How can young children develop the skills needed to become effective public speakers?
It seems to me that reading aloud with a parent must be one of the best ways for children to begin developing their speaking and listening skills. In a way, reading a book to a parent or companion is very much like giving a speech. This is especially true if the book has pictures and the child shows them off to the audience! So although I don’t have expertise in childhood education, it seems to me that reading aloud, or making up stories aloud, is a great way to begin to warm up a child’s speaking skills. Another great way to do this, if the child wants to do it, is by participating in drama and acting. I’m positive that any outgoing aspects of my personality can be traced back, at least in part, to the time I spent acting in school productions. Did you have to overcome any obstacles on your career path? For me, the biggest obstacle on my career path so far has been keeping up my motivation when I was finishing my Ph.D. It took a very long time, and I often wasn’t sure I was going to m
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