Free Harvard Webinar | Confident Communication


Hi friends,

Have you ever shared your perspective, then undercut it with a laugh, or hedged, or otherwise stopped for fear of seeming awkward? I see this in my students, and I still catch myself doing it as well. In my classrooms, I've been practicing some strategies that seem to help (including what I call somatic literacy), and on September 23 I'll share some of them in a free webinar with Harvard Business Impact.

​Beyond the Cringe: Building Student Confidence and Participation in the Age of AI​

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET

Everyone who registers gets the recording, so sign up even if you can't make it live:

​https://he.hbsp.harvard.edu/beyond-the-cringe.html​

I hope to see your name and face on the webinar!

-Cameron


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