AI-Enhanced Communication: Writing with Clarity and Confidence

Thursday, April 9, 2026

9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Facilitator: Anne Grieves

Bryant University, Fisher Student Center Rm 2AB

Hands-on skill-building

A 3-hour practical session where participants learn to use AI tools to improve their professional writing efficiency. Through guided practice with real scenarios - difficult emails, policy explanations, time-sensitive communications - participants gain concrete skills they can apply immediately.

Key outcomes:

Writing effective prompts for better AI outputs
Maintaining authentic voice while using AI assistance
Reducing writing-related stress and time pressure
Applying AI ethically and strategically

Facilitator: Anne Grieves

Anne Grieves is an Associate Director in Career Development at Northeastern University as well as a Gallup Certified CliftonStrengths Coach. Anne enjoys guiding individuals, groups, and teams towards identifying and achieving their goals. Collaborating with Anne, her clients learn how to focus on their individual strengths in order to maximize their personal and professional potential. Anne’s unique approach provides people with the tools they need to experience a paradigm shift in how to explore new possibilities and re-imagine their goal-setting. Her two daughters, husband, and dog fill the unscheduled hours in her day

Program Fee: A fee of $90.00 per participant will be billed to each institution.

Speak with Impact: Mastering Public Speaking, Presentations & Storytelling

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Facilitator: Ilhiana Rojas Saldana

University of Rhode Island Memorial Union Atrium 2

Whether you're leading a team, influencing stakeholders, or inspiring a crowd, your ability to communicate with clarity and confidence is essential. This interactive workshop is designed to help leaders at all levels elevate their public speaking and presentation skills in ways that feel authentic, grounded, and effective. Through a blend of practical tools and experiential learning, participants will gain techniques to structure impactful messages, engage diverse audiences, and harness the power of their voice, presence, and storytelling. You’ll build greater awareness of your natural speaking style, learn how to strengthen your presence in high-visibility moments, and walk away with simple frameworks you can immediately apply to communicate with greater confidence and influence.

Key Highlights

Basics to Speaking with Impact: Learn the essential elements that make communication clear, confident, and engaging—across presentations, meetings, and everyday interactions.
Understanding Your Speaking Style & Presence: Increase awareness of how your voice, energy, and body language shape your impact, and how to show up with greater confidence and credibility.
Structuring Messages That Land: Gain a practical framework to organize your ideas so your message is easy to follow, memorable, and aligned with your intent.

Facilitator: Ilhiana Rojas Saldana

Ilhiana Rojas Saldana is a Transformation Strategy Coach & Consultant, a Diversity & Inclusion Catalyst, a Hispanic advocate, and an international motivational speaker. She is a possibility thinker and a firm believer that nothing is impossible. Her mission is to empower professionals to move from ordinary to extraordinary through meaningful transformation by helping them embrace their purpose, elevate their voice, expand their potential, and thrive through personal empowerment. Ilhiana graduated with honors as a Chemical Engineer in Mexico City and moved to Rhode Island 9 years ago with her husband and two daughters.

Program Fee: A fee of $90.00 per participant will be billed to each institution.