english in the office presents…

English in the Officepresents….

Andre Polushin – English Language Coordinator

The Fear of The Fear of SpeakingSpeaking

The Hot Topics of the Day

• Psychology and Analysis• English Class Focus• Presentation Focus For

Teachers???

Fear is Good

Positive Fear

Negative Fear

IAP - Identification

Identification, Analysis, Prescription

Zimbardo: The Root of Speech Anxiety is

Shyness•The Jitters•Sweaty Palms•Knocking Knees•Facial Flushes•Watery Eyes•Leathery Tongue •Dry Mouth

•Wild Heartbeats•Shortness of Breath•Memory Lapses•Mental Confusions•General High Anxiety Levels

IAP - Analysis

Jung: We assume our enemies (our listeners) are aware of our secret weakness

Freud: We are born naked and helpless

Adler: We are powerless before powerful people

It’s all about courage!!!

IAP - Prescribe

Teaching for the Real World

What is Presentation?

Simple and Achievable Speaking1. Give me the vowels

AEIOU

2. Give me an adjective that starts with each vowel.3. Now give me the opposite of each adjective.

4. Give me a sentence with the original adjective and the opposite.

Can’t we apply simple ideas like this to our

classes to make them say something?

EYES + VOICE + ENERGY

Sound Scripting 1

Before: Our school is the best in town. The teachers are friendly, and

very knowledgeable about English. I've studied at the school for two years and

my English is becoming very good. I hope you will visit our school and try

an English class. Maybe we can become friends!

Sound Scripting 2

Sound Scripting 3

After: Our school is the BEST in town. The teachers are friendly, and

VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE about English. I've studied at the school for

two years and my English is becoming VERY GOOD. I hope you

will visit our school and try an English class. MAYBE we can

become FRIENDS!

LINKINGconsonant > vowelWe link words ending with a consonant sound to words beginning with a vowel sound We write it like this: turn off

We say it like this: tur noff

vowel > vowelWe link words ending with a vowel sound to words beginning with a vowel sound We write it like this: too often who is the end she asked

We say it like this: tooWoften whoWis theYend sheYasked

This one will blow your mind!!!

We write it like this: Can I have a bit of egg?

There are 7 words.How many words do we hear considering linking?

The Nine Presentation SinsAnd how you can avoid them

George Torok

• Presentation Sin 1: Wasting time

• Presentation Sin 2: Boring your audience

• Presentation Sin 3: Lacking passion

• Presentation Sin 4: Confusing your audience

• Presentation Sin 5: Insulting your audience

• Presentation Sin 6: Not clear about your purpose/message

• Presentation Sin 7: Information overload

• Presentation Sin 8: Stuck in your rut of delivery – unable to flex to the audience

• Presentation Sin 9: Using slides that are boring, irrelevant, or confusing

In Summation

FOR THE PRO…English in the Office: (11) 5504-3859Email: coordination@englishintheoffice.com.brSuper Teacher: www.superteacher.com.br

Places to find out more:Kenneth Beare: esl.about.comJohn Robert Colombo: www.speechcoachforexecutives.comGeorge Torok: www.torok.comThe collective works of Silvio SantosAndre Polushin: andrepolu@hotmail.com

Thanks so much for listening!