communication skills

Communication skills

·         Discuss the dose and don’ts of presentation and communication skills

·         To describe the different types of questioning

·         To present a debate or discussion

·         To type up note on your blog and continue research on children’s drama

Do’s

-          Speak clearly

-          Let people know where you’re going with the topic

-          Keep eye contact

-          Keep it interesting

-          Make sure people can hear you

-          Move about when appropriate

-          Keep it simple

-          Smile

-          Know what you’re talking about

-          Be prepared

-          Proof read

-          Get the audience involved

-          Wear appropriate clothing

Don’ts

-          No un appropriate animations

-          Use unnecessary colours

-          Don’t go off topic

-          Hide behind what your reading

-          Use inappropriate language

-          Don’t drink or be ill prepared

-          Keep it relevant

-          Don’t do a monotone

-          Don’t over dramatise it

-          Don’t fidget

-          Don’t have your back to the audience

Question types

Description – tell me about

Definition – what do you understand by?

Explanation - why do you find _____ interesting?

Exemplification – can you give me an example of?

Comparison – what difference do you see between x and y

Opinion - what do you think about?

Merits/pitfalls – what are the advantages/disadvantages of  

Who/what/where/why/how