Masterclasses for industry skills
Research has identified that the ability to verbally express ideas clearly and the capacity to work confidently in a group are the two key skills for employability. This series of workshops focuses on aspects of these skills most pertinent to Engineers at Cambridge.
CLIC's masterclass series focuses on communicating with impact, adapting effectively to audiences across academic and professional settings and using business communication successfully.
Michaelmas term - BOOKINGS OPEN 7 October 2024:
- Presenting yourself successfully: Friday 25 October 2024 - book here
Lent term - BOOKINGS OPEN 2 December 2024:
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Pitching your work successfully: Friday 24 January 2025 - book here
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Negotiating with colleagues and clients: Wednesday 5 February 2025 - book here
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Challenging Conversations: Wednesday 19 February 2025 - book here
Attendance: If you sign up but cannot attend, please remove your name from the list in advance.
Support for career skills
In addition to being proficient communicators in academic settings, there is also a need for Engineers to further develop and diversify their communication skills to suit a range of professional settings (Almeida, 2019).
Successful engineers are able to communicate successfully by convincing other people of their ideas, by clearly translating their messages into appropriate and understandable content (Dannels, 2002; Darling and Dannels, 2003) and by tailoring their messages effectively to their audience (Almeida, 2019; Darling & Dannels, 2003; Knisely & Knisely, 2015; Norback et al., 2009) in a clear, concise, and precise manner.
CLIC’s courses, masterclasses and seminars offer the opportunity to write and speak with impact:
Other opportunities
Other opportunities to enhance your communication skills for industry through CLIC include: