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Book Description
Speak Up is a public speaking course aimed atintermediate/challenging students.
The book’s aims are twofold: For Teachers: To provide a range of speech-based activities which can be adapted across the curriculum. For Students: To provide a range of experiences in verbal expression and so improve confidence and competence in public speaking.
Rationale
An important part of successful communication is theability to speak successfully. Adults must be able to speak clearly andsuccinctly in a variety of situations, from private social gatherings tobusiness meetings. Speaking and listening skills are important for interviews,consumer activities and so much more. Yet an alarming number of students leaveschool without having achieved these skills. One reason for this is thatstudents learn to fear these situations at an early age. Another reason is thatteachers find it difficult to create opportunities for practising and developingpublic speaking skills.
This book attempts to alleviate these difficulties byproviding a range of activities to hone public speaking skills, with a focus ondelivery, voice use and audience.
Speak Up focuses on meeting the needs of the Speaking andListening element of the Language curriculum.
Related Standard: Studentsspeak and listen with purpose, understanding and critical awareness
in a wide range of contexts.
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