Students discuss different ways to learn new things. In this english lesson, students interview each other and summarize their findings. They share their result to the group.

Learners research the Christmas truce during World War I. In this social studies instructional activity, students discuss World War I and the Christmas Truce. Learners write a response about the truce.

This instructional activity focuses on effective visual delivery including appropriate dress and open posture, eye contact and facial expressions, body movements and gestures, and effective visual aids.

This instructional activity focuses on using language effectively in your speech including using clear words and phrases, defining key terms, writing descriptively, using vivid language, considering your style and tone, and determining...

This lesson focuses on how to present an effective informative speech including keeping in mind the goals, scope, audience, and connections to the speech.

This lesson focuses on rhetorical devices and how to use them effectively in public speaking. These include alliteration, antithesis, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, personification, repetition and parallelism, and simile and metaphor.

This instructional activity focuses on understanding listening including defining active listening, the five stages of the listening process, listening and critical thinking, and the four main barriers to effective listening.

This lesson focuses on the use of evidentiary appeals in persuasive speeches including definition, evaluating your evidence, and strategies for using evidence effectively. Click on next at the bottom right to continue.

This lesson plan focuses on the types of sensory enhancements and how to effectively use them. SL.9-10.2 eval & integrate sources, SL.9-10.5 Audio Visuals

This lesson focuses on supporting materials including types of supporting materials and how to effectively incorporate them into your presentation. W.9-10.2b Strong Support, W.11-12.2b Topic/support/aud

This site provides four links to information about the effective use of sensory enhancements such as audio visual to your speeches. These include the do's of using sensory enhancements, the don'ts of using sensory enhancements, design...

In this section of a textbook, students learn how to develop and facilitate an effective closing to a speech. It includes links to the following topics: the role of a conclusion, summarizing ideas, and signaling the end of the speech and...

A learning module with links to texts, images, and videos on how to communicate effectively.

This article from Stanford University outlines the oral communications course from Stanford. The article discusses the need for teaching oral communications.

Links to several articles on interpersonal communication. Titles include "Know Your Style of Communication,"Listening as a Communications Skill," "Acknowledgment when Talking and Communicating Skills," "Conversations and Attending when...

From Robert Frost's 'Mending Wall' to Pink Floyd's 'The Wall,' humankind erects and maintains real and symbolic barriers to protect and defend opposing stances, beliefs and territories. Examples of real walls in history have been the...

Article discusses how to achieve better team communication. Lists the components of team communication along with barriers to effective communication. Also provides a section on feedback. SL.9-10.1d Possitive Communication Stratagies,...

Author provides simple but helpful guidance to start effective workplace communication. Advancing Women: Learning Effective Workplace Communications

This instructional activity focuses on the vocal delivery of a speech including volume, rate, pitch, pauses, and articulation and pronunciation.

This lesson plan focuses on barriers to listening including cultural differences, gender, and technological distractions.

This instructional activity focuses on the do's and don'ts of using visual aids.

This lesson focuses on the value of using sensory enhancements in presentations including improving listeners comprehension, choosing the right visual aids, and preparing and understanding your visual aids.

This is a comprehensive lesson on four speech delivery methods and the advantages and disadvantages of each; it also discusses how to make your speech "real."

This lesson focuses on providing practical tips for speaking in a non-academic setting such as a wedding, charity event, or interview.