Authentic connection in the classroom is the cornerstone of compassionate teaching. If we want to develop lasting relationships with students and relate to them in meaningful ways, we must get to know them as unique individuals. In this episode, you will learn three changes to implement in your classroom, no matter how far into your teaching practice you are.

Teaching Compassion

Authentic Connection in the Classroom

Try these tips during awkward silences or when you don't know what else to talk about.

1.   Don't reject your own ideas thinking that they are not worth sharing. When you filter most of your stories and experiences you have fewer topics to talk about. 
 
2.   Don't list your points, instead elaborate on each point using examples or personal experiences. This also gives the opportunity to the listener to add to the topic or share their own experiences making it a two-way conversation.
 
3.   Speak at the right pace. If you speak too fast, you end the conversation very quickly. It’s usually because the listener doesn’t understand you and therefore can’t keep the conversation going.  
 
4.   Learn to ask smart questions to keep the conversation going. Ask open-ended questions such as, “what do you think about …?” with follow-up questions “why do you think …?”. This helps you build up on the information that you received.
 
5.   Practise thinking critically so you always have something to say. When you practice critical thinking and ask yourself counter-questions, you are able to spontaneously think of ideas and form arguments using your background knowledge. You can easily connect the dots and be eloquent while talking to people.
 
6.   Learn a few speech frameworks such as Past - Present - Future, Problem – Solution - Benefit, or other storytelling formats such as ‘the mountain’. When you have a structure, you don’t lose your chain of thoughts and you don’t run into dead ends. Your listeners are also able to understand you better and remember what you said.
 
7.   If you are using a second language to communicate such as English, then simplify your complex thoughts in your native language first and then translate them to English. Lots of times when translation is tough, we give up and change the topic. But this practice helps you make the translation process easy. 
 
If you want to learn more, please book a session with me. 


Sensei Ann

Tips for not running out of things to say

Welcome to Easy Chinese with Clara.
In this episode, I say hello and introduce the podcast.

Easy Chinese with Clara

Hello, I’m Clara

Transcript for this episode is available on Patreon.
She's using grammar points from Genki 1,2. Simple and Easy, but some of the sentences would be a little challenging because she combines different grammar points in a sentence,  which Japanese people do all the time.
You get to hear natural Japanese with Tokyo pitch accept 
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Transcript, more formal ones/bonus episodes/informal ones are available there!
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Thinking out loud in Japanese

interview episode 

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
4月26日火曜日　天気/くもり 　気温/15℃ 

旭川市/あさひかわし
旭山動物園/あさひやまどうぶつえん
・新しい施設「えぞひぐま館」ができた
・ヒグマの生態についても説明
・ヒグマは、一度食べたものの味や場所を覚えるので、えさをあげないこと
・旭山動物園は、日本でも有名

［単語］
施設/しせつ…ある目的のための建物
ヒグマ/ひぐま…北海道に住んでるくま
えぞ…昔の北海道の名前
館/かん...建物
生態/せいたい…生活。生きる方法。
えさ…動物が食べるもの

レッスン待ってます♪

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#46〉4月26日火曜日　旭山動物園にくまの新しい施設

Este capítulo es una introducción de que se va a tratar, se van a hablar de diferentes temas y recomendaciones, está enfocado a estudiantes de españool de nivel medio-avanzado

LEARNING SPANISH WITH VERO

CAP 1 RECOMENDACIONES PARA APRENDER ESPAÑOL

Привет!

В этом выпуске подкаста мы поговорим о празднике, который отмечается сегодня. А вы знаете, какой сегодня праздник? Сегодня «Международный день красоты». 

Полезная лексика в этом выпуске:
- подчёркивать - подчеркнуть = акцентировать, отмечать
- забота о себе = уход за собой
- улучшение = что-то становится лучше
- восприятие = понимание, осознание

Приятного прослушивания!

Speak fluent Russian B1-B2

Выпуск 6. Международный день красоты

Today we're talking about the idioms "free rein" and "carte blanche" 

For instance, "the architect given carte blanche to design the store", or "you have free rein to hire anyone you want".

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

You're free! Do whatever you want!

"그거 봤어?" 팟캐스트에 오신 여러분을 환영합니다^^
절망스러운 상황 속에서 거짓말처럼 기적을 맞이한 두 가족의 이야기!
크리스마스 선물 여기 있습니다😊
한번 보기 시작하면 절대 멈출 수 없는 드라마!!
"카이로스"로 여러분을 초대합니다.

Welcome to "그거 봤어?(Did you watch it?)" podcast!!
Here is the miracle story of two families which is indescribable!
It’s like Christmas gift for everyone!
You are going to realize how precious today is. 
Welcome to "Kairos"!