Listen Up! Speaking Matters Video

with Erik Palmer

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Veteran teacher and author, Erik Palmer, presents an approach to teaching speaking skills that is focused on preparing students for 21st century communication both inside and beyond the classroom.

You'll visit elementary, middle, and high school classrooms where teachers are guiding and assessing students in collaborative discussions, media literacy, questioning and reasoning, speech presentation, effective multimedia use, and adapting speech to different content and tasks. You'll learn about PVLEGS (Poise, Voice, Life, Eye contact, Gestures, Speed) and how this concept can help students become more effective public speakers.

Throughout the video, Palmer provides his expert advice on how teachers can focus on oral communication in their classroom and how these techniques can be implemented on a school-wide basis. You'll also see him jump back into the classroom with a lesson on making thoughtful and targeted presentations to different audiences.

Listen Up! Speaking Matters is a key resource for teachers and schools committed to helping students acquire essential oral communication skills that cross content areas and support long-term success.

This ASCD video includes closed captioning.

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Related Book

The book Teaching the Core Skills of Listening and Speaking (2014) by Erik Palmer forms the foundation of the Listen Up! Speaking Matters video. In this lively and practical book, Palmer presents an approach focused on preparing students for 21st century communication inside and beyond the classroom.

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About the Consultant

Erik is an education consultant from Denver, Colorado. He is a frequent presenter at national, regional, and state conferences.

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