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Objectives:
Analyze techniques Champion teachers use to Go Formal
Use planning and practice to improve our ability to Go Formal
In Context
Notes:
Key Term
Register: A term used to describe the tenor of an interaction. It
encompasses eye contact, body position, gestures, facial expressions, and
rhythm of language.
BC.StrongVoice.GRA.Woolway.'Register Shifts.'Clip2325
Imagine you are a student in Ericas class. What does she communicate
when she corrects in the Casual, Formal, and Urgent registers? What effect
would each register have on you?
Going Formal
Definition: The process of shifting body language and tone to ensure that
students hear and respond to your directions and corrections.
Differences
Quiet Power: Speak quieter and slower to show youre calm, poised,
and in control
Tone Drop: Downshift (i.e. lower) your tone briefly to make your
words stand out
BC.StrongVoice.GR5.Faulkner.'Diction.'Clip2224
What is effective about Mauras verbal corrections? How do they support her
formality?
Planned Response
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My Direction:
My Correction:
Do
Formal:
Warmth:
Warmth:
Adding Warmth
Correction
(Round 2)
Upshift: A quick and pronounced shift from formal into your default
register (often back to warm/more energetic)
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Finish What You Started: Pick the lesson up right where you left off
(or slightly before)
BC.StrongVoice.GRA.Bisso.Williams.Duckett.'Register Shifts
Montage.'Clip2323
What do these teachers do to make their register shifts especially visible?
Round 1:
Add a Gesture
Example: Give a
sit up gesture
Round 2:
Remove
Distractions
Example: Fold
hands behind back;
no gesture
I will do
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Round 3:
Verbal Correction
Example: I need
you to sit up
straighter.
I will say
(Round
3)
N/A
N/A
Reflection
When might a teacher be at risk of going urgent?
What could you do to regain composure when you feel yourself going
urgent?
Going Formal
Signs You May Be Going Urgent
You may be going urgent if you
Going Formal
Layup Drill Practice Video
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BC.StrongVoice.GRA.McGriff.Davis.Iaia.Parvana.'Layup
feedback.'Clip2326
Whats effective about how these teachers correct while in formal? What is
effective about their practice?
Final Reflection
One of the most common misunderstandings of Strong Voice is that strong
implies acting forcefully and even aggressively. Based on what you learned
today, what does it truly mean to be a Strong Voice teacher?
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Get Past Nice: Tell people how they can do better. Its tempting
but useless to say That was great! Look for something (even if it is
small) that a teacher can try differently and communicate it clearly and
directly.
Limit Yourself: Use the Success Points for each technique to ensure
that your feedback focuses on the most essential aspects of the
technique. If you dont observe one of these points then your feedback
should focus on these areas.
Be Quick: Minimize the time spent talking and maximize the time
spent practicing. Keep your feedback short and direct. Limit yourself
to 1 glow and 1 grow.
Power of the Positive: Tell teachers what theyve done well so that
they can do it again.
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For each of the practice activities, use the following structure for
feedback:
It was effective when
Next time try
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Constructive Feedback
(Next time try)
Economy of
Language
Quiet Power
Formal Posture
Neutral
Countenance
What to Do
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Constructive Feedback
(Next time try)
Economy of
Language
Tone
Formal Posture
Facial Expression
What to Do /
Describe the
Solution
Use a Countdown
(Round 1 Only)
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Constructive Feedback
(Next time try)
Self-Interrupt
Formal Posture
Neutral
Countenance
Quiet Power
Nonverbal
Gesture
Speaking slower
Speaking in a lower tone of voice
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Manage the
Upshift
Economy of
Language
(Round 3 Only)
Constructive Feedback
Next time try
Formal Posture
Nonverbal Gesture
Quiet Power
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Neutral
Countenance
Appendix Materials
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Reflection:
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In which situations would you get more formal? When would you Add
Warmth?
Go More Formal
vs. Add Warmth?
My Reasoning
Go More Formal
vs. Add Warmth?
(Contd)
My Reasoning (Contd)
Scenario (Contd)
same.
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BC.StrongVoice.GR8.Latto.'Warm formal.'Clip2330
What does Lauren do to exude warmth and formality?
BC.100%.GRK.Rumph.'Check.Eyes.'Clip2165
What does Brittany do to make her upshift especially legible?
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