E-10.11 Understand & Find Out

Part Five of Speaking: Oral Language Skills for Real-Life Communication = Instructional Speech (Explanation & Process), pages 51-62  12 pages Who It’s For: (Teachers & Helpers of) Progressing Language Learners Who (Prefer to) Learn & Instruct Others (at School or Work & in Real Life) by Listening & Speaking  Why It’s Useful: “To be effective, the language of instruction should be clear, well-organized, and as brief as possible to get important points across. To instruct, teach, or train others, we need to adapt our speech to listeners’ levels of understanding or background knowledge or experience. We may have to simplify complexity. While presenting, we should check that our audience is “getting it” by following our logic or organization. . . [To do so,] We can ask specific questions, allow requests for repetition or clarification, and encourage commentary.” Isn’t that “about it in a nutshell?”  As in all the Parts of Speaking: Oral Language Skills for Real-Life C