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Bueller. Bueller.
Improving Communication Skills
in the Classroom
February 27, 2009
By Katherine Pantinas
Who Am I?
• Katherine Pantinas, MA
• BA in Journalism and Speech Communication
• MA in Communication
• 20 years experience in public speaking
• 5 years competitive speaking
• 8 years providing professional training in public
speaking and communication skills
• 3 years classroom instruction in public speaking
and communication skills
A Painful Example
• Instructional Strategies: Ferris Beuller's Day
Off
Preparation
• Organization - Arranging your
information in an orderly and
logical fashion
Topical
• Group all information by sub-topics
Chronological
• Ordering the information according to a
timeline
• Presenting information in the order it is
written in the textbook
Speaking Skills
• Voice
Volume – how loudly or quietly you
speak
Pace – the rate of your speech
Tone – the highness or lowness of the
voice
Vocal Variety – using a consistently
changing pattern of volume, pace, and
tone to capture the audience’s
attention
Speaking Skills
• Verbal Pauses
Um, ah, er, well, like, etc.
Allow the moment of silence
• Dealing with Nervousness
Be prepared
Practice
Get in the right frame of mind
Nonverbal Communication
• What Image do YOU want to project?
 Informal
• Sitting
• Casual clothes
• Casual language, uses first name
 Structured
• Walks the room
• “Office” clothes
• Informal language, probably uses first name
 Formal
• Stands
• Business Attire
• Formal language, probably uses title and/or last
name
Strategies for Increasing
Discussion
• Use YOU as an example
• Encourage the students to speak freely
 Vegas rule
• Ask a “Who here has…?” question, followed by
an open-ended question
• Let the silence stand
• Think outside the box
 Have them move, change seats, exercise
 Have them work in groups, then discuss with the
class
 Talk about something NOT on topic
Tips for Using Visual Aids
• Power Point
 DON’T TALK TO THE SCREEN
 Don’t put too much information on the slides
• Video
 Never use video without discussion!
• Internet
 Have the internet sites up before class
• Handouts
 Do not handout anything until the end
• They will concentrate on the handout and not
YOU!
Let’s Talk!
Questions, Comments
or Issues You’ve
Had in Your
Classrooms?
Thank you!
• References
 Hughes, J. (Producer). (1986). Ferris bueller's
day off [Motion picture]. United
States: Paramount Pictures. Retrieved
February 24, 2009, from YouTube Web
site: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0soGumvPz0
 Lucas, S. E. (2007). The art of public speaking
(9th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
(Original work published 1983)