{"id":10092,"date":"2019-03-26T10:30:06","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T10:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/?p=10092"},"modified":"2019-07-04T13:13:48","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T12:13:48","slug":"unispeaks-takes-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/2019\/03\/26\/unispeaks-takes-off\/","title":{"rendered":"UniSpeaks takes off!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last month saw the first gathering of Edge Hill\u2019s UniSpeaks group, and what a beautiful day to get together! The gorgeous February sunshine brought with it a small but enthusiastic group of students to discuss their fears and concerns about public speaking.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/03\/Blog-pic-sun.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10098\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/03\/Blog-pic-sun-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/03\/Blog-pic-sun-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/03\/Blog-pic-sun.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The environment was friendly and welcoming, and we were all able to share our worries about situations where we felt out of our comfort zones. Some were anxious about academic presentations, others about prospective interviews, and I am still nervous about delivering sessions to groups of students (despite it being my job!) \u2026 public speaking anxiety can happen to us all!<\/p>\n<p>The discussion ranged from how people felt when they presented, to ideas about creating formal structures to follow in different situations. Some of the group also discussed times that they had experienced unusual ways of developing confidence in speaking in front of others, which has inspired an idea for an activity in our next get-together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/03\/blog-pic-tree-catalyst1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10095\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/03\/blog-pic-tree-catalyst1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/03\/blog-pic-tree-catalyst1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/ls\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2019\/03\/blog-pic-tree-catalyst1.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>February\u2019s UniSpeaks was an inspiring session, why don\u2019t you come along and join us in March?<\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about ways to present, join in the conversation, or simply sit back and watch others practice until you feel confident enough to have a go yourself at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>Unispeaks runs on the last Wednesday of every month, and our next session takes place on 27th March at 2pm. Book here to join us: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2Sv2yFy\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/2Sv2yFy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month saw the first gathering of Edge Hill\u2019s UniSpeaks group, and what a beautiful day to get together! The gorgeous February sunshine brought with it a small but enthusiastic group of students to discuss their fears and concerns about public speaking. 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