Implementing Circumlocution to Improve the Speech Performance in Public Speaking

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10.2991/assehr.k.210304.027How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Circumlocution, Speech, Public Speaking

Abstract

This study aims to investigate how students can improve their speech performance by using circumlocution, one of communication strategies. The design used is classroom action research (CAR) implemented into two cycles. At the first cycle, the theme given is informative speech. While the second one, the theme is persuasive speech. The subjects of the study are fifty-three students of two public speaking classes. Both classes have difficulties in performing speeches confidently especially when they lost their mind in the middle of the speech. The students prefer writing and memorizing script to using draft which makes the performance worse. In the treatment, the students were divided into groups and evaluate each other’s performance. The result showed that all students could improve their communication skill through circumlocution strategy. Another result shows that the students can also increase their confidence in presenting the speech. Besides, despite delivering the good content of the speech and performed with appropriate gestures, the students could develop their performance without looking at the whole script.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - D R Santoso
AU  - W Taufiq
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/03/08
TI  - Implementing Circumlocution to Improve the Speech Performance in Public Speaking
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Paris Van Java International Seminar on Health, Economics, Social Science and Humanities (PVJ-ISHESSH 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 117
EP  - 120
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210304.027
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210304.027
ID  - Santoso2021
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