Communication Cafe

If you are an international student and want to practice your English speaking skills in a non-judgmental, friendly, casual setting, we are providing that opportunity for you. If you don't know what to talk about, choose from our Cafe Menu or just have a casual conversation with our English speaking mentors. No need to sign up beforehand, just show up, grab some refreshments and we will assign you to a mentor. Try it out today!

Cafe Menu

• General English Communication
  
  
• Introductions for Networking Opportunities: 
  Practice introducing yourself, your background, interests and your career aspirations

• Cultural Differences 
  Discuss social, academic and workplace differences across cultures. Discuss differences and similarities between the student’s home culture and U.S. culture.
  
  
• Current Events:
  Discuss current events from newspapers, magazines and/or from popular business magazines. Topics could cover sports, fashion, business, technology or whatever is being talked about in the news!
  
  
• Changes in the World of Work:
  How has the world of work changed over time? How is technology changing how we work today? What might the world of work look like in the future?
  
  
• A Practice Debate 
  Practice forming and delivering convincing arguments about a specific topic/event. Half way through the debate, participants can switch perspectives/points of view.
  
  
• Practice Interviews for OPT Jobs and Internships 
  Bringing a copy of your current resume will help in this practice interview!
  
  
• Class Presentations 
  Practice perfecting your class presentations. Practice presentations can be for individual presentations OR for team presentations. If possible, do bring a copy of your presentation to share with the Café volunteer.
  
  
• Hobbies and Leisure Activities 
  What do you like to do for fun? What are your hobbies? What do you do when you have some free time? Which sports teams do you follow?
  
  
• Other 
  Make up your own menu item with something you would like to work on.