The relative importance of selected educational process professional competencies to extension educators in the North Central Region of USA

Ghimire, Nav R.

doi:10.31274/etd-180810-2272

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“…Therefore, oral presentation skills represent an integral part of the success in the workplace (Dollisso & Koundinya, 2011), employers usually seek graduates with excellent presentation skills (Alshare & Hindi, 2004). As such, communication skills are crucial for fresh graduates and job seekers (Ghimire, 2010). In business and industry, leaders often focus on candidates' communication skills in all entry level workers (Martin-Young, 1994).…”

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A Sage on a Stage, to Express and Impress: TED Talks for Improving Oral Presentation Skills, Vocabulary Retention and Its Impact on Reducing Speaking Anxiety in ESP Settings

Salem¹

2019

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This study explores the impact of using TED Talks on improving oral presentation skills of Business English students and vocabulary uptake/retention. It also assesses the impact of improving such hard cognitive skills on increasing Business majors’ speaking anxiety level. Sequential explanatory mixed method was used, which includes both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analyses. Business students’ oral presentation skills were assessed through Oral Presentation Skills Sheet (OPSS), vocabulary retention was assessed through Vocabulary Uptake/Retention Test (VURT), and speaking anxiety level was assessed through Personal Report of Public Speaking Anxiety (PRPSA) (Mörtberg, Jansson-Fröjmark, Pettersson, & Hennlid-Oredsson, 2018). Participants in the study consist 49 students, who were divided into two groups; experimental group consisting of 24 students, and control group that includes 25 Business English majors. Findings of the study revealed that oral presentation skills and vocabulary uptake/retention levels were improved due to the use of TED talks as an ICT tool. Also, it was revealed that Business majors in the experimental group are more enthusiastic, energetic and motivated to give killer presentations as they became more confident and free of anxiety and tension.

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Section: Oral Presentation Skillsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Sage on a Stage, to Express and Impress: TED Talks for Improving Oral Presentation Skills, Vocabulary Retention and Its Impact on Reducing Speaking Anxiety in ESP Settings

Salem¹

2019

ELT

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The relative importance of selected educational process professional competencies to extension educators in the North Central Region of USA

Cited by 1 publication

References 67 publications

A Sage on a Stage, to Express and Impress: TED Talks for Improving Oral Presentation Skills, Vocabulary Retention and Its Impact on Reducing Speaking Anxiety in ESP Settings

A Sage on a Stage, to Express and Impress: TED Talks for Improving Oral Presentation Skills, Vocabulary Retention and Its Impact on Reducing Speaking Anxiety in ESP Settings

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