Student Services

Assisting UNO Students

As a student, you will be giving oral presentations from your first semester throughout your collegiate career. The UNO Speech Center offers personalized support to help you create, improve, practice, and enhance both your presentations and overall skill as a speaker.

Whether you are new to writing and presenting speeches or already an experienced public speaker, the consultants in the Speech Center offer resources to help you achieve greater success and efficacy. Consult with the Speech Center staff on organizing materials, meeting assignment goals, using appropriate visual aids, and catering to the needs of your audience and instructor.

Speech Consulting Room

The Speech Consulting Room provides consulting and coaching services for UNO students who are not currently enrolled in a public speaking course, but are in need of assistance in planning and preparing an oral presentation in another class.

Our Services Include…

Consulting and coaching related to speech and/or presentation preparation, outlining and effective delivery techniques for any UNO student across all disciplines.

We help students with:

  • Speech organization

  • Group or panel presentations

  • Memorable conclusions

  • Eye contact

  • Supporting evidence

  • Verbal and nonverbal communication

  • Descriptive language

  • Visual aids

  • Ceremonial speaking

  • Audience connection

  • Expression

  • Meeting assignment goals

  • Powerpoint presentations

  • Gaining attention

  • Movement and gestures

  • Audience adaption

The Speech Center can help you feel more confident in your public speaking.

Basic Course Room

The Basic Course Room helps all students enrolled in the Public Speaking Fundamentals course by providing expert assistance from speech instructors. It is an open lab for Speech 1110 students.

We help students with:

  • Generating and developing speech ideas

  • Adapting to audience

  • Researching supporting material and evidence

  • Writing speech outlines

  • Delivering speeches effectively

  • Viewing model speeches

  • Using speech-writing software

  • Viewing and self-evaluating ersonal speeches