Teens Are Protesting In-Class Presentations
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For many middle- and high-school students, giving an in-class presentation was a rite of passage. Teachers would call up students, one by one, to present their work in front of the class and, though it was often nerve-racking, many people claim it helped turn them into more confident public speakers.

“Coming from somebody with severe anxiety, having somebody force me to do a public presentation was the best idea to happen in my life,” one woman recently tweeted. According to a recent survey by the Association of American Colleges and Universities, oral communication is one of the most sought-after skills in the workplace, with over 90 percent of hiring managers saying it’s important. Some educators also credit in-class presentations with building essential leadership skills and increasing students’ confidence and understanding of material.[quote]

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has anyone heard of toastmasters?

https://www.toastmasters.org/

Many fear public speaking more than death.

taking a speech class should be mandatory by 5th grade....

at that point, one can begin weeding out the quick and unafraid.....

oopsy, that probably makes me a soulless sac o' flesh.....

welcome to the REAL WORLD....

I ran an Oratorical contest several times for the civic club Im a member of. Public speaking is number 1 or 2 most feared things for most people. Almost every contestant I talked to after theses contests said the same thing. "Although I was scared..Im glad that I did this. I feel like I can tackle anything now." THIS is why public speaking is important. It instills confidence and grows ones maturity.

It was the worst class I had in college until I did my first presentation.

I had to present an instructional. I decided to show how to hit a golf ball. About a quarter of the way into the speech I took my paper with my notes and rolled it up into a ball to use as my golf ball prop. The Proff loved it - A+ .

(09-22-2018 08:06 AM)Eldonabe Wrote:  It was the worst class I had in college until I did my first presentation.

I had to present an instructional. I decided to show how to hit a golf ball. About a quarter of the way into the speech I took my paper with my notes and rolled it up into a ball to use as my golf ball prop. The Proff loved it - A+ .

I had an English teacher that required everyone in the class to do impromptu speeches on a subject she would throw out. It was the single best class(next to typing) that I had in HS. I never feared public speaking after that. I ran a youth soccer program for several years and had to get up in front of over a 1000 kids and their parents and speak for close to an hour at the season end award ceremony. I thought about those impromptu classes a lot before having to face that. The one thing I learned early on is to make the audience laugh up front. Id usually just tell a story about something funny I saw one of the kids or coaches do during the season. It never failed to work. Once you get the laughs...everything gets easy from there.

(09-22-2018 06:10 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  taking a speech class should be mandatory by 5th grade....

My 10 year old (5th grade) is sitting in his room now preparing for his speech in front of his class about the book he finished reading. Those kids complaining need to grow up.

I hated to get in front of the class to make a speech. I got better when I became a supervisor, I had to. One time I had to attend a Fire Fighting seminar in Dallas and a stewardess had to get in front of everyone who participated and her voice was shaking as much as she was. She was dying at the podium. It was a good thing that she was very attractive and since everyone got to know each other we offered our congrats.

(09-22-2018 12:18 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  I hated to get in front of the class to make a speech. I got better when I became a supervisor, I had to. One time I had to attend a Fire Fighting seminar in Dallas and a stewardess had to get in front of everyone who participated and her voice was shaking as much as she was. She was dying at the podium. It was a good thing that she was very attractive and since everyone got to know each other we offered our congrats.

At the podium or in her hotel room?

(09-22-2018 05:01 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  

(09-22-2018 12:18 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  I hated to get in front of the class to make a speech. I got better when I became a supervisor, I had to. One time I had to attend a Fire Fighting seminar in Dallas and a stewardess had to get in front of everyone who participated and her voice was shaking as much as she was. She was dying at the podium. It was a good thing that she was very attractive and since everyone got to know each other we offered our congrats.

At the podium or in her hotel room?

Cochino Aggie. Tsk. At the podium!

(09-22-2018 08:27 AM)VA49er Wrote:  

(09-22-2018 06:10 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  taking a speech class should be mandatory by 5th grade....

My 10 year old (5th grade) is sitting in his room now preparing for his speech in front of his class about the book he finished reading. Those kids complaining need to grow up.

from grade school, to the bar, to the board room, the one thing I realized early was, "if you know the material, there is nothing to fear."

while that may be rare to many, it's an art that can be acquired via dedication and training....

good for him and speaks volumes to you as a parent......well done!

Good God poor snowflakes. What in the world will these babies do when an employer asks them to do something they don't like?
Get over it. The world does not revolve around you. Doing something you fear is how you conquer the fear.

One of my grad school classmates had a terrible stutter. They made him do a presentation anyways. It was so obvious that it was embarrassing for him that it was painful to be in the audience.

But it did wonders for him. The next semester we all had to teach a real undergrad class. He won the award for the best teacher among graduate students.

(09-23-2018 03:34 PM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  One of my grad school classmates had a terrible stutter. They made him do a presentation anyways. It was so obvious that it was embarrassing for him that it was painful to be in the audience.

But it did wonders for him. The next semester we all had to teach a real undergrad class. He won the award for the best teacher among graduate students.

that's awesome and what teachers should strive to achieve....

@King George VI

(09-23-2018 03:34 PM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  One of my grad school classmates had a terrible stutter. They made him do a presentation anyways. It was so obvious that it was embarrassing for him that it was painful to be in the audience.

But it did wonders for him. The next semester we all had to teach a real undergrad class. He won the award for the best teacher among graduate students.

People often mistake stuttering for low intelligence that is an unfortunate stereotype.

I feel a "diagnosis" of "select mutism" coming on....

(09-23-2018 09:30 PM)blah Wrote:  I feel a "diagnosis" of "select mutism" coming on....

I miss your wry lisp.....