Pretzels are the key ingredient to this communication exercise

Today we engaged in an activity by following directions in Teresa Moon's new E-Book Vital Signs and it led the Reason to Speak middle school class to learn about communication using tasty baked snacks. For over a month my students have been learning about the Five Vital Skill through various activities, games and homework assignments. They are becoming more confident speakers every week.

Each student took the ICC Readiness Assessment and then they reviewed their results with their parents. You can check it out and purchase the E-Book download for your own family.

Dr. Moon writes, "In the Institute for Cultural Communicators, we have trained tens of thousands of speakers of all ages. We view the platform as a privilege. It is always a privilege to share a message we believe in with a captive audience. Our instructors and coaches — parents and educators just like you — lead students through a series of activities to familiarize them with several genres of public speaking. Students in our curriculum are usually speaking before they know that’s what they’re doing. Before they have too much time to get nervous. Public speaking is still an activity that tends to make people self-conscious, but with gentle feedback and a safe space to practice, it’s the most rewarding place to begin."

“It isn’t the person with the great idea who

changes the world, but the one who can

get their ideas across.” - Teresa Moon