During my years of learning how to teach, I've definitely underestimated the importance of having speech-giving skills. One of the best ways to get students interested in the information you're trying to deliver is by captivating their attention. Now, I've already decided that I don't want to be the kind of teacher who just stands in the front of the class and talks; that would be the most boring ELA class ever, if you think about it. But once in a while, every teacher has to give a run-down of important information that is best and most efficiently done with a lecture.
On one of my last library trips, I picked up a book called How to Write and Give a Speech, by Joan Detz. Perhaps I'll learn a thing or two.
