MIT Public Speaking Certificate

Awarded to Iman YeckehZaare for completing the requirements of the Public Speaking Certificate Program at the MIT Writing and Communication Center.

MIT Writing and Communication Center, Comparative Media Studies/Writing · Issued December 19, 2025

Open the certificate (PDF)The completion letter (PDF)MIT Writing and Communication Center More credential records

What the program required

The completion letter from the Writing and Communication Center, linked above, records over 25 hours of work between October 9 and December 19, 2025:

6 instructional workshops (9 hours)
2 interactive small-group clinics (3 hours)
1 one-on-one consultation with a WCC lecturer (1 hour)
1 independent practice session in the WCC Communication Studio (1 hour)
Pre- and post-program self-reflection (1 hour)
Independent work on video development and revision (10+ hours)

The program culminated in a 3-minute video presentation explaining a research topic for an interdisciplinary audience, revised through several rounds of feedback.

Issued at the end of the October to December 2025 program; the completion letter is linked above.