The Speaking Center has extended services to the Stafford campus. Stafford students that need help with class presentations, interview preparation, or public speaking can make an appointment with the Speaking Center at 540-654-1347 or spkc@umw.edu. Consultations are held in the ITCC (Room 437) on the Fredericksburg campus Monday through Friday. Please see our website for more […]
Tom Pacheco ’14 uses his award-winning debate skills to help others.
The Speaking Center and the Office of Admissions co-sponsored the Public Speaking and Advocacy Workshop Feb. 1, 2014. The workshop included instruction on effective speaking, delivery skills, handling communication apprehension, and advocacy, given by Anand Rao and Tim O’Donnell. Students gave a three to five minute speech that they prepared in advance, and also participated […]
The University of Mary Washington’s Speaking Center recently received certification from the National Association of Communication Centers, making UMW one of only eight certified communication centers in the country. The certification is based on a review of the training program of the center’s tutors and consultants. At UMW, Speaking Center consultants are undergraduates who receive […]
Esther Lee Yook, director of the Speaking Center, published an article, “The Effect of Communication Centers on College Student Retention: An Argument,” in the Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, Vol 14, No 3 (2012).
