The hand movement is a visual cue meant to help the 13 English learners in the class of 19 students grasp the meaning of the complex word. Gomez learned the trick from Olga Dietz, who co-teaches with ...
“Speech is not a lecture,” he explained. “It’s a conversation between the speaker and audience. If you can’t maintain a conversation, you’re not making a public speech, because then you’re just ...