About the Consultation

About the Consultations

Individual and small-group consultations help you learn effective communication skills from highly trained peer consultants. Consultants are trained to ask questions about your communication projects and processes. Rather than editing your work for you, they help you understand complex communication assignments and situations.

Who schedules consultations in the Noel Studio?

• Graduate and undergraduate students

• Excellent and struggling communicators

What is a consultation?

• One-on-one and small-group meetings that focus on global issues in communication design such as organization, development, and support.

• Highly interactive sessions that encourage critical and creative thinking.

What should I expect during a consultation?

• Friendly, objective feedback to further your project

• Prioritized feedback on organization and ideas before grammar and formatting

• Questions that help you create new ideas

• Inspiration to pursue multiple lines of thinking

• Ideas to help you achieve creative, persuasive effects in your communication projects

What should I bring to the consultation?

• Ideas, questions, and specific goals

• Prompts, related readings, and/or guidelines for the project

• Drafts, notes, outlines, or research

What kinds of communication projects will the Noel Studio consult?

• essays

• speeches

• visual aids

• websites

• posters