Have you ever wished that you could enrich your Oral Communications classes with more personally enriching material to unlock your students’ speaking skills? Public speaking skills in a second language are a powerful confidence builder. However, developing these skills is a process which requires a careful build-up of various abilities. There are few materials which provide insight as to how to teach these skills step-wise to adult Second Language Learners. Techniques for integrating public speaking into Oral Communications courses, engagement of the student audience as evaluators, and preparation of outstanding slides are some of the topics covered in this interactive program. Model presentations, evaluation forms and feedback techniques will be made available. Participants will take away tested, easily implementable techniques to turn Oral Communications students into confident presenters, with the potential to exceed the performance of native speakers.
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2. 2 3. 3 4. 4 5. What about ESL Students? AnxietyNative
SpeakersNon-Native SpeakersLack of practicexxFear (of
audience)xxLanguage expectationOK5 6. ESL: From Speechless to
Powerful Speakers Carol A. Costello, M.A. TESOL Adjunct Professor,
San Antonio College6 7. Objective Provide you with tools to teach
public speaking to intermediate adult ESL students7 8. Overview
AssumptionsCalendarSequence and Examples 8 9. Assumptions Class:
Speaking related Level: Intermediate Number of students: 2030 Time
period: 8 week Flex 2hrs. 30 min. class period, 2x per week Two to
2 hours for speaking instruction per week 9 10. Assumptions Freedom
& Control Teacher models presentations Students given freedom
to choose themes Preparation time given Keep the audience focused10
11. Handout #1: Suggested Calendar WeekMonday1Introduction25
presentationsFB5 presentations35 presentationsFB5 presentations FB
Assign Partner Speech (Model)45 presentationsFB5
presentationsFB5Public speaking tips worksheetAssign Power Point
(Model)FB65 presentationsFB5 presentationsFB75 presentationsFB5
presentations FeedbackFB8Tu .WednesdayTh. Fri.WeekendAssign
Elevator Speech (Model) FB11 12. Assignment 1: Elevator Speech Name
Where you are from Why youre studying English Something most people
dont know about you 12 13. #2: Audience Engagement Speaking and
Listening 3 Volume Easy to understand Interesting comments Speaker
looks comfortableSpeech Evaluation Form 1 1 1 11=Excellent 2 2 2
22=Good 3=Needs work 3 3 3 3Helpful comments:13 14. Timing 2
persons Timer with phone Hold up timing slips0-50 seconds50-60
seconds60+ seconds 14 15. Any Volunteers?15 16. Feedback to Class
Timing Body language OrganizationLanguage 16 17. Audience Comments
Returned to Students17 18. #3: Summary of Feedback for Presenters18
19. Optional Activities
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YivQYeI0vys19 20. Assignment 2:
Partner Introduction Interview or Story 2-3 minutes long Assign
partners by random method or comfort factor Change audience
evaluation form No-shows: assign to other partner 20 21. #4:
Partner Presentation Feedback Sheet Evaluators Name:
_______________________Partner Presentation Evaluation Form Name:
______________________________
___________________________________Name:Overall score: Great Job! 1
2 3 Needs work 3 Needs workOverall score: Great Job! 1 2Did
well:Did well:Needs work:Needs work:21 22. #5: Examples of
Feedback22 23. Elements of Public Speaking
ContentDeliveryNotesFeedbackSummary23 24. #5: How Can You Improve?
Elements of Public Speaking: Prof. C. Costello S&L III Content
Opening (question?) Several bullet points Know what to say Closing
Tell the audience you are at the end Thank the audience for their
attention End on a positive note Timing Questions to ask yourself
Is it interesting for the audience? Do you know what you want to
say? Have you practiced? (With a timer?) What do I need to work on?
Did you recognize what you did well? Delivery Body LanguageSEE
HANDOUT 24 25. Assignment 3: Power Point Model for Students (2-3
minutes) Allow them to suggest themes Write themes down to check25
26. General Outline Title Overview Bullet Points ConclusionMy
Favorite Cities!Carol Costello July 17, 201326 27. My Favorite
Cities!Carol Costello July 17, 2013 27 28. #7: Last Feedback Before
Power Point Typical comments from the EvaluatorsWell done:Needs
work:Good voice and pronunciationDifficulty with pronunciationGood
volumeCant hear youLooks comfortableDoesnt look comfortableSpeaks
clearlySome words were not clearGood speaker, interesting
commentsDidnt understandAwesome!Needs workGood ending, you know
what to sayDropped ending, just walked offGood introduction to get
group interestedOKGood eye contactEye contact missingEasy to
understandDifficult to understandNice smileTense face, maybe
uncomfortable or nervousA little fast Good body language with eyes,
hands, legs Looks confident Used small notes Timing was
accurateCant understand because of speed Waving hands, not looking
at everyone, no movement or too much movement Notes were too large,
or didnt need notes TIMING!28 29. Lab Time for PP preparation
Students help each other Encourage creativity Show them how to
choose and manipulate photos29 30. #8: Power Point Feedback Form30
31. The Key to Success!31 32. Results: Much Discussion! Colombia:
Anti-bullfighting Chile: National Parks and Folklore Mexico: The
Art of Happyness Taiwan: Tae Kwan Do Iran: My Hometown Vietnam: How
to Make Summer Rolls Saudi Arabia: Wedding Customs 32 33.
Conclusion33 34. Fear and Anxiety34 35. Self-Confidence35 36. 36
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