Talking to New People

All U of T students are eligible to participate.

If you’re a grad student, Grad Talks offers Talking to New People specifically for you.

There are two different offerings to meet your needs:

Talking to New People (4 Week Group Intensive)

This experience brings eight people together who don’t know each other for four weeks to practice relationship-building tools and strategies so participants can make connections.

Groups run for 1.5 hours each week. Each group will be facilitated by a peer mentor. These sessions will be a hybrid format of online and in person.

Talking to New People Online Workshop

This one-time 1.5 hour workshop will help you develop the skills you need to make new connections and manage fear and anxiety that comes along with it. In this workshop, we will teach you how to make new connections and you will practice these skills so that you’ll leave with experience and confidence that will help you continue talking to new people.

Please note there are specific workshop time(s) that cater to both undergrad and graduate/professional students.

To register for the program, watch Using the CLNx: Register for programs:

To register for the workshop, watch Using the CLNx: Registering for events:

Talking to New People (4 Week Group Intensive)

Group cohort 1 running from week of September 25 to week of October 16, 2023

• Applications available starting: August 1, 2023
• Register by: September 11, 2023

Group cohort running from week of October 23 to week of November 13, 2023

• Applications available starting: August 1, 2023
• Register by: October 9, 2023

Register for either cohort.

Talking to New People Online Workshop

• Wednesday, January 10, 2024 from 2 – 3:30 p.m. (via Zoom)
• Tuesday, February 6, 2024 from 3 – 4:30 p.m. (In-person)

You will receive a confirmation email regarding your registration. The Zoom link will be sent out to you 24 hours and 2 hours prior to the workshop. For questions and registration support, please email mentorship@utoronto.ca.