Employability and communication skills events

Employability and communication skills events from 2025

In addition to Think Space events, the Careers Service at Brookes offers a wide range of workshops and events on specific employability skills. Find out more on the Careers events webpage.

International Students' Club

26 January 2026, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

Meet new people, practise spoken English and have fun!

Conversation Cafe

27 January 2026, 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Discuss big ideas over tea, cake and fruit

Manifest your dreams: Digital vision board workshop (4 February)

4 February 2026, 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

A dynamic digital vision board workshop using Canva and Pinterest to ignite passion, clarify goals, and visualise your best self with purpose

The communication lab: Getting the most out of your lectures and seminars (5 February)

5 February 2026, 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

How to get the most out of lectures and seminars

Learn how to do CPR

11 February 2026, 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm

Learn how to start a heart in a 30 minute workshop

The communication lab: Networking and making social connections (19 February)

19 February 2026, 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Meet other Brookes students and build you networking confidence

Finishing up your dissertation (3 March)

3 March 2026, 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

A session about editing your dissertation and how to use advanced features in Word and Google Docs to save you many hours of stress

Critical reflective writing: From 'what happened?' to 'what now?'

4 March 2026, 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Build confidence with reflective assignments by identifying deeper insights and demonstrating them clearly in writing

The Communication Lab: Speaking confidently in interviews

16 April 2026, 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

How to effectively prepare for an interview