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    andESLclasses.

    Manypeopleareterrifiedofspeakinginpublic,eventhoughitprobablyisnttruethatitedgesoutdeathatthetopofthelistofmostcommonfears.MyfirstpresentationwasovertenyearsagoatalocalconferenceforEnglishteachers.Iwasverynervousandnotatallconfidentspeakinginfrontofmypeers.Idontreallyremembermuchaboutthepresentation,butsincethenIvegoneontogivemorethan100talksatconferences,events,andseminars.Imnowprettyhappyinfrontofaroomfullofstrangers,andpresentinghasbecomeoneofthemostenjoyablepartsofmyjob.

    ThereareseveralgoodreasonstointroducepresentationandpublicspeakingpracticeintoourEFLandESLclasses.Thefirstandmostimportantisthateffectivepresentationandpublicspeakingskillsareavaluablelifeskill.Manyofourlearnerswillneedtheminthefuture,andappreciatethechancetopracticethemnow.Presentationpracticealsoallowsteacherstointroducepersonalisationanddifferenttopicsintoclasses.Learnerscanchoosethecontenttheypresent,andthisbringsavarietyofinformationandideasintotheclassroom.Learnerscanlearnmoreabouteachother,andpresentationscanalsobeaneasywaytobreakupacourseandprovideachangeofpace.

    Beforegivingapresentation,learnerswillhavetospendtimedrafting,editing,memorizing,andpracticingtheircontent.Thisallowsthemtoreallyinternalizethelanguagewithoutthetediumorstalenesssometimesassociatedwithdrillingandmemorization.Inaddition,learnersareabletolistentotheirclassmatestalkingaboutvariationsonatopic,givingthemusefulextensivelisteningpractice.Becominganeffectivepresenterrequiresawarenessofeffectivepresentingtechniques,havingmeaningfulcontenttodeliver,andmostofall,lotsofpractice.Wecanprovideourlearnerswiththefirstandthirdofthese,andguidethemastheyattempttoprovidethesecond.

    Developingpresentationskills

    Oneofthemostpracticalwaystoteachpresentingskillsistobreakthecomplexandsometimesoverwhelmingexperiencedownintodiscreteskills.Thismakesiteasytointroduceandpracticethemgradually.

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    Someexamplesoftheseskillswouldbeposture(standinginaconfidentandopenmanner),makingeyecontact,usingappropriatevolumeandspeedwhenspeaking,choosingcontent,useofrhetoricaltechniques,planningandstructuringthetalk,anduseofvisualaids.

    Thepresentingsubskillscanbeintroducedoneatatimeandstudentscanfocusoncertainskillsastheygainmoreexperiencepresenting.

    Ingeneral,thephysicalskillsareeasiertoexplainandhardertogetright,soIusuallyrecommendstudentsstartthereinordertogetthemostpracticewiththem.Afterthattheycangoontocontentselectionandorganization,visualaids,andrhetoricaltechniques.Someteachersmighthesitatetointroducepresentationskillsintolanguageclasses,especiallyiftheydonthaveexperienceteachingthem,butinmyexperienceitiswellworthattemptingandyourstudentswillprobablythankyouforit!

    Formoreideasonhowtointegratepresentationintoyourclasses,takealookatStretch,thenewcoursethatfeaturesadedicatedpresentingskillsstrand.

    TocelebratethelaunchofStretchImaskingstudentsallovertheworldtoenterTheStretchPresentingSkillsCompetitionbysubmittingatwominutepresentationandIdlovetoseeyourstudentstakingpart!GetyourstudentspresentinginclassandoneofthemcouldwinatwoweekscholarshiptoRegentOxford,arenownedEnglishschoolinOxford,aswellasaclassroomsetofStretchforyou.

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