Book a consultation
Make an appointment or drop in during our open hours! Consultations are available for individual and small group presentations in any academic discipline or co-curricular activity. Appointments are offered in person and virtually.
Locations
Valley Campus: Knowledge Market at the Mary Idema Pew Library
City Campus: Knowledge Market at the Steelcase Library and Learning Commons
Virtual Consultations (through Google Meet)
The Mission of the Speech Lab is to empower speakers to shape their lives, professions, and society through confident and effective public presentations.
What We Do
The Grand Valley Speech Lab is a peer-to-peer communication center that helps students with all elements of oral presentations including, but not limited to:
- Anxiety management techniques
- Attention getters and closing statements
- Delivery ("body language" and vocal delivery)
- Outlining and Organization
- Oral Citations
- Panel and Group Presentation preparation
- Speaking notes
- Strengthening your argument / avoiding fallacies
- Transitions / message flow
Who We Are
Our team of public speaking consultants consists of undergraduate and graduate students from a wide variety of majors such as communications, biomedical sciences, advertising and public relations, legal studies and many more. All consultants completed a rigorous semester-long training program certified by the National Association of Communication Centers. This means that no matter who you work with, you will be given the same consistent, excellent service. We want you to feel at ease and develop a few skills during our sessions.
