IN THREE WEEKS I start one more summer of teaching Communication Skills.  It’s been a real blessing for me.  Not only has it given me something to do during the summer, it has also helped me build solid relationships with the students that I teach throughout the regular school year.  I speak aloud a lot, and I listen to a lot of other speaking aloud a lot.  So speaking skills are pretty important for others to have and use.

Which makes some recent information released by the Sunlight Foundation concerning public speaking both frustrating and fascinating.  Turns out that many members of Congress are losing ground in the area of communication skills.  What level do they speak at?  The sophomore level.  Which means that many of them speak on the same level as my students do (or hopefully will).  This isn’t something that I plan on telling my students until the end of the summer term, but you can read more about it here and here.

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