Admission Day - Masters Candidates in France
Présentation
Are you ready to explore IE University and its programs? Ready to streamline your admission process?
Join us at our Admission Day on Saturday, November 18th 2023.
This event is designed for Bachelors, Masters and MBA candidates as well as anyone eager to learn more about IE. It's a unique opportunity to meet our local team and have all your questions about programs, tuition, studying in Madrid answered. You'll also gain insight into IE through an informative session and, not to forget, experience our teaching style through a Master Class.
In addition, the candidates who have completed their online application, paid their admission fees, and passed the entrance test by November 11th will be given the opportunity to finalize the admission process by completing the personal interview during the event. Hence if you have done the three aforementioned steps and want to do the interview face-to-face, please indicate it in the registration form so that you can be assigned a slot.
AGENDA
- 09h30 to 10h00 : Welcoming attendees
- 10h00 to 11h00 : Information Session Master
- 11h15 to 12h15 : Master Class by Amber Wigmore entitled "Become a more effective speaker"
- 12h30 to 14h00 : Networking Cocktail
- 14h00 to 16h00 : Personal Interviews (only for pre-approved students: specific time slots will be given upon registration)
MASTER CLASS DESCRIPTION
Title: Workshop: “Become a more effective speaker – featuring Elevator Pitch in Action”
During this interactive and practical session Prof. Wigmore Alvarez will provide key insight intohow to craft an effective elevator pitch, a vital step toward advancing in your career byleveraging executive presence, linking networking with personal branding and body language,in order to create that lasting image that differentiates you from the rest of the candidates in aselection process or rather leads to upward mobility within your organization. The masterclasswill provide real-life pitch experience tailored to your career goals.
Agenda:
- Executive Presence – the recipe for success
- My 5 secret weapons
- Poll: Do you have Executive Presence?
- Non-verbal communication
- Personal Branding
- The Elevator Pitch
- Should I use ChatGPT for my pitch?
Elevator Pitch in Action:
A selection of participants will have the opportunity to practice executive presence in actionthrough their 1-minute elevator pitch, which will be followed by express feedback by Prof.Wigmore Alvarez, as well as input from the participants observing. Talent will be assessed onthe following: Structure, Eloquence, Performance and Stage Presence.
PROFESSOR BIOGRAPHY
Considered one of the foremost references in Employability and the Future of Work on a global scale, Dr. Amber Wigmore Álvarez is currently Chief University Partnerships Officer at IobTeaser. Prior she served as Chief Talent Officer of Highered, the strategic careers partner of EFMD, with nearly 800 business schools and universities in 92 countries. She was Program Director of the Career Professionals Development Institute (CPDI) in alliance with the EFMD, and Facilitator of the HR Tech module. Dr. Wigmore Álvarez is widely recognized as a thought leader in the talent industry, with a focus on generating insights and research that have the potential to shape the future of work. She was instrumental in leading Highered's global partnership with Coursera, a groundbreaking employability upskilling initiative.
Dr. Wigmore Álvarez brings more than 8 years of experience from the world of global career services at top-ranked IE, where she was Executive Director of Talent & Careers, managing a team of more than 40 talent professionals who delivered services to 6,000 students, 65,000 alumni and 4,000 corporate partners.