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English in the Office presents…. Andre Polushin – English Language Coordinator. The Fear of Speaking. The Hot Topics of the Day. Psychology and Analysis English Class Focus Presentation Focus For Teachers???. Fear is Good. Negative Fear. Positive Fear. IAP - Identification.
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English in the Officepresents…. Andre Polushin – English Language Coordinator The Fear of Speaking
The Hot Topics of the Day • Psychology and Analysis • English Class Focus • Presentation Focus For Teachers???
Fear is Good Negative Fear Positive 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
Simple and Achievable Speaking 1. Give me the vowels A E I O U Can’t we apply simple ideas like this to our classes to make them say something? 4. Give me a sentence with the original adjective and the opposite. 2. Give me an adjective that starts with each vowel. 3. Now give me the opposite of each adjective.
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 3 After: Our school is the BEST in town. The teachers are friendly, and VERY KNOWLEDGEABLEabout English. I've studied at the school for two yearsand my English is becomingVERY GOOD. I hope you will visit our school and try an English class. MAYBE we can become FRIENDS!
LINKING consonant > vowelWe link words ending with a consonant sound to words beginning with a vowel sound vowel > vowelWe link words ending with a vowel sound to words beginning with a vowel sound This one will blow your mind!!!
The Nine Presentation SinsAnd how you can avoid themGeorge 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
FOR THE PRO… English in the Office: (11) 5504-3859 Email: coordination@englishintheoffice.com.br Super Teacher: www.superteacher.com.br Places to find out more: Kenneth Beare: esl.about.com John Robert Colombo: www.speechcoachforexecutives.com George Torok: www.torok.com The collective works of Silvio Santos Andre Polushin: andrepolu@hotmail.com Thanks so much for listening!