How Can Scrapbooking Help Your Child Grow as a Public Speaker?
Did you know that you can help your child develop his or her public speaking skills through scrapbooking?
Well you can!
First let us go over what public speaking is…
Public speaking can be defined as talking to people in a deliberate way to inform, persuade or entertain the listener(s). It is speaking with a purpose.
Now let us look at what scrapbooking is…
Scrapbooking is the process of mounting pictures, clippings and mementos on a blank page for a specific effect or purpose. Why do people scrapbook? They do it to show history, to allow their creative juices to flow, or to memorialize an event.
Both public speaking and scrapbooking are done to achieve a particular goal. And you can utilize public speaking in your craft activity with your child to help him learn confident communication.
What should you do?
It’s All About Having Fun
The goal is to teach your child how to speak without making it a cure for her. So your goal should be about enjoyment.
Be Prepared
Get the needed supplies to design your scrapbook or scrapbook page from a craft store beforehand. These stores have kits that range in price from cheap to expensive, choose one that will meet your needs. You can go to stores like Michael’s or A.C. Moore.
What is the Purpose?
Let your child decide what the scrapbooks purpose will be. Is it to tell of an event, a part of her life, an expression of love, artistic creativity, etc.
Freedom
Encourage your child to make a scrapbook page of his liking. It is not about impressing anyone else—it’s all about his ability to design his scrapbook to tell his story. Let him be free.
Once the scrapbook (or scrapbook page is finished), let your child write out (or dictate if the child is too young) what she wanted the scrapbook to tell the viewer. Let her use complete sentences and thoughts as she does this part of the exercise.
Practice
Encourage your child to practice his speech. Her scrapbook (or scrapbook page) is her visual display. She needs to be comfortable using it and referring to it as she presents.
When your child has finished this then let him present officially before the family. Schedule a date and time for the presentation. Let him rehearse his speech. He can speak from two to ten minutes.
Get Dressed Up
Let everyone including the speaker dress up. Try to use business attire—but if this is not possible then use business casual, no jeans and tee shirts. Remember you want to develop public speaking and presentation skills.
Let “X” Mark the Spot
You do not need to use a lectern or podium for this but you should have a spot in the front of the room where your child will present—you could use masking tape and place an “X” to mark the spot. Chairs should be set up as if in an auditorium.
Give Constructive Feedback
After your child has presented his speech offer him feedback. Use the sandwich approach—tell him what he did well, what he could improve on and close with something else he did well. Please do not be critical. Make suggestions on how he could improve his presentation for the next time.
More Practice
Encourage your child to practice his speech again incorporating the suggestions he was given—provided he agreed that they would improve his presentation.
Make Your Child Feel like a Star
Now your child is ready to do a presentation in front of his friends and other relatives. Send out invitations for the big even. Make a marquee with his name on it. Take pictures and have people sign a guest book when they come to the gathering. This can be used in the next scrapbooking project—designing your child’s very own public speaking scrapbook.
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