Oral Communication Program Skip to main content Skip to secondary navigation Stanford University (link is external) Stanford Oral Communication Program Search this site Submit Search Menu Home AboutMeet the Team Contact Us Speaking Inspiration Courses Workshops Tutoring @Hume OCT ResourcesTutoring and LogisticsApproaching Your First Tutoring Session OCT Job Description and Expectations Payroll, Finding Subs, Sick Hours Surviving Those Special Circumstances The Scientific Presentation TracCloud Technology in Hume Working with International and MLLs Leading Thursday English Afternoons (T.E.A.) Wallenberg Tech Troubleshooting Emergency Procedures Class AssignmentsApproaching Your First Class Assignment Resources for Supporting PWR 2 Resources for Supporting SLE Presentation and DeliveryPresentation Content Paper ≠ Presentation Delivery Exercises on Delivery Speech Anxiety Exercises on Speech Anxiety Visuals and PowerPoint Exercises on Visuals and PowerPoint Improv Games Mock InterviewsConducting Mock Interviews How to Conduct the Mock Interview General Interview Questions Case/Consulting Interviews Google Interviews Medical School Interviews Scholarship Interviews Academic Interview Phone/Skype Interview Tips More Tips and Resources from BEAM Quick Access: speech resources and printable guides Oral Communication Program Main content start "If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud." —Emile Zola Our Mission The Oral Communication Program reflects the enduring relevance of the communication arts at Stanford. At the heart of our mission is the belief that when we enhance our students’ oral communication skills, we are teaching more than public speaking. We are teaching listening skills, and more broadly, we are helping our students to understand the relationship between their own communication choices and actions, the processes of inquiry, and their learning. We hold as an elemental principle that “students learn to speak so that they can speak to learn”; that is, we see a demonstrable correlation between improved speaking skills and enhanced learning outcomes. Pictured above: Sreya Guha, a senior majoring in symbolic systems, speaking at the 131st Opening Convocation Ceremony. Photo by Andrew Brodhead. Learn more about the Oral Communication Program Back to Top Stanford Oral Communication Program Web Login Address Oral Communication Program 590 Escondido Mall Stanford, CA 94305-3082 United States Quick Links Schedule an appointment with TracCloud Hume Center Speaking Resources for Your Students Partner Program Hume Center for Writing and Speaking 450 Jane Stanford Way, Bldg. 250 Stanford, CA 94305 Stanford University (link is external) Stanford Home (link is external) Maps & Directions (link is external) Search Stanford (link is external) Emergency Info (link is external) Terms of Use (link is external) Privacy (link is external) Copyright (link is external) Trademarks (link is external) Non-Discrimination (link is external) Accessibility (link is external) © Stanford University. Stanford, California 94305.