Implementing Circumlocution to Improve the Speech Performance in Public Speaking

Abstract

This study aims to investigate how students can improve their speech performance by using circumlocution, one of communication strategies. The design used is classroom action research (CAR) implemented into two cycles. At the first cycle, the theme given is informative speech. While the second one, the theme is persuasive speech. The subjects of the study are fifty-three students of two public speaking classes. Both classes have difficulties in performing speeches confidently especially when they lost their mind in the middle of the speech. The students prefer writing and memorizing script to using draft which makes the performance worse. In the treatment, the students were divided into groups and evaluate each other's performance. The result showed that all students could improve their communication skill through circumlocution strategy. Another result shows that the students can also increase their confidence in presenting the speech. Besides, despite delivering the good content of the speech and performed with appropriate gestures, the students could develop their performance without looking at the whole script.

Improving Public Speaking Skills for University Students: Challenges and Solutions

“…Besides, this study indicated that making video blogs improved speaking skills such as pronunciation and vocabulary mistakes. The last one about implementing the circumlocution of learners in this investigation is dissimilar to Santoso & Taufiq [22]. In Santoso & Taufiq [22], EFL students could advance their communication skills and confidence, impact the good content, and present with gestures and without looking at the script.…”

“…The last one about implementing the circumlocution of learners in this investigation is dissimilar to Santoso & Taufiq [22]. In Santoso & Taufiq [22], EFL students could advance their communication skills and confidence, impact the good content, and present with gestures and without looking at the script. This study also presented the result that implementing circumlocution made listeners understand the contents of what speakers impacted.…”

“…The questionnaire with 08 research items related to the EFL students' challenges and their methods in public speaking from 02 classes for quantitative data collection. The research background for a questionnaire and a structured interview was structured from different concepts of challenges [2], fears [4], and effective solutions [14,22,23]. People who felt anxious while speaking in public generally tended to avoid situations where they have to perform [2].…”

“…On the other hand, EFL students could improve their communication skills naturally, enhance self-confidence in presentation, perform gestures suitably, and read without the whole script through circumlocution strategies [22]. Moreover, various methods of making video vlogs did play a significant role in overcoming the learners' public speaking, and they could potentially increase their confidence in public speaking [23].…”

Pengembangan Kompetensi Bahasa Inggris Guru di SD Muhammadiyah 5 Porong

“…Hal ini juga sesuai dengan penelitian sebelumnya terkait persepsi orang tua dalam pembelajaran bahasa Inggris di sekolah (Permatasari, Ressa Dwi Citra;Taufiq 2021). Selanjutnya, dukungan media yang sudah ada juga merupakan alternatif penguat yang bisa digunakan oleh para guru untuk berlatih dan mengembangkan diri (Arum and Taufiq 2019;Santoso and Taufiq 2021;Sinta and Saftari 2022;Taufiq, Santoso, and Fediyanto 2018). Alasan yang paling utama tentu saja adalah perlunya pengembangan materi bahasa Inggris untuk kegiatan luar sekolah itu sendiri, yang diharapkan akan mampu meningkatkan sumber daya manusia sekolah sekaligus meningkatkan kepercayaan para stake holders (Taufiq, Sinduwiatmo, and Adji Kusuma 2020).…”