tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813135.post1624701776634724194..comments2022-09-02T12:16:40.023+08:00Comments on Oxymoron In The Tropics: Number One Skill For A Teacher : Persuading!RoslynCThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094526193425436146noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22813135.post-61745421950323278492009-09-22T11:30:06.456+08:002009-09-22T11:30:06.456+08:00hey sweets.... i fear i am of the other extreme, o...hey sweets.... i fear i am of the other extreme, one that loves her voice too much! haha.. but i do make for an entertainin evening! hehe..<br /><br />do concur that it is a shame teachers are not formally trained to harness and polish their most essential weaponry. it is the little nuances like how to impregnate a pause (haha.. ok it's actually known as a pregnant pause), lower the decibels just under normal pitch to focus your audience's attention as opposed to shouting and hollering...and most importantly, how to wet your speech instead of having a dry one. haha.. ok, that prob didnt make sense, but the focal point was to insert humour in the most simplest of messages. otherwise, a bone dry delivery will do nothing to whet the students' appetite for infinite knowledge. (noticed the play on words? wet, dry, bone dry, whet? LOL, there i go again eh!)<br /><br />anyway, this is your blog n i'm jabberin away.. just tot i'd add my two sense worth, ie my thoughts n my voice! heheAudreyhttp://thewiles.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com