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• What sort of a SPEAKER are you?– Self Confidence

– Posture

– Enthusiasm

– Aids

– Know your subject

– Engage your students

– Review for feedback

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• Breathing• Relaxation

– Shoulders, Head, Jaw, Lips, Face

• Self-talk: I CAN do it!• Dress for respect and authority• Believability Scale (How people

judge you to be believable):– Verbal 7%; Vocal 37%; Visual 56%

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Before starting to speak, remain silent:

• Stand straight and solid on your feet,

• Breathe calmly and cover the entire room with your eyes to take possession of your territory

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Within 15 seconds, we are the subjects

of snap judgmentsHow we stand affects this

judgment

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• Balance forward on balls of both feet

• Stretch up through string from crown

• Breathe from the ‘stomach’• Free hands and arms• Take possession of your space• Clear Body Language

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• Body Language (Use when appropriate)– Smile!– Open Stance– Forward Lean– Touch– Eye contact– Nod your Head

• WHO you are speaks so loudly, that I can’t hear WHAT you are saying! (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

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• Body Language– 45% of your message is expressed

by the body– 20% of your message is expressed

by the tone of voice– 35% of your message is expressed

by what you say

• The Medium is the Message(Marshall MacLuhan)

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• Your VOICE can reflect your enthusiasm!

•Pitch•Clarity•Volume•Pace• Intonation•Emphasis•Use of pauses and silences•Avoid : Colloquialisms, Chorus

answers, ‘Would you like to?

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• Gestures•Clarify and support words•Dramatise your ideas•Lend emphasis and vitality•Help dissipate nervous tension•Function as visual aids•Stimulate student participation•Highly visable•Make them natural, convincing, smooth,

well-timed and spontaneous

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• Avoid Cliché Gestures•Fig leaf•Pledge of allegiance•Praying hands•Scratching head•Body part pull•Hands in pocket•Statue ofLiberty•Wand waving•Machine gun

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• Voice• Gestures• Body Language• Teaching Resources

• Blackboard; Paper; Pens; Overhead Projectors; Interactive Whiteboard

• CDs; Videos; TV; Photocopier• Computers; Cameras; Posters; Artifacts

• Know how they work; • Bring extension cord, etc

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• Build Self-Confidence through PREPARATION

• Children (Needs, interests, abilities)• Content• Classroom• Aids and Resources

• Preparation represents 75% of the effort that goes into a lesson

• Successful teaching depends on effective planning

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• Communicate to every child by using their Intelligence strengths

• Logical/ Mathematical• Verbal / Linguistic• Bodily / Kinaesthetic• Visual / Spatial• Musical• Intra-personal• Inter-personal

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• Eye Contact• Clear Explanations• Check for understanding• Repeat important points• Empathy: ‘stand in another’s

shoes’• Learn through DOING!• Involve ALL students

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• Videotape your lesson; review it• Self confidence: How believable are you?

• Posture: What does your body language say?• Enthusiasm: Does your use of gestures and

voice aid your presentation?• Aids: How effective was the use of these?• Know your subject: Was this clear?• Engage your students: Were they involved?• Review: Gain feedback from video / mentor /

peer / supervising teacher

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For further information, see Chapter 2 in MMADD: About the Arts: An introduction to Primary Arts Education by Deirdre Russell-Bowie, published by Pearson Education Australia