If you speak English as an additional language and have ever felt like you have more to say than you can fully express–or hesitated to share your thoughts in a meeting or conversation because of the pressure of all eyes on you, this workshop is for you.
This workshop is designed to empower multilingual speakers with techniques to confidently express themselves and connect with their audience. Whether you’re preparing for presentations, leading meetings, or simply looking to express yourself more comfortably, this workshop will equip you with the tools to communicate with clarity, authenticity, and impact.
Led by a linguist and a theater director, this workshop helps you harness tools for intelligible pronunciation– such as intonation, stress, and rhythm– with theater-based techniques like improvisation games to overcome the fear of speaking in both professional and social settings. You will engage in dynamic group exercises to develop the skills to speak in front of others or engage in conversations with confidence, using body language, posture, and movement to enhance your message.
Build confidence and overcome your fear and hesitation when speaking with or in front of others.
Enhance your English Pronunciation by employing intelligible intonation, stress, and rhythm.
Develop a stage presence through acting techniques and stage methods to effectively connect with your audience.
Communicate with authenticity, authority, and clarity through your words and actions.
Date and Time: Saturday and Sunday (April 26 - 27), Noon - 4 :30 PM
Location: Washington D.C.
Capacity: 10 Seats
Language: English
Price: $175
About the Instructors
Q-mars Haeri is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University. He is a theatre educator and practitioner. He utilizes the tools of theatre—storytelling, collaboration, and embodied expression—to help students build confidence, develop leadership skills, and engage meaningfully with their communities. From 2022 to 2024, Haeri served as a faculty member and director of the theatre program at the American University of Kuwait.
Idée Edalatishams is an applied linguist and a faculty member at George Mason University, where she supports multilingual speakers and writers in better communicating their ideas. Her research lies at the intersection of spoken corpus linguistics and pronunciation with a focus on the use of technological tools in language learning and in analysis of prosodic features of second language speech. She has also explored multilingual learners’ identity and the instructional speech of multilingual teaching assistants. She received her PhD in Applied Linguistics and Technology from Iowa State University in 2022.
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