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#2 (permalink) Sat Sep 13, 2008 14:50 pm What's your average speaking rate (WPM)? |
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Hi Torsten,
I would say that it's not how fast or slow the teacher should speak but more of how he/she delivers this information to his/her students. I've had an instructor who was so fast and the amount of information he was giving us was too much that we didn't understand much. For the same course (Strategic Management) we had a different instructor, he speaks less, he has his own way of teaching, his own material, everyone understood and we were happy about it.
I believe Callan means that we should speak clearly as you said Torsten, otherwise we will look retarded. As you can see in her video, she is speaking clearly which makes her look more classy and elegant than speaking fast.
Average is the key I believe, too fast and too slow is not good.
Kind regards, Zak |
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BikerBoy New Member

Joined: 11 Sep 2008 Posts: 4 Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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#3 (permalink) Sat Sep 13, 2008 17:11 pm What's your average speaking rate (WPM)? |
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Hi Torsten
I'd say that the speed at which people speak depends on what they're talking about, and it also varies from person to person. Too slow can put the listener to sleep, too fast can do the same thing. If you speak too slowly in a conversation, you may find yourself being frequently interrupted, or end up having people finishing your sentences for you, for example. If you speak too fast, you may end up losing your listeners entirely.
That said, I think it is advantageous for ESL students to practice listening to English spoken at various speeds, including very high speed.
I don't think you can really compare the Callan method of learning English with a speech pathologist. To me, Cheryl Posey focused on only two things: accent reduction and clear pronunciation. . _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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Yankee I'm a Communicator ;-)

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