Join us for our second Learning Lab! These are dynamic workshop series designed to help students build skills and explore their creativity. Each hands-on session is a supportive space for you to connect with peers, learn from passionate facilitators, and grow your talents.
Title: Finding Your Voice: Building Confidence in Using Your Voice in Public Settings
Description: This two-day interactive workshop will help students manage speaking anxiety and develop tools for clear, confident expression. Through practical strategies, supportive exercises, and guided reflection, participants will learn how to shift nervous energy into effective communication, empowering them to speak with greater ease in academic, professional, and everyday settings.
Bio of Dr. Ariel Seay-Howard:
Dr. Ariel Seay-Howard is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication who has experience supporting students in finding confidence in their voices and reducing public speaking anxiety. Her research explores how communities use speech, storytelling, and public memory sites to challenge dominant narratives about social experiences often forgotten. In the classroom and in workshops, she draws on these insights to empower students to engage audiences with clarity, presence, and purpose—transforming nervous energy into effective, confident communication.
- Date: September 30 and October 2
- Time: 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- Location: AACC Library (2nd Floor Witherspoon Student Center)
Please do not hesitate to reach out to Andaiye Qaasim (assistant director) aaqaasim@ncsu.edu if you have any questions.
