BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Springshare//LibCal//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-TIMEZONE:Africa/Johannesburg X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT15M BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20250526T110000Z DTEND:20250526T130000Z DTSTAMP:20250526T000000Z SUMMARY:HYBRID: Public speaking in Practice (in the In Person space) DESCRIPTION:\n \n\n\nAbout the webinar\n\nAs far back as the 4th century BCE\, great thinkers like Aristotle contemplated the power and responsibility tied to public speaking. Aristotle called it Rhetoric\, the art of persuasion - something to be carefully cultivated with attention to logic\, ethics and emotional appeal. In academia\, public speaking governs many of our scholarly pursuits\, whether we pitch an idea in class\, present at a conference\, or teach students. Public speaking is more than just delivery. It encapsulates the following: responding to context\, crafting the content\, sequencing ideas in a compelling way\, and delivering a persuasive speech. This workshop explores the key features of public speaking\, interspersed with practical exercises that relate closely to your world and your needs.\n\n\n\nIn preparation for the workshop\, we invite you to audit the Coursera MOOC\, Introduction to Public Speaking (https://www.coursera.org/learn/public-speaking). By auditing the MOOC\, you will gain free access to the instructional videos\, without needing to complete any of the MOOC tasks. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nImportant to Note: Because public speaking in an In Person environment differs from a Virtual setting\, this hybrid workshop focuses exclusively on presenting in a face-to-face setting. Those who cannot join in person have the option to attend remotely in order to benefit from the learning\, however\, most value will be extracted by attending in person. If you are in interested in attending the session focused on public speaking on a Virtual platform e.g. MS Teams\, etc.\, please keep an eye out for the second semester calendar as a repeat of this session will be offered. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nNB: If you wish to attend an in person workshop and have disability access requirements\, please email disabilityservice@uct.ac.za and CC pgdevelopment@uct.ac.za to arrange the appropriate services\, where available.\n\n \n\nAbout the presenter\n\nDr. Aditi Hunma\, Senior lecturer in the Language Development Group (LDG)\, CHED\n\nAditi has a background in English literature\, Linguistics and Philosophy and a specialisation in Education in the Applied Language and Literacy stream. She was appointed in 2012 to research\, design and teach on academic literacy courses and online writing modules. The design of those modules formed part of the digital turn in LD\, that went on to inform her research interests\, and that of LD colleagues with whom she wrote collaborative papers. She is a member of a regional Extended Curriculum Programme organising team\, where emerging educational matters are discussed through seminars and annual conferences. She has been a Principal Investigator on a DHET-funded project to design a wrapped MOOC course based on a Coursera MOOC\, Writing Your World\, that she and colleagues were involved in designing and offering. The course\, now in its fifth iteration\, focuses on academic and research literacies in preparation for students’ second year of studies\, and sees an annual enrolment of students across academic years of study and disciplines. \n\n\n\n \n\nWhat level of study is the workshop aimed at?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Postgraduate Diploma\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n \n Honours\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n \n Masters\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n \n PhD\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n \n Postdoctoral Fellow\n \n Yes\n \n \n \n Junior Research Fellow\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\nWhich faculty/faculties is the workshop aimed at?\n\n\n \n \n \n Humanities\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n \n Commerce (including GSB)\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n \n Law\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n \n EBE\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n \n Science\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n \n Health Sciences\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n \n CHED\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\nRequirements\n\n\n \n \n \n Preparation for the workshop\n\n \n \n \n \n Students should have at least 3 to 4 readings / journal articles relevant to their topic for this online workshop\n You are invited to audit the Coursera MOOC\, Introduction to Public Speaking (https://www.coursera.org/learn/public-speaking). By auditing the MOOC\, you will gain free access to the instructional videos\, without needing to complete any of the MOOC tasks.\n \n \n \n \n \n Level of participation at the workshop\n\n \n \n \n Online individual activities and whole group discussions are expected. Students should further expect to engage in some reading and analysis activities employing strategies and methods being covered\n\n \n \n \n \n \n MS Teams\n\n \n \n \n \n It is recommended that you install the MS Teams software onto the device that you will be using to join the workshop\, so that you have full functionality of the software features.\n If you require any technical assistance with this task or require guidance in using the software\, please contact the ICTS helpdesk at icts-helpdesk@uct.ac.za or on 27 21 650 4500.\n When registering for this workshop\, you will be prompted to input your UCT credentials\, including UCT e-mail address\, for security reasons. A confirmation e-mail will then be sent to the UCT e-mail address with which you registered and will contain the MS Teams link to join the workshop on the day.\n To join the online workshop on the day\, log into MS Teams via the profile linked to the e-mail address with which you registered and not a personal or company profile\, to avoid access issues.\n \n \n \n \n LOCATION:Hlanganani Junction - Level 5 - Chancellor Oppenheimer Library\, Upper Campus ORGANIZER;CN="Amanda Bessick":MAILTO:Amanda.Bessick@uct.ac.za CATEGORIES:OPGS workshops CONTACT;CN="Amanda Bessick":MAILTO:Amanda.Bessick@uct.ac.za STATUS:CONFIRMED UID:LibCal-14135621 URL:https://conference.uct.ac.za/event/14135621 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-BUSYSTATUS:BUSY BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-PT15M ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Reminder END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR