For Teachers

Teaching Orals
Oral presentations are becoming an increasingly important part of the School Curriculum – forming a significant component of English, Geography, Legal Studies, Study of Religion, Economics and other subjects.

Teaching Orals is a practical short course showing proven ways of teaching oral presentation skills to students. It is based on over fourteen years of teaching these skills by Adrian Pauley and Kevin Ryan, authors of a range of books for teaching communication skills in the classroom.

Experienced teachers have said that there is no faster way to improve a student’s confidence and grades than to enhance their oral presentation skills. This is what some of them have said about this course -
"I have learned some very valuable things that I could easily use in the classroom."
"I appreciated the ideas on short speeches that the students would find non- threatening. I can see how confidence could be built."

For most students, the oral presentation is a 'high risk' assignment. They are given a criteria sheet, a subject and a time that they will be expected to deliver it to the class – and little else. This program takes a different approach with classroom exercises to teach the students the basic skills and how to practise them before any assignments are set. This gives students the best chance of a successful, confidence-building experience.

Every course includes: Student Exercises, Information Sheets & Lesson Guidelines for Teachers

Courses offered regularly - or we can come to you for an after school 'in-service’

ETA NSW
We were delighted to present recently at The English Teachers Association of NSW. As promised, the slides (minus images to reduce file size) are here for you. You'll need to create an account for yourself (it's free) which we'll apporove quickly, then you'll be able to open and download the file - and all the other content that we'll be uploading in the future.