The Speaking Studio is a campus-wide resource designed to help students, faculty and community partners improve their public speaking, presentation and oral communication skills. The Speaking Studio is staffed by trained student consultants who help clients clarify and craft their message, cultivate dynamic delivery and calm public speaking anxiety through expertise, observation and coaching. Annually, The Speaking Studio supports over 1,500 students from 63 different majors. Over the past six years the studio has provided more than 180 campus workshops and developed close to 100 student consultants.
In the past few years, The Speaking Studio developed public speaking workshops for the broader Tuscaloosa community including local Title I schools, police departments and nonprofit programs.
This year, your gifts will support The Speaking Studio as it seeks to enhance its resources and promotional materials in order to continue providing high-quality services to all members of the UA community and beyond.
The goal is to raise $10,000 with funds supporting:
- The facilitation of the work and enhancement of the studio through the addition of new technology and equipment.
- The opportunity for formal training and professional development for students to become Speaking Studio consultants.
