The Sanger Learning Center and the School of Undergraduate Studies have partnered with the UT Libraries to provide free public speaking support for all UT students.
Program Coordinator: Rachel Jenkins
Outreach and Workshops during the long semesters include Learning Center professional and student staff-led free, non-credit short courses, workshops, and presentations covering a wide variety of topics. Any currently enrolled UT student may register. UT student organizations, FIGS, faculty, or staff may register for or request a study skills workshop. Outreach presentations take place in a venue chosen by the requestor. Workshops occur in JES 309 or the Perry Castaneda Library (PCL) Learning Commons. Services are provided by a team of 8-10 Outreach Assistants who learn scripted workshops and deliver them at dates/times scheduled by Sanger staff or by request. Requests peak in early Fall at ~20 requests per day.
The Public Speaking Center (PSC) is located in the Perry Castaneda Library Learning Commons, Rooms 2.402A and 2.402B and is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. The Sanger Learning Center and the School of Undergraduate Studies have partnered with the UT Libraries to provide this free service for all UT students. The PSC is an experimental service for UT students providing two types of consultations. First, students can receive guidance as they prepare their presentation from a specially trained student speech consultant. Or, they can rehearse their speech or presentation and receive feedback about their message and nonverbal delivery. Experienced Outreach Assistants may be hired to work as a Student Speech Consultant in the Public Speaking Center, using their extensive public speaking experience to enhance their credibility and inform their consultations.
Sanger Learning Center professional staff contributes to new student and transfer Orientation through the UTransform program. In addition to introducing new students to the Sanger Learning Center, the program is designed to give students hands-on practice in making the academic transformation from high school to college by providing instruction on understanding lectures through note-taking, test preparation through self-quizzing, and effective time management.