Consultation with Practitioners and Experts
Discussion:
Consultations with practitioners suggest that a successful approach to speaking involves consistent practice and the use of feedback for continuous improvement. Practitioners and experts underlined the importance of regular practice, development of speaking techniques, and adaptation of feedback as key components of developing academic speaking skills.
Results:
Regular Practice: Practitioners emphasized the importance of regular practice to hone speaking skills. Toastmasters International points out that practicing in front of a supportive audience can help build confidence and improve speaking skills.
Feedback: Getting constructive feedback and applying it for improvement is key to progress. LinkedIn for Networking provides a platform to get feedback from various professionals.
Practical Advice from Experts:
Feedback from Peers: Expert advice from Toastmasters emphasizes that constructive feedback is an effective tool for improving speaking skills.
Develop practical guides and training materials
Discussion:
The development of guidelines and training materials showed that students can utilize proven effective speaking techniques in a practical context. Strategically designed training materials help students hone their skills in a structured and measurable way.