BY JENNY BRAVO Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting a workshop with Julie Laperouse, Director of Talent and Development for the Baton Rouge Area Chamber and owner of the networking business, Screaming Peacock. Through Screaming Peacock, Julie delivers high-energy, customized keynote speeches and trainings focused on helping others “put their best feather forward.”… Read More
BY JENNY BRAVO CxC is proud to introduce Kate Youngblood, an English Secondary Education major and previous CxC Studio 151 writing coach. Currently student teaching in her final semester, Kate applies her communication skills gained with CxC to her classroom. She tells us, “The variety of assignments and skill-sets brought in by the students acted… Read More
At a recent LSU faculty development workshop, CxC associate director, Rebecca Burdette, and CxC Studio 151 manager, Kevin DiBenedetto, shared how faculty members can get the most out of their iPad when working on teaching materials, responding to student work, and doing general business tasks. While there isn’t a singular app that will do everything… Read More
BY MEGAN GIBBS Have you ever found yourself needing help with an Excel spreadsheet? Would you like to learn how to use Photoshop? Or how would you like to be better prepared for a job interview? Well, as an LSU student, you have free, 24/7 access to an amazing resource that helps you easily learn… Read More
BY JENNY BRAVO Have you heard about TED? TED champions one big goal: ideas worth spreading. The nonprofit began as a conference to bring together people from the backgrounds of technology, entertainment and design, challenging its speakers in these fields to give the talk of their lives in under 18 minutes. Since its beginning in… Read More
BY SARAH LIGGETT, PHD Christopher Witt, a management consultant and author of the blog Communication Matters, recently posted an entry, Improving the Speech Delivery Skills of Engineers, that caught the attention of the CxC team. Witt writes, “Engineers aren’t generally regarded as dynamic presenters, and yet I spend little time trying to improve their delivery… Read More
BY JENNY BRAVO As part of a series of posts highlighting our students, staff and resources, the first installment of “Meet CxC” features one of our star graduates, Joseph Tran. CxC is proud to introduce Joseph Tran, a LSU 2012 graduate and Distinguished Communicator. Joseph earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering at LSU… Read More
BY REBECCA BURDETTE At a recent LSU faculty development workshop, Dr. Bill Wischusen shared how he has flipped his large biology course (800+ students!). He discussed what has worked for him (and what hasn’t worked), and how he’s seen student learning and grades increase as a result of this approach to teaching and learning. It… Read More
BY JENNY BRAVO Email is a critical communication medium for all professions and it can make (or break) your success, so it’s good habit to always think before you send. Do you know the difference between the “to” field and the “bcc” field when sending an email? Do you effectively use email subject lines? Do… Read More
BY JENNY BRAVO LSU graduates often take time out of their hectic, post-college lives to write back to CxC and share how the program has helped them. Recent alumna Monica Montenegro wrote in to share the success she experienced as a result of CxC’s Studio 151 and its writing support services. At Studio 151, Monica… Read More
