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Communication Coach Alex Lyon
7 Tips for Extemporaneous Public Speaking
These 7 tips for extemporaneous public speaking will make you sound more confident and conversational. "Extemporaneous" is all about preparing and practicing in advance, but speaking from very limited notes on the day of the presentation.
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Revising and editing 'Animal farm' essays
Pupil outcome: I can use effective strategies to revise and improve an essay. Key learning points: - Topic sentences need to be clear and linked to the question. - Main and supporting quotations from the text are used to justify...
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Sequencing events in a recount
Pupil outcome: I can sequence events of a trip and add in fronted adverbials of time. Key learning points: - Recounts are mostly told in chronological or time order - Events in a trip can be placed on a timeline to help remember the...
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Planning the second section of an information text about an author
Pupil outcome: I can create a plan to support me when writing a section of an information text about an author. Key learning points: - The subheading ‘Jobs and books’ tells the reader what the section will be about. - The plan should...
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'The Twisted Tree': Consolidating knowledge of the plot
Pupil outcome: I can identify and compare all the major plot points of ‘The Twisted Tree’ and write a clear summary. Key learning points: - Summaries are important revision tools for understanding the plot. - A summary should be concise,...
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Planning outstanding narratives
Pupil outcome: I can plan an interesting narrative. Key learning points: - When writing a short story, we can condense the traditional narrative arc. - We need to craft for a believable unfolding of events for a short story. - In short...
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Writing a diary in the voice of Miranda from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'
Pupil outcome: I can write an accurate, thoughtful diary entry in the voice of Miranda. Key learning points: - A diary is a person’s private record of events, thoughts, or feelings that are written down every day. - A diary should be...
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Sequencing 'Yoshi the Stonecutter' and making connections
Pupil outcome: I can make connections linked to my own experiences and sequence events in a story. Key learning points: - Traditional tales often have a theme that is central to the story. - The theme often leads to a moral that can...
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Sequencing and making connections about 'The Children of Lir'
Pupil outcome: I can make connections linked to my own experiences and sequence events in a story. Key learning points: - Traditional tales try to teach us a lesson about something. - Thinking about those lessons can help us change...
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Common Resume Questions
Writing a resume can be an intimidating process; it's a first impression used by employers to determine whether or not to proceed to an interview. It's natural for first-time job seekers or career-changers to ask, "where do I even...
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Landmarks - Art Deco Museum
ART DECO MUSEUM ONCE UPON A TIME A PALACE OF FRENCH KINGS AND PRINCES, THE LOUVRE IS TODAY IS THE PALACE OF ARTS AND IS HOME TO ONE OF THE RICHEST COLLECTIONS IN THE WORLD. THE HISTORIC LOUVRE IS ALSO HOME TO MUSEE DES ARTS DECORATIFS ,...
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Tank Wars
How an unlikely algebraic equation outdid allied spying efforts at providing insight into Nazi tank production – and helped to win the war. Maths - Algebra A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum....
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Autobiography: Brainstorming
Mr. Griot describes the characteristics of an autobiography. He also brainstorms and uses a graphic organizer to begin writing his own autobiography.
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Personal Narrative: Transforming the Draft into the Final Copy
Mr. Griot works to revise, edit, and add details to a personal narrative. He then models writing the final copy of a personal narrative.
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Can’t Get Enough of That Zoo
Mr. Griot teaches how to use graphic organizers to organize his ideas and write a rough draft of a personal narrative.
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
How to Organize Main Points of a Presentation
Learning how to organize main points of a presentation or speech is more art than science.
There's no one right way to organize the body of a presentation. You have lots of options. This video pays special attention to...
There's no one right way to organize the body of a presentation. You have lots of options. This video pays special attention to...
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Sorting Dates Chronologically in Microsoft Excel
In this tutorial, the teacher demonstrates how to sort a table of people's names and dates of birth chronologically in Microsoft Excel. The instructor explains the process of formatting the date cells, selecting the column to be sorted,...
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What to Include in Your Resume
Provides examples and guidance on what experience and skills to include in your resume
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Organizing Reasons Logically in Argumentative Writing
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of organizing reasons logically in argumentative writing. They introduce the concept of chronological order as one way to structure reasons and provide examples of how to apply it. The...
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Get That Job - Résumés continued
Land your dream job with this helpful video! This clip focuses on tangibility and quantifiability within a resumé. This is part 2 from the series 'Get That Job'.
Cerebellum
Get That Job - Résumés
Land your dream job with this helpful video! This episode focuses on the topic of Résumés. This is part 1 from the series 'Get That Job'.
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Beat the clock
Timelapsed footage of a clock face with hands in motion, isolated against a white background
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The clock strikes 12
Timelapsed footage of a clock reaching 12 o'clock, cropped from the numbers 10 to 2