Practising Good English Oratorical Skills
How many of us have heard of Winston Churchill? There have been few men like Churchill who have been both popular as well as controversial. He had a speech impediment and used to stutter. While he was 29, Churchill stood up to give a speech in Parliament. During the speech, the young man literally froze for three straight minutes and had to sit down amidst jeers and ridicule from his fellow parliamentarians. Churchill vowed that such an event would never repeat itself. It never did. A century later the former British PM Winston Churchill is regarded as one of the finest orators to ever walk the face of this planet. His words still echo in the minds of the British populace and across the globe.
What does Churchill teach us here? Oratory skills are not a gift by birth. Anyone can be an orator. In fact, anyone can be the best of orators provided that he/she is ready to put in the effort. Stamp this into your mind before you read on.
Make the most of opportunities
The first thing to do is to make use of every opportunity that comes your way without fail. So, if you want to improve your oratorical skills of your children then see to it that they take part in every public speaking or oratorical event that they can. Most things are best learnt with actual experience and oratory is certainly one of them. So, what are the challenges here? The most important challenge is ‘stage fear’ – the fear of messing up in front of an audience. Most of us experience it. Give your kid a pep talk. Tell her to worry less and remind her that there is nothing wrong in messing up. Stage fear usually vanishes once you have spoken for a few times before an audience.
Read, read and read
You can well and truly get an amazing speech written for your kid by someone else and have her memorise it. But there is always a limit to rote memorisation. A good orator should possess good thinking abilities as well. And what is the best food for your thoughts? Obviously, Books! Or more specifically reading. Encourage your child to read more. Encourage your child to read wide. Incentivise it. Throw in a bar of chocolate or extra pocket money for every book she completes. Let your child read some of the great speeches of Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr. and so on. An avid reader gains greater clarity of thought. Greater clarity of thoughts means a better flow of ideas. A better flow of ideas results in better speeches and this ultimately gives birth to an efficient orator.
Constructive Criticism
No one makes it big without correcting their flaws. If your children have to correct their flaws, then they have to first be told of their flaws. You’ll need a bit of caution here. It is easy to demotivate your kids with criticism that goes off course. Always have in mind the intent behind your criticism – to help your child improve her oratorical skills. So, you might as well start off by sharing a few positives in her performance and then move on in a gentle manner, informing her about the areas in which she can improve.
Oratory is not an art endowed at birth. It is a skill which can be mastered with practice and this is true regardless of the language. Practice, perseverance and passion are all that is needed. Try following the few steps we discussed above to help your children improve their oratorical skills.
Wishing all Primary 6 students all the very best for their PSLE Oral Examinations ~ Stay calm, stay cool, and ace the exam! 😊
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