Mic Club: Finding Your Voice in Class

Posted: September 8, 2025

Practice public speaking with confidence and clarity! No assignments, no grades -- just fun, supportive space to practice and grow your skills!

Image has a teal background with a microphone drawing in the top left corner. Towards the right top corner is the title MIC CLUB. Under the title is a substitle First Rule: You must talk in Mic Club. just underneath is 3-4PM | Bata Library Room 106.6. Centered in the middle of the graphic is a blurb stating Practice public speaking with confidene and clarity! No assignments, no grade -- just a fun, supportive space to practice and grow your skills! Near the bottom of the graphic is a box with the dates and topics of each Mic Club session. Along the bottom of the image is register on the SEP or drop-in (space permitting). In the bottom right corner is the Academic Skills logo and an animated person pointing towards the dates and topics. In the bottom left corner is a photo of students at an Academic Skills Workshop.

Event Details

  • Thursday, September 25, 2025
    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    Bata Library 106.6

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Whether you're raising your hand in class, presenting a project, creating visual aids, or answering tough questions on the spot, this workshop series will help you speak in public with confidence and clarity. No assignments, no grades — just a fun, supportive space to practice and grow your skills!

Join fellow students and an Academic Skills Instructor for one or all sessions at 3-4 PM in Bata Library 106.6.

  1. Sep 25 – Finding Your Voice in Class: Bring your speaking voice and learn speak up in class without the nerves
  2. Oct 16 – Speaking Professionally in Public: Dawn your most professional persona and learn how to focus you and your audience when delivering presentations
  3. Nov 6 – SLIDE(s) into Visual Aids: BYOD (bring your own device) and learn how to craft meaningful visual aids
  4. Nov 27 – Asked & Answered: Put on your thinking cap and learn how to respond to questions even when you're put on the spot

Each one-hour session will feature an introductory icebreaker, a short academic skills topic presentation, group practice activity, a reflection, and snacks! Register on the SEP (link in bio) or drop-in (space permitting).

Contact Info

acdskills@trentu.ca

Trent University respectfully acknowledges it is located on the treaty and traditional territory of the Mississauga Anishnaabeg. We offer our gratitude to First Peoples for their care for, and teachings about, our earth and our relations. May we honour those teachings.

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