Lesson 12: teaching speaking in primary level pupils: monologue and dialogue questions to be discussed

5. Confidence - Children can smell fear… no, just kidding. Confidence helps you when you’re standing up and directing a class, whether your students are kids or adults. A lot of education sector jobs involve public speaking, so confidence is a must.

How to develop it:

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  Try new things and set yourself challenges. If you can do things that scare you, you can handle anything.
  
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  Confident people can be themselves without worrying about pleasing others and fitting in. If you find this hard, experiment with saying the words, ‘No,’ and ‘I disagree’.