Public Speaking Class
Done!
My boys took a 7 day course (over two weeks) in public speaking. Their teacher, a former homeschool student, has a great manner with the kids. He was so relaxed. The kids just pick up on that.
He gave a great plug for 4-H. He credits being more than prepared for public speaking in college from his experience in 4-H.
Marky gave his speech on Akita dogs- anyone who has read my blog would know that this is a logical choice for him. He loves dogs! I can see why he chose Akitas. The have a fascinating history. One of the factoids that Mark shared was that the warm, waterproof coats of these dogs were used to line the coats of Japanese soldiers during WWII. I have never thought about dogs being used that way, but I guess if that it is what is available...
He worked hard on his board.
When it came down to it, Mark told me that he did not think that he could do his speech. I told him that was fine, but to bring his materials to class anyway. Turns out, he was fine!
James gave his speech about his grandpa (his dad's dad). Grandpa was a tank commander under General Patton during World War II, so he had quite a story to tell. We are so blessed that during their morning walks a few years ago, grandma brought a little tape recorder for grandpa to share his thoughts about growing up and about the war. Grandma transcribed his words and bound them in a little booklet. I learned so much about this man and the truly incredible tales of his time in the war by reading through this with James.
Notice those little yellow circles ? Those are the "bullet point markers" made with the Hell Cat tank symbol. James wanted them in the worst way. Not being very savvy on how to accomplish that I asked his older sister if she could do it. As you can tell- no problem. It made his day! Thank you, Shauna!!
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My boys took a 7 day course (over two weeks) in public speaking. Their teacher, a former homeschool student, has a great manner with the kids. He was so relaxed. The kids just pick up on that.
He gave a great plug for 4-H. He credits being more than prepared for public speaking in college from his experience in 4-H.
Marky gave his speech on Akita dogs- anyone who has read my blog would know that this is a logical choice for him. He loves dogs! I can see why he chose Akitas. The have a fascinating history. One of the factoids that Mark shared was that the warm, waterproof coats of these dogs were used to line the coats of Japanese soldiers during WWII. I have never thought about dogs being used that way, but I guess if that it is what is available...
He worked hard on his board.
When it came down to it, Mark told me that he did not think that he could do his speech. I told him that was fine, but to bring his materials to class anyway. Turns out, he was fine!
Notice those little yellow circles ? Those are the "bullet point markers" made with the Hell Cat tank symbol. James wanted them in the worst way. Not being very savvy on how to accomplish that I asked his older sister if she could do it. As you can tell- no problem. It made his day! Thank you, Shauna!!
The back side of James' board. He is VERY proud of his grandpa.
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Paul gave a team speech using Power Point as was required of all the teens in the class. His team did a tourism speech on San Francisco, CA. Can I just say that Power Point has come a long way from when I first saw it years ago? Wow. He and his partner did a great job!
The parents were invited on the last day of class to watch all the presentations. All of the students did an amazing job.
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