May 25: Improv Comedy Workshop to Improve Communication and Interviewing Skills

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

*Improv Comedy Workshop to Improve Communication and Interviewing Skills*

*Facilitator: Jake Livengood, PhD, Assistant Director, Graduate Student 
Career Services*

*Date and Time:Wednesday, May 25, 2016, 3:00 - 4:00 pm*

*Location: E 39 – Basement Classroom *(E 39 is on Hayward Street near 
the corner of Main Street; see http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=E39(Same 
building as the ISO, GECD, other services and tasty food.)**

*Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research and MIT 
Global Education & Career Development*

Have you had that awkward moment in a presentation where someone asks a 
really weird question? Has an employer asked an unexpected question in a 
job interview?

This improv workshop will help develop skills to respond to such 
situations. We will be doing improv comedy exercises to develop a 
comfort with engaging others. These skills help with job interviews, 
talks and working in groups. Participants should expect to participate 
in improv comedy exercises with attendees in a supportive and fun 
environment. *20 RSVP Limit:Register at 
**http://goo.gl/forms/hpLhVMltjx*(This specific workshop is for postdocs 
only).

_About the facilitator_: Jake Livengood has worked in higher education 
since 2002 and provides career counseling with PhD students at MIT 
Global Education and Career Development. He is also a graduate of the 
Improv Asylum Training Center in the North End of Boston. With the last 
name "Livengood," this career path is quite fitting. For more info: 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakelivengood

-- 
Dana Bresee Keeth
Director of Postdoctoral Services
Office of the Vice President for Research
MIT, 10-237
tel. 617-715-4671
https://postdocs.mit.edu/

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