert in the art of storytelling. Led by Melanie Ng, journalist and communications specialist, learn public speaking tips and techniques to connect with your audience, whether it's a future employer or a packed boardroom.


In this workshop, you will learn how to:

· Identify qualities of a great public speaker

· Understand your audience and create an engaging presentation

· Apply a variety of storytelling techniques that connect with others


This is the first of four workshops of the Communication Skills for Career Success series.

About the Facilitator

Former Breakfast Television anchor Melanie Ng is a veteran award-winning national journalist and producer. A recognized community leader and volunteer, this award-nominated podcaster has spent 15 years at Citytv and numerous Ontario TV and radio stations, covering red carpet events to moderating political debates. Honoured by RTDNA Canada in 2021 for her news feature on a former residential school, this ex-public relations expert and Wilfrid Laurier University honours graduate lives in Toronto.


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Seneca Polytechnic

Seneca HELIX's Career Recharge, presented by TD, is an innovative initiative to help prepare for your career future, whether that means re-entering the workforce, advancing in your field, changing careers or starting a new venture. The aim is for you to become an entrepreneur or intrapreneur. Learn to develop your own venture or use your entrepreneurial mindset to encourage change and innovation from within an organization.

Career Recharge offers free 90-minute virtual workshops every other Tuesday. The sessions cover in-demand job skills and relevant professional topics. In addition, Career Recharge partners with InStage to deliver a monthly active-learning simulation for the development of communication skills.

To learn more, visit senecacollege.ca/recharge.