good voice control
to many times instructors talk to fast or to slow and loss their students. must have a good pace and range for keeping students involved
I need to work on slowing down and speaking clearly all the time. I have 3 sections of over 20 Students very close together and I have very little time to prepare myself before the next class comes in. Please tell me what works for you.
When I first started teaching I had to learn to control my rate of speech. I'm from the south and I naturally would run words together and had poor enuctuation. Through time I taught myself to slow down and form good speech patterns.
I agree. Being that my voice is not deep, I always am sure to project and speak clearly. My voice is soft, but firm. I see that I gain my entire class' attention when I start speaking. Your tone has to be upbeat at all times.
A steady pace works best for me.
Voice Control is very important. At least every 3-4 live chats, there's always a word that gets me. The students get a good laugh out of it and shows them that I'm human.
Pace and Tone are key to a successful Instructor.
Slowing down is good for students. It gives them time to digest new information.
I teach ESL students and I also teach public speaking to American and international students. I have to model good speech so they can see how important good voice control is when communicating. It takes a good instructor to work with language variations (regionalisms and international English).
Good voice control--and a keen sense of pacing--is critical. I well remember after a lecture series I gave, several international students came up to tell me that my lectures were the first ones they were able to understand. They said that American instructors usually failed to enunciate and also spoke much too quickly for them to understand.
Dr. Kendra Gaines
I feel this is sometimes an overlooked and under-rated component of the classroom experience. In addition to teaching, I also have experience as a musician and singer and realize the importance of proper volume, clear pronunciation, diction and overall rhythm. Some instructors do not project their voices loudly enough to be clearly and fully heard. The pace is also critical. Just like in any type of phrasing, students need the instructor to pause verbally sometimes and give appropriate time for students to absorb the statements being presented.
