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Oral communication in this case includes both second language skills and public speaking. As an interpreter and general extrovert, I have opportunity to develop both areas. Often, people in Central America think I am from Spain, not only from my complexion but because of my very good Spanish. Yet they know it is not Central American, it is something much stranger. Thus, I infer, the only other place where people speak strange but native Spanish is in Spain. Of course true Spaniards laugh at the implication that I am one of their own. I am highly fluent in Spanish, speaking, reading, and writing. I am in my eighth non-consecutive year living in Central America and I am married to a Costa Rican woman. I have run many workshops and given professional presentations in Spanish. I t ook a course on persuasive speaking at Dartmouth College and since have given many speeches and presentations using the techniques tht I learned, combined with my interpretation skills. My approach is to practice considerably and learn (not memorize!) my presentation and then use an outline only as a reference. Most of the time I am interacting directly with my audience, using props, moving around through the audience, using humor, volunteers, and other techniques of effective public speaking. A couple of notable presentations include the keynote address to the 2003 annual conference for the Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education — when the scheduled keynote didn't show up! I am also a student of the following book by Jay Heinrichs
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September 27, 2010
