Turning Pressure into Performance: Where Experience Meets Possibility

Where Experience Meets Possibility

Every communications career begins with possibility.

It also begins with questions.

How do I stand out in a competitive job market? How do I build confidence when I feel like the least experienced person in the room? What happens when I make my first big mistake? How do I navigate difficult conversations, heavy workloads, rejection, or imposter syndrome?

These questions are part of every professional journey.

You don't have to navigate them alone.

Join the Association for Women in Communications Detroit Chapter and the Oakland University Student Chapter of AWC for the inaugural program in the AWC Detroit Signature Series. Through candid conversation and practical insights, experienced communications professionals will share the lessons they've learned throughout their careers, and the wisdom they wish someone had shared when they were just getting started.

Whether you're preparing for your first internship, beginning your job search, or launching your communications career, you'll gain practical strategies for navigating pressure with confidence, building meaningful professional relationships, and growing into the communicator you aspire to become.

This isn't just a conversation about succeeding in communications, it's about discovering that every accomplished communicator started somewhere, and that experience shared generously can open the door to new possibilities.

Join us as we explore how to turn pressure into performance.

Because every career begins with possibility.

And every possibility grows stronger through experience.

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Oakland Center - Lake Huron Room, Oakland University, Rochester, United States

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