Date/Time: 1/29/2016, 3:30-4:30 PM
Location: Starbucks on Tennessee Street
Topic/Skill: Timed Speaking
Feedback provided to tutee: My tutee wanted to practice timed speaking for class, so I gave her a topic and 30 seconds to plan her speech. Then she had 45 seconds to give two reasons for why she had a certain opinion. She speaks pretty well when we have casual conversation but when she was timed she stressed out and could not think of ideas to say. We practiced a couple of timed speaking sessions, but then I decided to give her a topic for us to discuss casually. When we did it this way she was able to speak with less mistakes and better ideas. I think she will be able to speak better under stress after practicing more timed speeches.
Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: I learned that positive reassurance and encouragement is essential when tutoring someone. I did provide feedback on her mistakes, but I tried to say negative comments followed by a genuine positive comment. I think this made her feel like she was doing better than she thought she was, and boosted her confidence which can help her have more confidence while speaking.
Location: Starbucks on Tennessee Street
Topic/Skill: Timed Speaking
Feedback provided to tutee: My tutee wanted to practice timed speaking for class, so I gave her a topic and 30 seconds to plan her speech. Then she had 45 seconds to give two reasons for why she had a certain opinion. She speaks pretty well when we have casual conversation but when she was timed she stressed out and could not think of ideas to say. We practiced a couple of timed speaking sessions, but then I decided to give her a topic for us to discuss casually. When we did it this way she was able to speak with less mistakes and better ideas. I think she will be able to speak better under stress after practicing more timed speeches.
Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: I learned that positive reassurance and encouragement is essential when tutoring someone. I did provide feedback on her mistakes, but I tried to say negative comments followed by a genuine positive comment. I think this made her feel like she was doing better than she thought she was, and boosted her confidence which can help her have more confidence while speaking.
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