Play-Learn-Grow-Repeat

From Wednesday Mom – Janelle:
Jack is required to make several speeches to his class this year. He already presented two, and later this week he’ll present his final one of the year. Of course, it’s the hardest one. I’m confident he’ll do well just like the last two, but I still get nervous for him.

Jack made note cards with talking points to help him with his speech. He practiced with me over and over. I gave him a few notes and he made edits to his note cards. He improved, and he was happy with his persuasive approach. He chose the earliest date to present in order to get it over with first.

Jack has a quiet speaking voice, just like me. He gets frustrated when he has to repeat himself. We are practicing the cadence of his speech and volume of his voice. He wants to sound confident, but not yell at his audience.

The speeches he worked on this year helped him understand the need to speak up. He knows he must be louder in order for his audience to hear his point(s). He made absolutely sure while practicing this week to raise his voice and not feel so silly about it. He did a much better job. I made sure to praise his improvement.

I had fun practicing with Jack on his speech. He wrote the speech himself, and I enjoyed working with him, especially when he explained his reasoning. Jack learned that no matter how good his ideas, he must be able to explain them to others, and that takes lots of practice.