I was invited to teach a group of Air Cadets in Effective Speaking and without hesitation I accepted the role. I was tasked with eight Cadets between aged twelve and sixteen, in four weeks to turn them to effective speakers. Each week we would have approximately two to three hours to learn and practice.
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During which, I have learned to appreciate the uniqueness of this effective speaking class as it was not easy to teach, although the students were just high school kids. The effective speaking class was so much different from a university level class. There were no tools and props allowed in the effective speaking competition. So, I could not teach the usefulness of tools and props. I am so used to teaching presentation skills using tools such as power point slides and so forth but in this class I am limited to verbal and non-verbal skills. And due to this limitation, critical thinking skills become an important factor. And it was tough to teach critical thinking to least experienced and exposed individuals in that four weeks. Next year, if invited again, I will request for a longer duration.
Ultimately, the cadets that were in the effective speaking class learned valuable speaking skills and enjoyed the lessons. I had a good time and truly enjoyed the teaching and learning from the Cadets in the effective speaking sessions. It was a lot of fun doing it.
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