Speaking in front of a crowd can be frightening yet rewarding. Thinking of my own public speaking experience, the most influential and important one, among all the presentations and reports I did in my years of school life, is the public speaking competition I joined when I was secondary 4. Without such an experience, I would never have discovered the fun of public speaking. Not being an… Read More
Storytelling All teachers and parents read stories to kindergarten-age children. It’s a fantastic way to share stories with children before they can read. However, when children start to read for themselves, we often stop reading to them completely. This cuts off a wonderful connection between stories and the spoken word. I have recently been incorporating more story-telling into my lessons with older students, and it’s… Read More
As a child, I was lucky enough to be brought up in an English-speaking country, which made communicating with native English speakers an everyday thing for me. Naturally enough, I was able to pick up difficult English sounds like the “-ct” sound in “act” and the “-lt” in “felt” (you’re probably trying to pronounce these words as you read this, and maybe you… Read More
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Several different teachers have shared their tips and experiences with regard to speaking in a second language in an everyday context. Here I would like to talk about another situation where effective speaking is of paramount importance – public speaking. Thinking of speaking in front of a large crowd, has the scene of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. giving his famous ‘I have a dream’… Read More
