Dear Reader,
I’ve got two upcoming workshops to share with you, both offered by friends of mine. (And, keep scrolling for a few works about workshops I’m facilitating this month.)
But first, here’s what my friends are doing:
Pocket Full of Stories, with Anna Marie Trester, PhD from Career Linguist
Are you in the midst of reflecting on your professional identity, your experiences, or what matters to you now? Or want to be?
We all have stories about our experiences, our choices, and the things that have shaped us. Some are familiar stories we tell all the time, while others are smaller moments we haven’t thought much about.
In this workshop, Dr. Trester will help participants find, explore, and make sense of some of those stories.
You can the immediately put your stories to use at networking events, in job interviews, and wherever you’re asked about what you do or tasked with introducing yourself.
Sunday, 15 Nov, at 3pm EST
Cost: US$25
Learn more and register here
Build Your Humanity-based Business, with Julia Gray, PhD
If you’re considering freelancing, consulting, or building a business based on your expertise, this one might be for you.
Dr. Gray is hosting a free 90-minute workshop for academics, educators, and other professionals who want to explore how to build sustainable, meaningful work outside traditional employment structures.
She’ll introduce her Connect → Build Trust → Serve framework and help participants think about how they might put their expertise to work in a business of their own.
Monday, 23 November, 12pm EST
Cost: Free
Learn more and register here
Both are opportunities to learn from thoughtful people doing interesting work. Have a look if either sounds useful to you!
As you know, I run the PhD Career Clarity Program, and as you may know, workshops are a regular part of that. The next one is Friday, 20 November, and it’s called “How to Talk About Yourself in Professional Settings (and feel confident doing so).”
If you’re not a member but are interested in joining, let me know! We can have a quick chat about it to make sure it’s a good fit.
In other news, I’m in the midst of a workshop series (four sessions on four Mondays in November) for a group of STEM PhD students at UK universities. It’s been great so far! If you’re potentially interested in bringing me in (virtually) a group or program you run for grad students, postdocs, or similar audiences, I’d love to chat.
Cheers,
Jen
Jennifer Polk, PhD
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