Talk About Communication Plus
Years 8-13 - Full Day Workshop
Prepare your students to voice their opinion with conviction in group situations
Get In TouchTalk About Communication Plus is a confident communication workshop that supports students to communicate confidently, constructively and cooperatively in group talk situations. Students will develop and apply effective communication skills in group talk situations such as debating, negotiating and planning whilst also considering how their individual vocal, verbal and visual communication can be used to get their ideas across persuasively.
This workshop can support the Gatsby Benchmarks by helping you to address the needs of each pupil (3) and linking curriculum learning to careers (4). This workshop can also form part of a stable careers programme (1).
England – supports the National Curriculum Spoken English for Key Stage 3 and Spoken Language and Citizenship for Key Stage 4
Wales – supports the Literacy & Numeracy Framework for years 7 – 11
Post-16 – supports the development of students’ character, broader skills and confidence as part of your 16-19 study programme
This workshop meets the requirements for Impact Level 4 by The Skills Builder Partnership.
This workshop is aimed at secondary school students – with a focus on ‘group talk’ – those real situations in life where we find ourselves in meetings or group discussions. Within this workshop each student will speak in front of their peers and in groups on a minimum of three occasions, while revising core components around visual, verbal and vocal communication.
In addition these sessions will provide students the skills needed for group talk and practical opportunities to explore and develop these skills.
“The aspirations for the workshops are to enable young people to find their voice, to gain confidence in themselves, to deal constructively with nerves, and to be able to communicate not just in the classroom but in other social contexts, and with a broader range of people. These aims appear to have been quite comprehensively achieved. The most salient testimonies from young people referred to their discovery of their own voice and expression of their latent skills, carrying social and vocational benefits. Teachers are virtually unanimous in the praise of their skills in their words, their ‘inspiration’, ‘focus’, ‘skills’, ‘encouragement’ and inclusive approach. There was a consistent trend in improved confidence ratings from all participants.”
Professor John MacBeath – University of Cambridge
At the end of the workshop Talk The Talk’s support doesn’t end. Our resources section includes free videos, lesson plans and classroom resources so you can continue to build on what we have started. This allows you to continue to boost communication opportunities and ensure that strong oracy skills are embedded within the mindsets of your students.
