Should teachers get voice coaching to help manage their
classes?
A recent Sunday Times article discussed the effectiveness
of tone and voice when controlling their classes. It discusses how getting the
right tone of voice can be tremendously helpful for teacher's levels of
authority and ability to control a class. Getting this vocal tone right can be
challenging especially for some female staff.
Another voice
issue that teachers experience is protecting and taking care of your voice as a
"tool of the trade", it's clearly an issue when too much strain is
placed on the voice and results in teachers having to take time off with lost
voices. There are many ways to protect against this.
If you'd like to know more about voice coaching and how
it can help you enhance your authority within class, perhaps as a useful inset
day topic, please contact us.
