Are You Raising An Eloquent Child?
Growing up, I was always the talkative kid - chatty, inquisitive and speaking my mind.
Once I hit puberty, I became more reserved, partly due to the fact that I started feeling more self-conscious with how I sounded, and would only speak when spoken to. In college, I lost my voice, and would hardly speak up in tutorials and lectures, thinking I might say something silly and elicit sniggers from my coursemates.
When I joined the workforce, this lack of eloquence became a stumbling block in my career, where presentations were expected on an almost daily basis. I struggled with public speaking. Expressing myself publicly was something that I was not able to do impromptu, as I felt I lacked the ability to speak well. When I had to present, I would fumble my words due to anxiety of speaking up.
Suffice to say, now that I am a mother, I do not want my children to go through what I went through. I wish for them to be expressive, fluent and persuasive. There’s an advantage for them to be eloquent.
I believe that proper training in my childhood years would have honed my gregarious nature and love of knowledge enough to articulate my points confidently.
As parents, we can encourage our children to speak up and speak well, which can be done through daily conversations, avid listening and prompts.
With the proper guidance and training, our children will be able to confidently speak in front of their peers, and share their knowledge and experience in a clear and expressive manner.
Even schools have started to encourage young children to present in front of their class, as a way of building their confidence and self-esteem. Those “Show & Tell” segments in class are stepping stones to getting children to use their words, improve their communication skills and increase their vocabulary.
However, those may not be enough to encourage our children to be eloquent.
Our younger generations are exposed to so much more information, and so they require more skills to master them. A structured programme can help them realise their potential and develop skill sets.
This is why Erudite’s carefully curated Leaders of Tomorrow course can help your child learn effective communication and confidence in public speaking, besides preparing them to be an effective leader in future.
I hope your child will benefit from our Leaders of Tomorrow course too.
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