Career & Tools

Attention Grad Slam participants! Want to get a leg up on the competition? Join us for an interactive workshop with Bri McWhorter on January 25th. Bri will cover how to create content, organize your ideas, and deliver your pitch in an engaging and captivating way. This workshop is perfect for those participating in Grad Slam but ​is also useful for anyone wanting to work on their elevator pitch.

Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 - 9:00am


Attention Grad Slam participants! Want to get a leg up on the competition? Join us for a workshop on "Crafting Your Grad Slam Pitch" with Bri McWhorter from Activate to Captivate. Bri will cover how to create content, organize your ideas, and deliver your pitch in an engaging and captivating way. This will be an interactive workshop where you will be working with other attendees on your pitch. If you can, come prepared to turn your camera and audio on.

This workshop is perfect for those participating in Grad Slam but is also useful for anyone wanting to work on their elevator pitch.

About Bri: Bri McWhorter is a trained actor and the founder of Activate to Captivate, which is a communications company that specializes in using drama techniques to provide coaching in presentation skills, interview techniques, and interpersonal communication. Bri earned a BA in Theater and Performance Studies from UC Berkeley and went on to receive an MFA in Acting from UC Irvine.

Monday, January 25
12-1:30pm
Zoom*
*RSVP to receive the Zoom link

This workshop is open to all UCSB graduate students and postdocs (whether you are participating in Grad Slam or not). To RSVP, click here.

Unable to join the workshop? Want to gain additional support on your Grad Slam talk? Bri will be offering a similar version of this workshop on January 19th. Learn more here! For more information on this workshop or other professional development programming, please contact Hannah Lawrence.

The GSRC is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. For information or to request disability accommodation, please email Hannah Lawrence, Assistant Director of Professional Development, directly.