What a gift! Giving students the skills of effective oral communication will benefit them everyday.

Topic? Giving students voice. Real voice. As in effective oral communication, the #1 language art.

Where is the camera? Look at it, not your screen. It makes a big difference to viewers. #presentation #video

And here you thought teaching coding was a trendy skill. AI will do that. Speaking well will set your students apart.

Students can be so much better at podcasting if we just give them a little help with speaking skills first. hmhco.com/blog/how-to-st… HMH #podcast

Your new year will be better with this quick read: ascd.org/blogs/communic… #principal

The second edition will be out soon. I have some first editions to give away. Interested?

If your school or district uses PVLEGS, ask me for a free copy of the second edition of the book that introduced it.

Early elementary students can have a effective voice with these simple lessons: pvlegs.blog/2024/08/09/giv…

Better podcasts guaranteed!! pvlegs.blog/2024/09/19/bet…

Dull read-aloud. Weak poetry recitations. Podcasts that make 2 minutes seem like 20. All easily fixable. routledge.com/Well-Spoken-Te… I'll buy it back from you if you don't like it.

NEVER POST SOMETHING WITHOUT VERIFYING THE SOURCE! No, "the Internet" is not a source. Is there a "He said this on Page 114 of _____" or "This is from a speech on April 14, ___"? Be better, be less lazy. pvlegs.blog/2024/07/18/fak…

Gestures! An offbeat and hilarious way to teach students about effective hand gestures: youtube.com/watch?v=b8mQvE… You DO teach gestures, don't you? You wouldn't put something on your rubric you never taught, right?

Student podcasts can be WAY better. Spend 9 minutes to find out how. hmhco.com/blog/how-to-st…

What if you could give all your students an AI-proof skill? It can be done. See routledge.com/Well-Spoken-Te… #routledge #stenhouse National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)