You might have noticed over the summer here in the UK that one of the big teaching unions has called for voice training to be part of the training all teachers get as part of their ITT (Initial Teacher Training). Good idea. We see too many teachers after they’ve got problems.
We thought that it might be nice to try and help. Consequently we’ve knocked together a booklet (it’s stretching it a bit to call it an ebook but some folks would!) on voice & teaching. It’s probably useful for other people too, but it’s particularly aimed at teachers. You can download it for free, gratis and for nothing - just the warm fuzzy glow we get of giving voice training tips to teachers.
It would be great to get some feed back on these free tips!
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You raise an excellent point about classrooms and the use of voice. I am a lecturer at two London Universities and in my time as a student I remember all too well straining to actually ‘hear’ and then try to ‘understand’ what many of my lecturers were trying to say.
I hope that now I am in their position, that I am clear and concise and understandable.
I still believe that if the student hasn’t learned, the teacher hasn’t taught. A slight old-fashioned view, but one that is worth remembering from time to time, after all, that is what teachers and lecturers are supposed to do - isn’t it?
Thanks! I don’t know if you’ve seen it, but The Times has an interesting article about using your voice at work today too (see today’s blog!) - I’ve seen some research recently also which also suggests that pupils’ learning is impeded by teachers’ voice problems.
S
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