Speaking Skills

🏷️ MOOCS

Week 1

Prepare for academic discussion

• Read actively

  • Mark the text
  • Take double-entry notes
  • Note key vocabulary
  • Make lists

Week 2

Small talk

• Ask about weather, sports, hobbies, jobs, plans, transportation, entertainment
• Avoid age, marital status, money, politics, religion, death, health problem
• Ask follow-up questions with open-ended questions

Impromptu speaking

Answer the question directly

• Stick to the main point

Provide organization to the answer

• List of main points: reasons, parts of something, examples, types of things

• Time order

  • Used for: experiences, historical event, how something started/ended
  • Content: first, next, last / past, now, future

Expand the answer with more details

• Consider relevant details: who, what, when, how, etc

Speaking continuously

• Minimize awkward pausing or hesitating

Presentation

Introduction

• Greeting: hello, names
• Context: background, relevance
• Outline: 2-5 sections

Body

• Follow task introductions
• Do research

Conclusion

• Summary
• Epiphany
• Thanks
• Questions

https://www.coursera.org/learn/speaking-skills-for-university-success/home/week/1