Build essential communication skills every researcher needs
Overview
This peer-teaching workshop is proposed by international students from ToTAL and led by students. Faculty members provide guidance as needed while ensuring smooth facilitation.
To achieve this objective, workshops will be conducted in a presentation format at Ookayama and in a debate format at Suzukakedai. Students can attend the workshop at either campus or both campuses.
Through this course, students will gain practical skills in explaining ideas logically and clearly, essential for job hunting (entry sheets, group discussions, interviews) and academic presentations.
| 📂 Category | Initiative |
| 📌 Keywords | Logical Thinking, Public Speaking, Persuasion, Critical Thinking, Diverse Perspectives, Ability to Convey One’s Message |
| 🎯 Objectives | Overcome the fear of public speaking and build confidence in delivering arguments. Develop logical structuring skills and persuasive argumentation. Improve clarity and effectiveness in communication. |
| 🌐 Language | Japanese |
| 👥 Target Participants | Graduate & Undergraduate Students |
| 🗓 Format | 3 sessions for each campus (2 hours x 3, one-shot participation is ok, in-person) |
| ✅ Past & Upcoming Sessions | Option 1 (Ookayama) Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 18:00-20:00 Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 18:00-20:00 Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 18:00-20:00 Option 2 (Suzukakedai) Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 18:00-20:00 Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 18:00-20:00 Wednesday, July 29, 2026, 18:00-20:00 |
| 📍 Venue | Option 1 (Ookayama): S6-309A Option 2 (Suzukakedai): J3-309B |
| 🌟 Recommended for | ・Those who want to enhance logical thinking and persuasive speaking skills. ・Those who feel uneasy about public speaking and want to gain confidence in expressing themselves. ・Those who want to practise sending out messages clearly. |
| 📊 Points | 2 points for each session (Points to be awarded to students enrolled in the courses for credits. Please refer to the syllabus for details.) |
| 🎟️ Capacity | 20 participants |
Main Content
(Ookayama) Participants will use hands-on exercises to learn how to communicate their research clearly to people from different academic fields. In the first session, they will learn that research can be understood at different levels depending on the audience. They will then learn and practice organizing their thoughts and expressing them clearly, making underlying assumptions clear so everyone shares a similar level of understanding, and structuring explanations in a way that is easy to follow. By the end of the three sessions, participants will be able to communicate their research so that it is understandable to people with varying levels of prior knowledge.
(Suzukakedai) Participants will learn about argumentation techniques commonly used in debate, such as AREA, the Toulmin Model, and critical thinking. Based on these methods, they will also take part in practical debate activities with a game-based format. By the end of the three sessions, participants will be able to express their opiniions logically and effectively in discussion settings.
Facilitators
(Ookayama) Kentaro Sone
PhD Student, Institute of Science Tokyo
(Ookayama) Mohamad Amirun
PhD Student, Institute of Science Tokyo
(Ookayama) BATBAYAR ALTANNAVCH
M2 Student, Institute of Science Tokyo
(Ookayama) Megumi Chino
M2 Student, Institute of Science Tokyo
(Suzukakedai) Toma ikeda
PhD Student, Institute of Science Tokyo
(Suzukakedai) Yuta Murao
PhD Student, Institute of Science Tokyo
(Suzukakedai) Aoi Ishikawa
PhD Student, Institute of Science Tokyo
(Suzukakedai) Akari Okui
M2 Student, Institute of Science Tokyo
Contact Faculty
Yuri Matsuzaki, Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Academy for Leadership
📩 matsuzaki.y.77a9 [at] m.isct.ac.jp
