Message from the Sheffield University's Careers Service
*Upcoming Skills for Life workshops* for April & May 2009:
- Revision without Tears, Wednesday 29th April & Thursday 14th May
- Boost Exam Confidence, Friday 1st May
- Deal or No Deal: How to say 'No' when the pressure is on to say 'Yes', Tuesday 12th May
- Stress Busters for Men, Friday 15th May
- Relaxation for All, every Monday of term (excl. Bank Holidays) until 8th June 09
See below for more details.
Skills for Life workshops are free to students at the University of Sheffield. Please bring your U Card.
*Revision without Tears* workshops
Would you like to make your revision more effective and less stressful? This two hour workshop could help!
The workshop aims to help you:
- Improve your confidence in approaching revision and exams
- Help you identify revision styles that suit you
- Learn new techniques that add fun to revision and can enhance performance!
Date: Wednesday 29th April
Venue: Satpal Ram Room, Students Union (No. 120 on campus map)
Time: 2.00pm-4.00pm, registration from 1.45pm.
Date: Thursday 14th May
Venue: University Counselling Service, 36 Wilkinson Street (No. 122 on campus map)
Time: 11.00am-1.00pm, registration from 10.45am.
*Boost Exam Confidence* workshop
Does worry about exams get you down? Do you find yourself getting negative and despondent thoughts about exams? This two hour workshop could be for you!
This workshop aims to help you:
- Identify your negative thinking patterns
- Introduce strategies for overcoming negative thoughts
- Learn to think more positively and realistically about managing exams
Date: Friday 1st May
Venue: University Counselling Service, 36 Wilkinson Street (No. 122 on campus map)
Time: 2.00pm-4.30pm, registration from 1.45pm.
*Deal or No Deal - how to say NO when the pressure is on to say YES workshop:
It’s not always easy to stand your ground and say NO to other people, but it is
a useful skill for many everyday situations and in managing a busy schedule.
This three hour workshop will help you:
- Be clearer about your own limits – with friends, family or when your employer wants you to do that extra shift – again!
- Say NO without being aggressive or rude
- Stand your ground when the pressure is on to say “yes”
PLEASE NOTE this is a three hour workshop and those attending are expected to stay for the whole workshop – so please ensure your commitments will enable you to do so.
Date: Tuesday 12th May
Venue: University Counselling Service, 36 Wilkinson Street (No. 122 on campus map).
Time: 10.00am-1.00pm, registration from 9.45am.
*Stress Busters for Men* workshop
This workshop is aimed at helping men learn some practical skills to reduce stress and cope with stressful situations.
This three-hour workshop will help you:
- Manage aggressive feelings/conflict
- Understand your stress cycle, and break it!
- Learn different ways to relax
Date: Friday 15th May
Venue: University Counselling Service, 36 Wilkinson Street (No. 122 on campus map).
Time: 2.00pm-5.00pm, registration from 1.45pm
*Drop-In Relaxation for All* workshops
These free, 35 minute workshops aim to help you learn practical exercises to:
- aid relaxation
- achieve a beneficial effect on your well-being
- help you cope with difficult and stressful situations
Dates: Every Monday term time (excluding Bank Holidays) starting 2nd Feb until 8th June.
Venue: Quiet Room, Chaplaincy, 344 Glossop Road (No. 198 on campus map).
Time: 1.10pm-1.45pm, registration from 1.00pm.
*Booking info for above workshops:* - No need to book, simply drop in on the day. Places are limited and allocated on a first come first served basis.
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