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.
We can help you with one-time immediate needs (like written materials, emails, presentations, social media posts, application statements, or upcoming job interviews) or to develop longer-term communication skills (like speaking more clearly, improving your writing, or refining your English if it’s not your first language). We often complement the work you do with the Career Development Office by working more intensively on specific areas recommended by your advisor. Specialized support for multilingual or second-language speakers is also available.
Contact Cynthia DeRoma (cynthia.deroma@yale.edu) if you face any problems booking an appointment.
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 workshops as they become available.
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
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.
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
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
Oct 28 | 11:45am - 12:30pm
