Events

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The Disagreement "Gym"

2026-12-08 12:00

December 8, 2026

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Change the Lens

2026-11-17 12:00

November 17, 2026

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Question Everything

2026-11-03 12:00

November 3, 2026

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The Listening "Gym"

2026-10-20 12:00

October 20, 2026

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How to Read The Room

2026-09-29 12:00

September 29, 2026

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Campus Trade at Orientation Week 2026

2026-08-31 9:00

September 4, 2026

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MIT Museum After Dark: Let's Talk

2026-06-11 18:00

June 11, 2026

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Reciprocal Listening Workshop (May 1)

2026-05-01 12:00

May 1, 2026

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Reciprocal Listening Workshop (April 23)

2026-04-23 17:00

April 23, 2026

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How to read the room (and survive the zombie apocalypse)

2026-01-27 14:00

January 27, 2026

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Somatic Awareness: "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"

2026-01-20 14:00

January 20, 2026

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Funding Ethics Community Conversation

2026-04-15 16:30

April 15, 2026

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realtalk at Orientation

2025-08-22 8:00

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realtalk at the Chapel

2025-09-16 18:00

September 28, 2025

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Alumni Weekend

2025-08-27 8:00

September 28, 2025

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Upcoming Events

realtalk@MIT offers community conversation events, as well as workshops. Our workshops and "gyms" are designed to help you flex your realtalk Muscles. Click here to learn more about the realtalk Muscles!

The Listening "Gym"

You listen all day…but how often do you actually practice listening?

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The Listening "Gym"

You listen all day…but how often do you actually practice listening?

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Question Everything

What if one question could change everything?

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Question Everything

What if one question could change everything?

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Foundational

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Change the Lens

Play with perspectives, challenge your assumptions, and see what happens.

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Change the Lens

Play with perspectives, challenge your assumptions, and see what happens.

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Foundational

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The Disagreement "Gym"

Disagreement gets a bad rap. What if, instead of avoiding disagreement, we get better at it?

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The Disagreement "Gym"

Disagreement gets a bad rap. What if, instead of avoiding disagreement, we get better at it?

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Compound

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Past Events

How to Read The Room

What's happening in a room before anyone says a word?

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How to Read The Room

What's happening in a room before anyone says a word?

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Campus Trade at Orientation Week 2026

Helping incoming first year students connect and get to know MIT through trading cards. Each card is an opportunity to share and listen to the stories that make MIT special.

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Campus Trade at Orientation Week 2026

Helping incoming first year students connect and get to know MIT through trading cards. Each card is an opportunity to share and listen to the stories that make MIT special.

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MIT Museum After Dark: Let's Talk

realtalk@MIT brings community dialogue to life as a co-host of the MIT Museum After Dark: Let's Talk

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MIT Museum After Dark: Let's Talk

realtalk@MIT brings community dialogue to life as a co-host of the MIT Museum After Dark: Let's Talk

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Reciprocal Listening Workshop (May 1)

Think you’re a good listener? Come test it, uncover what you miss, and learn a better way — over a meal.

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Reciprocal Listening Workshop (May 1)

Think you’re a good listener? Come test it, uncover what you miss, and learn a better way — over a meal.

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Compound

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Reciprocal Listening Workshop (April 23)

Think you’re a good listener? Come test it, uncover what you miss, and learn a better way — over a meal.

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Reciprocal Listening Workshop (April 23)

Think you’re a good listener? Come test it, uncover what you miss, and learn a better way — over a meal.

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Compound

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Funding Ethics Community Conversation

Join realtalk@MIT and Radius for dinner and community conversation about ethics in funding.

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Funding Ethics Community Conversation

Join realtalk@MIT and Radius for dinner and community conversation about ethics in funding.

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How to read the room (and survive the zombie apocalypse)

A playful, in-person simulation designed to help you practice reading group dynamics, navigating disagreement, and collaborating under pressure—skills we’re expected to have, but rarely taught.

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How to read the room (and survive the zombie apocalypse)

A playful, in-person simulation designed to help you practice reading group dynamics, navigating disagreement, and collaborating under pressure—skills we’re expected to have, but rarely taught.

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Performance

MUSCLES

Somatic Awareness: "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"

Conversations don’t just happen in our heads. They happen in our bodies. This session uses movement and reflection to explore how nervous system regulation affects listening, boundaries, and response.

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