Participating in Seminars and Tutorials: A Graduated Skills Ladder

This short 4 page guide gives you everything you need to plot your journey from struggling to speak up in seminars to full participation.

• Page 1 outlines the key variables and what makes each situation easier or harder so you can start to spot this for yourself.
• Page 2 is your 7 step participation ladder with description of the situation, who is there, what to say and why it may feel challenging.
• Page 3 gives you the 5 different ways you can use the skills ladder to help yourself plus a bonus chart of what to say when you are not sure.
• Page 4 is your reminder that you were never taught these skills, that is why it is hard.

Useful if you've avoided speaking in seminars, had an early experience that went badly, or simply want to understand the terrain before attempting it.

Helping you to build your speaking skills.

*This guide is designed for native English speakers or fluent ESL only.