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Audio-Description for the Blind

Learn that through the use of audio description, blind patrons can enjoy theatrical productions.

Susan Bolen, Adjunct Faculty
Target Audiences: AG

Disability Etiquette

In this session you will learn the appropriate etiquette when communicating with people with disabilities.

Karyn Houston, Director/Instructor Sign Language Studies/Interpreter Training
Target Audiences: AG, HS, GS

Effective Communication Through Personal Style

Learn how to communicate and resolve conflicts using the strengths of your personality.

Mary Rose Grant, Biology, Adjunct Faculty
Target Audiences: AG, HS

Effective Public Speaking: Keeping Your Audience Alive

It's been said public speaking can be feared even more than death. Come and learn some public speaking tips that will keep you from being a "dead" speaker!

Cheryl Moody, Adjunct Faculty
Target Audiences: AG

Gender Communications (Male and Female)

For men and women, conversations with the opposite sex can be like traveling in a foreign country without knowledge of the language. Men and women do speak different languages. This session teaches people how to understand and appreciate the differences.

Mary Rose Grant, Biology, Adjunct Faculty
Target Audiences: AG, HS

Getting To Know You...

This practical "do it" session is a sampling of activities designed to help people become (better) acquainted. It's a fun session, appropriate for persons who may be group leaders/advisors or groups who want to become better acquainted in a lively fashion.

Valerie Thaxton, Vice President for Community Services and Campus Operations
Target Audiences: AG, HS

Listening is More Than Meets the Ear

This presentation will help you to improve your listening skills and build better relationships.

Cynthia Jenkins, Special Project Coordinator/Instructor

Target Audiences: AG

Media Literacy: Disney’s Product is People

Talking to your tween kids about images they see in the media is sometimes not that easy. Here’s an inside look at how the Disney Channel markets image to children. Tips and handouts on how to talk to kids about what they see in the media and where to get resources to start media literacy at home.

Mary Kaye Tonnies, Adjunct Faculty

Target Audiences: AG

Media Literacy: How Does Advertising Affect You?

Learn how today’s pervasive advertising may affect you in ways you might not have thought about before.

Mary Kaye Tonnies, Adjunct Faculty

Target Audiences: GS 3-8, AG

Public Relations - How to Use the Media

Learn about the role public relations plays in society and how to use it to your advantage.

Deb Sauerhage, Adjunct Faculty

Target Audiences: AG

Survival Sign Language

This workshop will help you learn the basic American Sign Language (ASL) to converse with deaf and hard of hearing persons in various settings. You will learn the basics deaf culture dos and don’ts and some non-verbal communication that goes hand-in-hand with ASL. This will be a fun, interactive, hands-on workshop that will have you wanting to learn more! The instructor will improvise the workshop to fit the audience’s particular needs.

Karyn Houston, Director/Instructor Sign Language Studies/Interpreter Training

Target Audiences: HS, AG

The Good, Bad & Ugly - The Role of Media in Society

Learn the many roles the media has in today's society.

Deb Sauerhage, Adjunct Faculty

Target Audiences: AG, HS

What is the Media Reform Movement and What Does it Have to do With Democracy?

For nearly 100 years, media outlets in the United States have been mandated by Congress to uphold certain public interest obligations, but for the last couple of decades they have been failing to live up to these obligations. Big media’s corporate consolidation and congressional lobbying have resulted in a media landscape that no longer represents the public interest. What is at stake if media continues to put profits ahead of the public and what can be done about it?

Mary Kaye Tonnies, Adjunct Faculty

Target Audiences: HS 9-12, AG

Writing and Publishing Press Releases

This session will help you compose and publish effective press releases.

Cheryl Moody, Adjunct Faclty

Target Audiences: HS

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