When the other person is speaking, don’t think of what you would say next.
For example, you can narrate your or someone else’s experience of how distracting use of laptop in the classroom was. Support your argumentĪdd any statistic, expert opinion, quote, anecdote, or personal experience in support of your assertion (you need to think of them when preparing your structure as mentioned in the previous point). They also add to our screen-time, which is gathering menacing proportion these days.They also distract those who are not using it.Laptops distract even if the intention is to just take notes because users invariably drift to internet or offline games.Laptops shouldn’t be allowed in classrooms.For example, if you’re speaking against allowing laptops in classrooms, following could be a structure for what you want to say: Get your thoughts organized in bullet points in the order you plan to speak. Prepare before opening your mouth to avoid rambling and frequent pauses. Take even practice sessions seriously if you want to get better at speaking, because what you do in practice comes out in real situations as well.
Even if you’ve to go slow or take other measures to curb these mistakes, do it. Make a mental note of your regular mistakes few minutes before you startįew minutes before you start speaking, make a mental note of your regular 1-2 mistakes you won’t repeat.
