Workshop Facilitator

Communications - Workshop Facilitator (MFIT)

Purpose
Our MFIT graduates are technically sharp and business-ready. What's missing is the bridge between insight and action: communication. Data fluency without storytelling skills means great analysis that goes unused. We're closing that gap; because in practice, the analyst who can tell a compelling story with data is the one who moves organizations forward.

Learning Objectives

1. Presentations Skills:
• Students will learn how to structure presentations and develop public speaking ability.
2. Data storytelling:
• Students will learn how to most effectively present data insights to a non-technical audience.
3. Persuasion:
• Students will learn how to leverage persuasive appeals to build support for their ideas.
4. Communication Strategy:
• Students will learn how to effectively strategize and plan clear and concise communications (written and verbal). The framework will include context analysis, audience analysis and a repeatable process for establishing a coherent controlling idea.
5. Verbal and Nonverbal Communications:
• Students will learn how to leverage body language and voice (tone, pacing, register, etc.) to communicate effectively.
6. Personal Development:
• Students will have the opportunity to participate in case studies and reflect on their personal communications playbook covering their highest-leverage improvement area.

Topics to be covered include
· Why Corporate communications matter
· Current landscape of corporate communications
· Your Personal Communication style
· Written communication: emails, memos and executive briefs
· Verbal and meeting communication
· Data Storytelling
· Cross-cultural and remote communication
· Crisis and sensitive communications
· Building your communication playbook

Schedule
3 hours of a live, in-person workshop: May 20, 2026: 3-hour session (8:30 to 11:30) in Kingston as part of Opening Session

Qualifications

Preferred qualifications include: a Master’s or Ph.D. degree, and familiarity and professional experience in facilitating similar workshops and/or teaching.

Compensation

The standard workshop hourly rate is $451.33.

Vaccination Requirements

Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to declare their COVID-19 vaccination status and provide proof that they were fully vaccinated or had an approved accommodation to engage in in-person University activities. These requirements were suspended effective May 1, 2022, but the University may reinstate them at any point.

Equity Statement

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queen’s is strongly committed to employment equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from Black, racialized/visible minority and Indigenous people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons. In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority, including any qualified individuals who have a valid legal work status in Canada. Please indicate in your application if you have a valid legal work status in Canada. Applications from all qualified candidates will be considered in the applicant pool.

In addition, the impact of certain circumstances that may legitimately affect a nominee’s record of research achievement will be given careful consideration when assessing the nominee’s research productivity. Candidates are encouraged to provide any relevant information about their experience and/or career interruptions.

The University will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant’s accessibility needs. If you require accommodation during the interview process, please contact adfaculty@queensu.ca.