Enhancing Communication Skills for New Graduates

Tell Clear Stories with STAR

Use Situation, Task, Action, Result to turn experience into impact. Maya, a recent grad, reframed a campus project and landed offers. Draft one STAR story now and share your ‘Result’ line for feedback.

Navigating Behavioral and Salary Topics

Pause, clarify the question, and bridge to a relevant example. For salary, anchor to market ranges and your impact. Practice aloud, record yourself, and ask our community to rate your clarity in the comments.

Nonverbal Presence on Video Calls

Look at the camera when delivering key lines, keep gestures within frame, and smile through your voice. A sticky note near the lens works wonders. Share your setup tips and tag a friend preparing for interviews.

Workplace Writing That Moves Work Forward

Lead with BLUF—Bottom Line Up Front—then provide context and clear asks with deadlines. Use subject lines with verbs. Paste a draft below (anonymized) and ask readers which line improved comprehension most.

Workplace Writing That Moves Work Forward

Group updates into What happened, What’s next, What’s blocked. Keep each bullet one sentence. Invite stakeholders to confirm priorities. Post your template and challenge someone to make it even tighter.

Collaborating Confidently in Meetings

Running a Crisp Standup as a New Grad

Timebox updates, surface blockers early, and confirm ownership. A simple agenda earns credibility fast. Post your three-line standup script and invite others to suggest one improvement you can try tomorrow.

Asking Questions Without Losing Authority

Frame curiosity as care for outcomes: “To de-risk the timeline, can we clarify dependency X?” Questions that reference goals signal leadership. Share a question you’ll ask this week and how you’ll measure its impact.

Bridging Cross-Functional Gaps

Translate between disciplines by restating terms in plain language and mapping handoffs. Capture agreements in a follow-up note. Tell us about a time you unblocked a team with translation, and invite others to learn from it.

Presentations and Public Speaking Without Panic

Start with the audience’s problem, show the stakes, reveal your solution, then ask for action. Slides support the story, not the other way around. Share your one-sentence narrative arc for feedback.

Presentations and Public Speaking Without Panic

Repeat the question, answer the core, and offer a follow-up resource. If you don’t know, say what you’ll find and when. Comment with a tough question you fear, and crowdsource confident responses.

Networking That Feels Authentic

Reference something specific, state a clear ask, and propose two short time windows. Keep it human and grateful. Paste a draft outreach message below and invite edits on tone, specificity, and brevity.

Networking That Feels Authentic

Prepare three questions, one story, and one offer of help. End by asking, “Who else should I learn from?” Share your favorite question that sparked a meaningful connection, and encourage others to borrow it.

Networking That Feels Authentic

Send a brief note summarizing value, attach a helpful resource, and set a gentle reminder cadence. Celebrate their wins publicly. Comment with a follow-up template that worked for you so new grads can adapt it.

Networking That Feels Authentic

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