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Professional Speaking for Migrants Margriet Theron May 2014

Professional Speaking for Migrants Margriet Theron May 2014. Programme. Introductions Speech NZ; Professional Speaking Rotorua case study Target market and marketing When and where to run the course Budget and funding sources Teaching resources

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Professional Speaking for Migrants Margriet Theron May 2014

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  1. Professional Speaking for Migrants Margriet Theron May 2014

  2. Programme • Introductions • Speech NZ; Professional Speaking • Rotorua case study • Target market and marketing • When and where to run the course • Budget and funding sources • Teaching resources • Discussion; where to from here

  3. Programme • Introductions • Speech NZ; Professional Speaking • Rotorua case study • Target market and marketing • When and where to run the course • Budget and funding sources • Teaching resources • Discussion; where to from here

  4. Programme • Introductions • Speech NZ; Professional Speaking • Rotorua case study • Target market and marketing • When and where to run the course • Budget and funding sources • Teaching resources • Discussion; where to from here

  5. Celebrating 50 years • Over 7,400 candidates per year • Over 6,000 school students • Growing number of adults

  6. Professional Speaking learnings • Confidence in conversations • Listening and questioning skills • Voice exercises; clarity of speech • Speak about work and interests • Role play work situations • Public speaking; PowerPoint • Social speeches • Reading aloud • Relaxing before speaking

  7. Elements of the examination • Statement of communicative demands – 250 words • Talk about work, community involvement or other interest – 7 minutes • Read from a book or journal – 3 minutes • Discussion with the examiner • Social speech – 3 minutes • Impromptu role play – 3 minutes

  8. Merissa Santosa from Indonesia, Winner of the Busby RamshawGrice Scholarship

  9. Why do the Speech NZ exam? • Focus on a clear target • Follow a well-structured syllabus • Motivation to practise each aspect • Learn to provide feedback • Get a report from a Speech NZ examiner • Get a nationally recognised qualification • Be rewarded with a Distinction

  10. Programme • Introductions • Speech NZ; Professional Speaking • Rotorua case study • Target market and marketing • When and where to run the course • Budget and funding sources • Teaching resources • Discussion; where to from here

  11. 2011: China, Fiji, Philippines, Te Arawa, South Africa

  12. 2013: Indonesia, Japan, China, India, El Salvador, Te Arawa, Uruguay, Argentina

  13. Role play a job interview • Job description • Office administrator • In a school • Team of five • Attention to detail • Preparation of meeting documents • Help with the bookshop • Flexible working hours • Person specification • Advanced Word and Excel skills • Experience in education sector • Retail and money handling experience • Team player • Able to set priorities • Strong verbal and written communication skills

  14. Programme • Introductions • Speech NZ; Professional Speaking • Rotorua case study • Target market and marketing • When and where to run the course • Budget and funding sources • Teaching resources • Discussion; where to from here

  15. Target market • Job hunters needing interview skills • International students • Volunteering migrants • Anyone needing public speaking skills • Voluntary organisation committee members • Spouses of skilled migrants • Learners of NZ English

  16. SandeepUppal, Trainee Prosthetist at Wellington Artificial Limb Centre

  17. Marketing the course • Email lists, newsletters: • English Language Partners • Settlement Support; Newcomers Network • Multicultural Council; Ethnic organisations • Social Services Council • Citizens Advice Bureau • Newspaper articles • Posters: Community House, ELP, CAB, Community Associations, Libraries, Polytechs • Radio and local TV interviews

  18. Invercargill Professional Speaking for Migrants class. Run by ELP and Southland Multicultural Council

  19. Programme • Introductions • Speech NZ; Professional Speaking • Rotorua case study • Target market and marketing • When and where to run the course • Budget and funding sources • Teaching resources • Discussion; where to from here

  20. When to run the course • Perhaps from noon to 1.30 pm, 2x/week • Workers can come in lunch breaks • Mothers are free • Cleaners and supermarket packers are free • Restaurant workers may be free

  21. When to run the course • Perhaps from 6 to 9 pm, 1x/week • Full-time workers are free • Students may be free • Dads can look after the kids • Commuters like once a week • More time between classes to prepare

  22. Where to run the course • Low cost venue but large enough • Well-equipped classroom; quiet • Central location: buses, parking • Kitchen for tea, coffee, food • Examination venue • PowerPoint projector • Helpful receptionist

  23. Programme • Introductions • Speech NZ; Professional Speaking • Rotorua case study • Target market and marketing • When and where to run the course • Budget and funding sources • Teaching resources • Discussion; where to from here

  24. How much does it cost?

  25. Funding sources • Charge students: $500x10 students • Charge students a subsidised fee • Students pay exam fees: $127 • Search Funding Information Service • Link with a Multicultural Council • The Tindall Foundation: migrant support

  26. Keren Liao from China.5.5, 7, 7, 7 in IELTS. Aspiring Early Childhood teacher

  27. Programme • Introductions • Speech NZ; Professional Speaking • Rotorua case study • Target market and marketing • When and where to run the course • Budget and funding sources • Teaching resources • Discussion; where to from here

  28. Teaching resources • Professional Speaking course handbook • Get an electronic copy from Speech NZ • Adjust to your own needs; add timetable • Add your favourite teaching resources • Please send me your version of the handbook

  29. More teaching resources • ClipBoard: free from Speech NZ • Speech NZ website: free to all • Twitter: @SpeechNZ • Internet articles; remember to acknowledge • Conversity Across Cultures cards • YouTube videos; pronunciation • Your own favourites • SeniorNet volunteers for PowerPoint

  30. Role play a TV interview • Two people being interviewed by local TV • One is a teacher from ELP • One is a Professional Speaking graduate • Interview about a Professional Speaking for Migrants course starting in two weeks • Purpose of the interview: to get migrants to contact ELP to seek information or to enrol

  31. Agnes Wong speaking at the opening of her photographic exhibition at the Rotorua Museum

  32. Programme • Introductions • Speech NZ; Professional Speaking • Rotorua case study • Target market and marketing • When and where to run the course • Budget and funding sources • Teaching resources • Questions; discussion; where to from here

  33. Professional Speaking for Migrants Margriet Theron May 2014

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