Past Events
Academic Presenting Skills - Why you should write out your speech part 2
2021-11-12This seminar is aimed at interns, students and researchers who ware presenting at International conferences.
Academic Speaking Skills - Using Transition Phrases in Presentations
2021-11-05This language seminar is aimed at Interns and Students who want to make their presentations flow better.
Survival Japanese: Official Documents
2021-11-05Learn how to get your juminhyo at the Village Office, how to dispose of large garbage, how to get a package redelivered, how to make a bank transfer, and how to send an international package.
No Japanese experience necessary!
Watch the videos at this link, then join us on Zoom for more practice (Meeting link: https://oist.zoom.us/j/92751574918)
Academic Presenting Skills - Why you should write out your speech part 1
2021-10-29Do you start preparing for a presentation by creating your slides first or your script first? Join us to find out why you should start with a script and how to go about doing it.
Survival Japanese: Going to the doctor
2021-10-29Learn how to check in and out of doctor's appointments, describe pain and symptoms, and speak in emergency situations, all in Japanese.
No Japanese experience necessary!
Watch the videos at this link, then join us on Zoom for more practice (Meeting link: https://oist.zoom.us/j/92751574918)
Academic Speaking Skills - Giving spontaneous one minute talks
2021-10-22Do you have a list of steps in your mind when you are asked to give a quick talk?
Join us to talk about what types of things should be discussed and how we should discuss them in a spontaneous one minute talk.
Survival Japanese: Taxi and directions
2021-10-22Learn how to call a taxi, give directions to a location, and describe a place with simple adjectives, all in Japanese.
No Japanese experience necessary!
Watch the videos at this link then join us on Zoom for more practice (Meeting link: https://oist.zoom.us/j/92751574918)
Academic Presenting Skills - Learning from TED part 2
2021-10-15What makes a good presentation good?
Join us as we consider the aspects of making memorable presentations.
Survival Japanese: Restaurants
2021-10-15Learn how to make a reservation at a restaurant, order food and ask for items, and order food for pickup, all in Japanese.
No Japanese experience necessary!
Watch the videos at this link, then join us on Zoom for more practice (Meeting link: https://oist.zoom.us/j/92751574918)
Academic Speaking Skills - Concluding a Presentation
2021-10-08Do you have a strategy for finishing your presentation?
Join us to leanr about some tried and tested techniques as we discuss microfanancing.