Francisco Castelan joins us to talk about how to communicate effectively in med school application materials and communications including personal statements, short essays, and interviews. Francisco is Assistant Director for Pre-Health Advising in Georgia Tech’s Pre-Graduate and Pre-Professional Advising office. He is a champion of diversity in the medical field, collaborating with the non-profit organization Tour for Diversity in Medicine and holding leadership positions in diversity and inclusion efforts of the Southeastern Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (SAAHP). Theme Song: Girls like you by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/44932 Ft: Thespinwires

Susan Belmonte, pre-teaching and pre-graduate advisor in Georgia Tech's Pre-Graduate and Pre-Professional Advising program, joins Eric to talk graduate school personal statements. What are they? How do you write one effectively? How do you revise one effectively? What are the essential dos and don'ts? Resources: Pre-Graduate and Pre-Professional Advising Pre-Graduate Advising Prestigious Fellowships Advising Instagram and Twitter: GTPGPP Theme Song: Girls like you by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/44932 Ft: Thespinwires

In this episode, Eric is joined by Rob Griffin, Atlanta-based ESL/ELL specialist with an emphasis on second-language acquisition, phonology, and inter-language dynamics, to discuss ways in which consultants, instructors, and English-language learners themselves can work on improving a student's conversational English, with particular attention to the importance of phonology in mastering conversational English. Recommended resources: Pronuncian (a pronunciation website for non-native speakers of English) Speech Accent Archive (a website indicating common English pronunciation difficulties facing speakers of different languages) Connected Speech (pronunciation software—disk only) Pronunciation Assessment and Recommended Exercises

In this episode, Eric is joined by Caitlin Kelly, Director of the Naugle Communication Center, to interview Melissa King, Manager of Public Programs at Zoo Atlanta, to discuss the ins and outs of zoo communication and Caitlin’s long-lived love of pandas. Supplementary Materials: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Sustainable Palm Oil Shopping App Association of Zoos & Aquariums National Association for Interpretation Theme Song: Girls like you by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/44932 Ft: Thespinwires

In this episode, Eric interviews Dr. Jill Fennell, Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow, to discuss team agreements. How can students write more effective contracts to keep each other on track and overcome the specter of group work? How can instructors and consultants provide effective guidance to get them there? They also make a surprising number of references to Karl Marx. Supplementary Materials: Jill’s Conflict Management Lesson Jill’s Team Agreement Assignment Sheet Theme Song: Girls like you by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/44932 Ft: Thespinwires