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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: [email protected] 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: [email protected]
Thanks so much for listening!