Good communication is essential in the medical field. However, there can be potential cultural and racial barriers in the way that doctors communicate with their patients, which have the potential to be quite damaging in the long run. boredpanda.com/black-men-medi…

Many students may be just starting on their first presentations of the semester! Coming up with a topic may be hindering you from getting started! Here are 6 tips to help the brainstorming process! inc.com/young-entrepre…

Most of our tutors can tell you, being a good speaker has little to do with talent and all to do with practice and hard work! Come make an appointment at the commcenter to learn more! entrepreneur.com/article/308168

If you don’t know what you’re going to present on, it becomes easier to push off work until the last minute. Make an appointment at the Communication Center for brainstorming tips and help beginning your presentation!

#tbt to the 1974 Communication faculty

Knowing how to properly communicate can save someone's life and when effective communication is put to good use it could save millions of lives. forbes.com/sites/carmineg…

Everyone gets nervous talking in front of a group, but that doesn't have to affect your performance! Come to the Communication Center to work on speech anxiety and other speaking techniques!

Happy fall break! Sometimes, the holidays with the family can get tense, here is an article on how to use communication to navigate the stereotypical Thanksgiving family drama! vogue.com/article/thanks…

Congratulations to our consultants you graduated this Saturday! You will be missed!

Two heads are better than one! If you need help brainstorming ideas for your next speech or communication paper visit the Comm Center and we’ll help you get started on your next project!

If you are having trouble brainstorming, try doing research to discover new ideas. Visit our libraries and look through the stacks to see the variety of books and topics that the JMU has to offer. Sometimes you will be surprised at what you discover!

Outlines can be a helpful tool to aid you in preparing for your speech but too often they end up becoming a stressful part of the speech process. Come into the Communication Center to de-stress outlines.

Here are some mistakes that we often find in outlines. For extra help in avoiding these common mistakes make an appointment at the communication center!

We wish everyone a fun and safe spring break! We will open up on March 11th to help get you back into the swing of school again!

Good luck to our consultants, Miranda Tonkins, Brittany Loving, and Anthony Carnio, who are presenting their research on virtual reality as an aid to help speech anxiety at the NACC conference today!

You may hear many presentations that start with a generic question or haphazard statistic. Learn how you can be different and make your presentation stand out at the Communication Center!

Have you ever looked around the Libraries and thought, "I know EXACTLY what would make this space better"? Our Facilities Operations team will be hosting tables this week in Carrier and Rose, looking for just that type of feedback! Be on the lookout for them in the lobbies!

Make an appointment at the communication center to learn more!

Great resource available online for data visualization (@ClausWilke ) as you prepare presentation visuals, infographics, and so much more. #dataviz #commcenter serialmentor.com/dataviz/