Oral Communication Program
OCT Resources Page
TIMESHEETS, SCHEDULING, and FAQs
- The deadline for signing up for Spring 2009 shifts and classes has passed. If you are still interested in working, please email us at octmanager@stanford.edu.
- Online Scheduling Calendar: click here.
- Timesheet System: click here.
- FAQs: How do I find a sub, reserve a room, etc.?: click here.
ORAL COMMUNICATION PROGRAM HANDOUTS
To share with students:
- Overview of Effective Speaking: click here.
- Overcoming Speech Anxiety: click here.
- Power Pointers (tips on using PowerPoint): click here.
- Interviewing 101 (tips for students): click here.
For OCTs:
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How to Conduct a Mock Interview: click here.
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General Employment interview questions: click here.
- Medical School interview questions: click here.
- Academic Position interview questions: click here.
- Fulbright Scholarship interview questions: click here.
USEFUL WEB LINKS
- Edward Tufte on Powerpoint: click here.
- Presentation Tips from Garr Reynolds (author of Presentation Zen): click here.
- Rice University: Designing Effective Oral Presentations: click here.
- University of Wisconsin: Constructing a Presentation: click here.
- Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric: click here.
- "Everything I Know about Presentations, I Learned in Theatre School" click here.
- "Textual, Oral, and Visual Literacies (and then some) in Teaching with PowerPoint" click here.
RECOMMENDED READING
- Michael Alley's The Craft of Scientific Presentations: Critical Steps to Succeed and Critical Errors to Aviod.
- Robert R. H. Anholt's Dazzle 'em with Style: The Art of Oral Scientific Presentation.
- Mark Asher, Eric Chung, and the Staff of Vault's Vault Guide to the Case Interview.
- Dale Carnegie's Public Speaking for Success.
- Marc P. Cosentino's Case in Point: Complete Case Interview Preparation.
- Karen Kangas Dwyer's Conquer Your Speechfright.
- Deb Gottesman and Buzz Mauro's Taking Center Stage: Masterful Public Speaking Using Acting Skills You Never Knew You Had.
- Nick Morgan's Give Your Speech, Change the World: How to Move Your Audience to Action.
- Ray Nadeau, Carol Jablonski, and Greg Gardner's Speaking Effectively in Public Settings: A Modern Rhetoric with a Traditional Base.
- Achim Nowak's Power Speaking: The Art of the Exceptional Public Speaker.
- Patsy Rodenburg's The Right to Speak: Working with the Voice.