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Talking in front of people
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Paulie Tandoori
shut it you egg!
i don't agree that you need to look as if you know what you're doing even when you don't - someone once told me that you should never find yourself in the position of talking publically about something that you don't know about as you'll end up looking foolish, and i think that is good advice.
on the other hand, an audience will usually quite naturally defer to your knowledge and your opinions so you should use this factor to your advantage when speaking in front of them i.e. remember that they want you to succeed (unless you're a comedian or they've been sent by their boss and they don't want to be there).
on the other hand, an audience will usually quite naturally defer to your knowledge and your opinions so you should use this factor to your advantage when speaking in front of them i.e. remember that they want you to succeed (unless you're a comedian or they've been sent by their boss and they don't want to be there).
il_bastardo
meh
best tip I heard to quell public speaking nerves: picture your audience in their underwear 
kyser_soze
Hawking's Angry Eyebrow
You've got to monologue for an hour? Each week?
That's way fucking harsh.
That's way fucking harsh.
kyser_soze
Hawking's Angry Eyebrow
Sound advice - they don't know where you've fucked up, so brazen it out.
However, having to monologue for an hour is a bit fucking harsh.
it's not meant to be a monologue, i'm meant to get discussions going and so on, introduce an interesting topic and get the students to ask me questions about it and discuss it
i'm thinking the way forward is trolling them
i am allowed to talk about anything i want but i don't think i could do a monologue for an hour on anything, that's like 10000 words or something.
i'm thinking the way forward is trolling them
i am allowed to talk about anything i want but i don't think i could do a monologue for an hour on anything, that's like 10000 words or something.
one of the first things they told me was not to mention the '3 Ts'
Tibet, Taiwan, or Tiananemen Square
it's not meant to be a monologue, i'm meant to get discussions going and so on, introduce an interesting topic and get the students to ask me questions about it and discuss it
i'm thinking the way forward is trolling them
i am allowed to talk about anything i want but i don't think i could do a monologue for an hour on anything, that's like 10000 words or something.
Dont troll them. Just think of it like you starting one of your threads and you've done plenty of those. Agree with people who have said that you need to try to involve the students. Be Relaxed, keep the eye contact moving and dynamic, be open, lol.
Point is, you want it to be a pleasure listening to you. Choose a neutral subject -20 odd students, so you dont know them well enough to try and get some in depth debate going on a subject you know they'll get fired up about or whatever. Topics like food, going out to eat, current affairs or some quirky science research story, technology and how it affects your own life might be a good one? Keep it simple
The only prep needed is having read an article or even a wiki page with bullet points to cover what you found interesting, or what you think the audience will take a shining to. Maybe.
And I wouldnt get too technical with whichever subject you pick. The point is for the students to get used to listening to english speech, word and sentence formation etc not bombard them with specialist jargon. Especially if they are Beginner level- you should take this into account when picking a subject aswell
Who are these people, isit? Are they a random selection of students or people from a company?
And why do you have to do this exercise? Sounds like an odd way to structure language learning. I wouldnt like to do something like this. Sounds really stiff and formal. My classes are really laid back...maybe too laidback
nah, I work them. Good luck
yeah but all my threads are crap
it is a good idea to have loads of students come together and have the teacher talk about something random each week cos they get to learn random bits of culture etc but it's just hard to keep it going for an hour
the people are a mix of students and proffesionals. it isn't formal, and it's only once a week, it is really really difficult tho cos even on a good one you have to be thinking all the time. much harder than classes....
it is a good idea to have loads of students come together and have the teacher talk about something random each week cos they get to learn random bits of culture etc but it's just hard to keep it going for an hour
the people are a mix of students and proffesionals. it isn't formal, and it's only once a week, it is really really difficult tho cos even on a good one you have to be thinking all the time. much harder than classes....
Yeah I guess the random subject talks can be good. It's really weird though when you do enough of these talks, you'll have students talk back at you with the same speech afflictions you know you have. It's only when it's played back to you through them that you know you do it. I have a tendency for example to exclaim ''Exactly!'' in different intonations depending on the situation,lol. My students have started doing this too when we converse which makes you a little more aware about the things you say which can be a bit daunting at times especially at first but they're there to learn not trip you up.
I enjoy teaching it so that's a bonus if you enjoy it iykwim? You also fall in with companies with not so shabby jobs. You're a major asset to the business and they treat you as such.
I reckon you'll do a good job.
It's only when it's played back to you through them that you know you do it. I have a tendency for example to exclaim ''Exactly!'' in different intonations depending on the situation,lol. My students have started doing this too when we converse which makes you a little more aware about the things you say which can be a bit daunting at times especially at first but they're there to learn not trip you up.I enjoy teaching it so that's a bonus if you enjoy it iykwim? You also fall in with companies with not so shabby jobs. You're a major asset to the business and they treat you as such.
I reckon you'll do a good job.
the button
out on the kocker
Just teach them Blaydon Races. 20 minutes learning it, 40 minutes singing it. Job done. Next week -- revision session, can you remember Blaydon Races?
Apparently it has verses
That would be a great lesson getting pissed and moaning about newcastle at them for an hour with clips of our season on the projector
kained&able
Here for the football.
the ammount of bullshit you spread on here i'm shocked you can't spin a yarn for a while.
If they want culture surely its easy. Tunes, films, football. I refuse to belive you can't chat noise about those three for 45 mins a piece or whatver you need to be talking for.
A really intresting one for films would be how western culture percieves chinease peeps in films/tv. You could even play clips(might need subtitles) of stuff like family guy(are you jackie chan, no asinas allowed in the hotel) and southpark(chinease dodgeball team) and stuff like that to break up your long diatribes.
dude do you know your tagline isn't real french? is that the point?
dave
If they want culture surely its easy. Tunes, films, football. I refuse to belive you can't chat noise about those three for 45 mins a piece or whatver you need to be talking for.
A really intresting one for films would be how western culture percieves chinease peeps in films/tv. You could even play clips(might need subtitles) of stuff like family guy(are you jackie chan, no asinas allowed in the hotel) and southpark(chinease dodgeball team) and stuff like that to break up your long diatribes.
dude do you know your tagline isn't real french? is that the point?
dave
I know man, but i'm not allowed to sip beer in classes. I would love to do a 'routine' sat there with a bottle of whisky
I come up with interesting ideas but it's amazing how quickly they run out when you feel under pressure
kained&able
Here for the football.
stop feeling under pressure then!
dave
dave
I know man, but i'm not allowed to sip beer in classes. I would love to do a 'routine' sat there with a bottle of whisky
fucks sake
kained&able
Here for the football.
Innit! i can't belive he hasn't worked out you can put alcohol into coke bottles and fool the world.
dave(doesn't think this is a good idea)
dave(doesn't think this is a good idea)
Innit! i can't belive he hasn't worked out you can put alcohol into coke bottles and fool the world.
dave(doesn't think this is a good idea)
Shut it, dave not helping
kained&able
Here for the football.
like you could grow a beard.
dave
dave
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