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Strategies For Esl Students In Community Colleges To Develop Their Public Speaking Skills, Cheryl I. Watkins
Strategies For Esl Students In Community Colleges To Develop Their Public Speaking Skills, Cheryl I. Watkins
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The purpose of this project was to identify strategies for ESL students in community colleges to develop their public speaking skills. Effective oral communication skills are commonly needed by employees in the workplace at all different levels. The project focused on three key areas: 1) ways to reduce the fear and anxiety associated with public speaking; 2) the role of small groups in planning and presenting oral presentations; and 3) the use of feedback and self-help strategies to improve public speaking skills. The project presented a handbook of strategies in each of these areas for students to use as a …