Grad Slam Coaching

Bri McWhorter

Founder and CEO, Speaking Coach
Activate to Captivate

Professional Skills:

Thursday, January 11, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Thursday, January 11, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Zoom (link provided after registration)

These workshops will focus on preparing you to participate in Grad Slam. Bri McWhorter will help you craft your Grad Slam presentation into a story using understandable language for a diverse, non-expert audience.

Bri McWhorter is the founder and CEO of Activate to Captivate, where she teaches communication techniques from an actor’s point of view. She specializes in public speaking, scientific communications, interview skills, and interpersonal communications. She has taught workshops at Fortune 500 companies, privately coached CEOs at nonprofits, and led certificate programs at top universities. She is the creator of W.A.V.E.®, a program where she teaches speakers how to overcome nerves, use body language, and rely on their voice to tell an engaging story. She has coached speakers for academic symposia at various institutions, including UC Office of the President, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Santa Cruz. She has a Master of Fine Arts in acting from UC Irvine and a bachelor’s degree in theater and performance studies from UC Berkeley.