Training workshops

 Workshop advisors and instructors

Professor Kathleen Ahrens

Professor, Department of English and Communication

Professor Stefano Occhipinti

Professor, Department of English and Communication 

Dr Nate Ming Curran

Assistant Professor, Department of English and Communication

Dr Margo Turnbull

Assistant Professor, Department of English and Communication 

 

 

Workshop 1 – Saturday 9 September 2023

*Due to extreme weather conditions, the workshop will be conducted on Zoom including 2 x 40-minute presentations.

Topic: Poetry reading
Time: 9:30 -11 am
Venue: Zoom

Workshop schedule

Session 1: 9:30 – 10:10 am

1st break: 10:10 – 10:20 am

Session 2: 10:20 – 11 am

 

Workshop 2 – Saturday 16 September 2023

Topic: Impromptu speech, prepare and deliver
Reporting time: 9:15 – 9:30 am
Reporting room: DE302, 3/F, Core D (Lui Che Woo Building), PolyU campus 

Workshop schedule

Session 1: 9:30 – 10:10 am

1st break: 10:10 – 10:20 am

Session 2: 10:20 – 11 am

2nd break: 11 – 11:10 am

Session 3: 11:10 – 11:50 am

 

Workshop 3 – Saturday 23 September 2023

Topic: Prepared persuasive speech
Reporting time: 9:15 – 9:30 am
Reporting room: DE302, 3/F, Core D (Lui Che Woo Building), PolyU campus 

Workshop schedule

Session 1: 9:30 – 10:10 am

1st break: 10:10 – 10:20 am

Session 2: 10:20 – 11 am

2nd break: 11 – 11:10 am

Session 3: 11:10 – 11:50 am

 

How to find the reporting room (DE302):

1.      Click on the PolyU campus map here OR
2.      Get the location via Google map

 

**Note:
The workshops are compulsory, and all participating students are required to attend. If students cannot attend any one of the three workshops, they must provide a formal letter signed by their teacher on school letterhead explaining the reason for their absence. After the workshop, we will send the students handouts via email, and they will be responsible for arranging their training and practice. The letter should be sent to us before the workshop, if possible. The absent students will be disqualified if we do not receive the letter within three working days after the workshop.