The speaking center will be able doing in person for the spring 2021 semester on Thursday afternoons only. All other appointments made will be virtual appointments.
LET US HELP YOU
The UAF Speaking Center is here for you! We are open to all students, faculty, and alumni in need of help with public speaking, presentations, mock interviews and more. Offering both telephonic and virtual coaching options, we can coach you even if you aren't currently in the Fairbanks area. We provide appointments for one-on-one coaching sessions with a professional public speaking coach for immediate guidance and constructive feedback for:
- Outlining
- Topic selection
- Thesis statements
- Overcoming speech anxiety
- Visual aids
- Practice and view
- Nonverbals
- Eye contact
- Mock interview prep
- And more!
Book an appointment today. You’ll be glad you did!
STATISTICS 2017-2019
Over 1,300 coaching appointments
97% of students rated our subject matter expertise as very good or excellent
100% rated our attentiveness as very good or excellent
99% rated helpfulness as excellent or very good
96% are extremely likely to refer a friend or classmate and come back for additional support
INTRODUCING THE NEW MOBILE SPEAKING CENTER
We now have Speaking Center coaches located at the Rural Student Services. Can't make it all the way to Gruening, visit us for help at our new mobile location!See you again in the Fall!
Need to cancel? Just send us an email!
Spring 2021 Hours
Monday |
9am-12pm |
Tuesday |
9am-1pm & 1:30pm-4pm |
Wednesday |
9am-12pm |
Thursday |
9-1pm & 1:30pm-4pm RSS 10am- 12pm |
Friday |
9am-11am |
Due to COVID the Speaking Center will be doing most appointments virtually. Email for additional availability if you do not see a time that works for you at uaf-speakingcenter@alaska.edu
507 Gruening
Located on the fifth floor of the Gruening building.
1747 South Chandalar Dr. Suite 507