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The Speech Doctor

Teaching Classes with Student Participation

Many people tell me I am the best teacher they have ever seen, including grade school, high school, college, and corporate training.

I do the opposite of most teachers do when teaching a class. I don’t try and make myself look good, but instead, make the students look good. I teach a subject in 10-20 minutes, and then I continue to recap and ask questions. I ask many of the same items throughout the day, and when students can quickly answer, I know they have the concept down cold.

I ask about 500 questions per day on the material we are covering, and this gives students a chance to shine. Anytime someone comes up with the right answer, I promote their intelligence.

I also tell a lot of stories, jokes, and use quotes in my training. This style keeps things interesting. My number one goal in teaching is never to have the students become bored.

One of the best concepts in my teaching is to adaptable. Each class should not follow an exact plan. I make adjustments that I base on how smart, enthusiastic, and motivated the students are to try and advance their knowledge further.

I use all of the speaking skills from this book to be a dynamic teacher who people want to watch, but even though I am an excellent teacher and storyteller, I still let the students speak an enormous amount of the time. Class participation is a teacher's best opportunity for success.

Watch the video of an experiment by Tom Coffing to test the importance of class participation.

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