Meet with a Coach

The Comm Lab supports all officer, enlisted, and civilian personnel enrolled in resident Air University schools and centers.

Individual Appointments

• Writing: use our online system to schedule up to 1 individual meeting per week, up to 60 days in advance 
• Verbal: email AUTLC@us.af.mil to request support for delivering persuasive presentations and participating in class discussions
• Visual: email AUTLC@us.af.mil to request support for creating engaging slides, posters, and essay figures & charts

Drop-in Hours (first come, first served; updated weekly)
No appointment needed! Drop-in hours are ideal for quick questions or a brief review of part of an assignment.

• 20–24 Nov (Thanksgiving week)
  • No hours
• Wednesday, 29 Nov
  • ​0900-1100 in-person
  • 1400-1600 in-person
• Thursday, 30 Nov
  • ​1400-1600 in-person

Group Appointments
Working on a collaborative project? Email AUTLC@us.af.mil to request a group appointment.

International Student & English-Language Support 
Our coaches can guide you in your transition to U.S. academic writing and speaking. We also offer language support for grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and more. Email AUTLC@us.af.mil to request an appointment.

Workshops

Visit the Comm Lab SharePoint (.edu account required) to access recordings and resources from previous workshops on writing clearly and concisely, research writing, timed writing, citations, and more.

What to Expect in Coaching Sessions

Dialogue: You'll discuss your work with a coach.
Feedback: Your coach will offer individualized feedback and address your concerns or questions.
Strategies and tools: Your coach will provide resources, as needed, that you can use now and in the future.
No direct editing: We don’t do the work for you—instead, we’ll help you strengthen your skills as an effective communicator.

Enhance your ability to...  

- tackle prompts and brainstorm
- outline a paper or project
- craft a thesis statement
- develop introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions
- build arguments and analysis
- integrate and document sources
- improve the flow of ideas
- invigorate your writing style
- revise and proofread strategically
- adopt best practices for visual projects and data visualization
- deliver presentations and briefings effectively and persuasively

Visit the Comm Lab SharePoint (.edu account required) to access resources and videos for creating effective essays, presentations, and visual projects.

SharePoint Instructions

1. In your browser, sign in to an M365 product (e.g., Outlook, Office, Teams).

2. Click the Comm Lab SharePoint link.

If you cannot sign in to your .edu account in your browser, you can submit an access request after clicking the SharePoint link.

We offer faculty consultations and workshops to support communication-skill instruction and assessment, including how to…

- draft a syllabus
- improve classroom discourse
- create clear prompts and other assignment guidelines
- craft rubrics
- scaffold assignments
- assess communication skills effectively and efficiently
- support international students

Email AUTLC@us.af.mil to request a consultation or workshop.

Volunteer faculty coaches are essential to the mission of the Comm Lab, and coaching is a rewarding way to fulfill AU’s faculty service expectations. We welcome faculty from across the disciplines who are strong instructors of communication skills and who understand the dialogic and collaborative nature of coaching appointments. Email AUTLC@us.af.mil to learn more or to volunteer.