How can we help children to express themselves correctly?

By Ana Marsá European School of Madrid

The content of the textbooks and the material explained in the classroom is, of course, one of the basic pillars of the educational system of each center. However, there are many more nuances in which to work to ensure that future generations arrive 100% prepared to face the future of work and, of course, the staff.

One of the strong points when facing the professional world is to know how to speak in public. How many people are terrified to face others in order to explain a theory that believes firmly in your head? How many people are not able to express correctly what they want to tell? Oratory, which is nothing more than the art of speaking, plays an essential role in any stage of life and, therefore, it is very important that you start working on it from the first academic years.


In this task, once again, parents and teachers must be completely aligned to work on it both at home and in the classroom and that the final result is the desired one. What would have happened if those people who today fear to speak in public had been taught from childhood to speak to others and to know how to capture their attention? Surely today, in any situation, everything would be easier. Therefore, we must work on the children of the present, helping them to explain, capturing the attention of the receiver of their message, everything they want to tell.

The first thing we have to try is to lose the fear of expressing oneself. It is very important that we let them speak without interrupting them, we should not finish the sentences, even if we know what they are going to say, we must be patient and, above all, show interest in what they are telling us in order to boost their self-esteem and that little by little, acquire the necessary confidence to argue what they feel.


It is also important that adults are your best example, we can also tell you our stories and in school, for example, you can create debates that give them the opportunity to defend an idea. In addition, with this type of "games", we can inculcate other values ​​such as respect and tolerance.

On the other hand, we can not forget another factor that will be essential in the development of their education and professional training: languages. It is not a secret to anyone that they play a fundamental role in the workplace and that is why it is important that children, from very young, begin to live with them. What if all this could be combined? The result, without a doubt, will be of absolute success.

For this reason, it is very important that schools are committed to promoting public speaking as the basis of the education system, in addition to giving language training the real importance they have in today's society and, above all, in the professional world that , undoubtedly, will be increasingly competent. One of the strongest bets for this on the part of the academic centers are the conversation aids.


Can you imagine a professional working with your children, during the whole day, from childhood to high school, the oral expression part? It is possible and ideally that this happens at least twice a week. In addition, it is very important that it be done in small groups so that each student is given the necessary attention.

Undoubtedly, risking this type of training will mean giving children more opportunities to talk, more listening time and, therefore, better understanding and fluency. It will be essential in their lives and they will be able to face any situation and, only in this way, they will do it academically and personally.

Ana Marsá Deputy Director of the European School of Madrid and the European Children's School BEBIN.

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