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Showing And Telling: A Technique For Teaching Delivery Skills, Justin J. Rudnick
Showing And Telling: A Technique For Teaching Delivery Skills, Justin J. Rudnick
Communication Studies Department Publications
This single-class activity provides a framework for instructors to “coach” students to use various delivery skills for presentational speaking. By rotating student groups through three stations, the activity cultivates the students’ understanding of direct eye contact, hand gestures, and vocal volume and articulation. Students prepare a story to share in groups and actively practice each skill while the instructor demonstrates acceptable standards. After completing a debrief discussion, students are better equipped to practice delivery skills with a frame of reference for how those skills should be cultivated in class.