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The Professional Communication Center is a collaboration between the Yale School of Management and the Yale Center for Language Study. Our aim is to help you improve your global communication skills and successfully address your communication needs.

1-on-1 Coaching Sessions

Students can come meet with us to work on course papers and presentations, practice for interviews, or refine cover letters and resumes. We are here to support short-term needs as well as long-term skill building as desired. We also offer specialized support for multilingual or second-language speakers.

Individual sessions can be booked using Calendly and are available during the academic year. Contact Cynthia DeRoma (cynthia.deroma@yale.edu) if you face any problems booking an appointment.

Workshops

Our workshop roster includes topics like pronunciation, small talk, effective emails, and presentation skills. These highly-interactive sessions are capped at small numbers to maximize participation and customization.

Check our upcoming events below for dates and descriptions of upcoming workshops as they become available.

Courses

Pronunciation for SOM Students

The Professional Communication Center together with the Yale English Language Program is delighted to offer a Pronunciation Course just for SOM students. This non-credit, professional development course is designed to provide advanced level students the tools they need to communicate more clearly in English. By focusing on the suprasegmental features of pronunciation: prominence, rhythm, and intonation as well as the discrete sounds of the English language, You will feel more confident in your professional communication. Using a communicative and interactive approach, the course provides extensive speaking practice that allows students to build their fluency, accuracy, and speaking confidence.

Spring 2024 - Mondays and Wednesdays 8:20-10:10am, Evans 2230. Click here to register.

For questions or more information, contact jaime-erin.parry@yale.edu

Courses offered through the Center for Language Study

SOM students are welcome to join some of the courses offered by the English Language Program in the Yale Center for Language Study. For more information on courses and schedules, check https://cls.yale.edu/programs/english-language-program/english-language-program-courses.

CAPP - Core Academic and Professional Proficiency

Designed to fully support busy students throughout their programs and beyond, the course will cover the full range of academic and professional communications, including writing, oral communications (especially presentations), pronunciation, and academic vocabulary development. Students are encouraged to bring in current projects and will not receive additional out-of-of-class assignments. The initial sessions will feature discussions of effective email writing and academic style, moving on to pronunciation and classroom discourse, professional and job-search communications, as well as advanced topics in writing.OM students are welcome to join some of the courses offered by the English Language Program in the Yale Center for Language Study. For more information on courses and schedules, check https://cls.yale.edu/programs/english-language-program/english-language-program-courses.

Offered some semesters

Speaking Fluently

This flexible weekly course provides opportunities for speakers of English as an additional language to strengthen their confidence communicating in English. Topics include improving intelligibility and enhancing vocabulary.

Offered in the Spring semester

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Professional Communication Center

165 Whitney Ave
New Haven CT 06511
United States