Speaking
Skills Resources
Below
are listed Internet Resources to help complement and enrich your teaching of
the ELA Middle Years Language Arts Curriculum in the Grade 7 Speaking
Strand.
- All
About Public Speaking Resources - A Comprehensive list of standard concerns
when preparing to speak or a formal speech. Many aspects of public speaking
are covered here.
- Engaging
in Conversation - The aims, objectives
and methods of engaging in conversation are described here.
- SPSD
- Online Learning Centre's - What is Oratory / Public Speaking - A description
of the Instructional Strategy along with a sample speech, evaluation templates
and possible topics.
- Strategies
to Succeed in Public Speaking - Free online lessons to give you a start
at improving your speaking skills, as well as to overcome the fear of speaking
to a group.
- Allyn
& Bacon Public Speaking Website - This website contains five modules
that can be used to learn about the process of public speaking and to help
prepare speeches
- Public
Virtual Presentation Assistant - The Virtual Presentation Assistant is
an online tutorial for improving your public speaking skills. This site is
designed to help you target your specific needs as a speaker by allowing you
to access any or all of the contents listed below.
- Resources
for Classroom Debates - from Education World comes links that will take
you to the best resources on the Web for debate rules; debate rubrics
for student assessment; debate topics for classroom use; more debate lesson
plans; and fun debate strategies.
- Effective
Presentation Skills - A single page web resource that gives helpful tips
for students on getting over public speaking fears. Tips include how to make
the adrenalin work for you, preparing yourself well, and techniques to calm
yourself.
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