Professional Skills Series

The American Center organizes numerous panel discussions and speaker programs for the public. These sessions cater to the demands of American Center patrons by providing information on subjects they care about such as professional skills, leadership skills, American business culture, and how to apply to and thrive at U.S. graduate schools. Due to popular demand, we are now making select speaker PowerPoint presentations available online.

• Famous Asian-American Women (PDF-850KB)
by Quyen Nguyen, March 2012

• Public Speaking (PDF-393KB)
by Audrey F.S. Moyer, November 2011

• Understanding U.S. Business (PDF-40KB)
by Robert Ogburn, November 2011

• Working Practices in the U.S. (PDF-11KB)
by Sarah Kemp, November 2011

• Writing a Personal Statement (PDF-88KB)
by Tran My Dung, UGRAD Alumna, November 2011

• Writing an Effective Résume (PDF-299KB)

• Women and Leadership (PDF-61KB)
by Sarah Kemp, October 2011

• Email Etiquette (PDF-239KB)
by Yuki Kondo-Shah and Miriam Schive, August 2011

• Creating an American Style Resume (PDF-1,002KB)
by Yuki Kondo-Shah and Miriam Schive, July 2011

• U.S. Graduate Schools - Deciding and Applying (PDF-219KB)
by Yuki Kondo-Shah and Miriam Schive, July 2011