Teaching Returning Adult Students

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Many classrooms have adult students returning to school. Get tips on helping a returning adult student overcome the anxiety of the classroom from a communications and public speaking expert in this free instructional video series.

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Affirming Returning Adult Student Experiences
Older students tend to have a lot more anxiety about returning to school. Learn how to help them overcome the anxiety from a communications and public speaking expert in this free instructional video.

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Beware of Returning Adult Student Experiences
Fear and insecurity can play into a returning adult students experiences. Get tips for overcoming these issues from a communications and public speaking expert in this free instructional video.

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Integrate Returning Adult Students
Integrate older students with younger students to make them feel more comfortable. Get tips on intermingling older students from a communications and public speaking expert in this free instructional video.

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Returning Adult Student Outside Concerns
Be aware of an adult student's outside responsibilities. Learn how to become aware of an adult student's outside concerns from a communications and public speaking expert in this free instructional video.

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Returning Adult Student: Stress Practical Benefits of Material
Teach material and reference it to practical life. Learn ways of teaching returning adult students from a communications and public speaking expert in this free instructional video.

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Teaching Returning Adult Students
College student age has changed dramatically. Get tips on preparing for returning college adults from a communications and public speaking expert in this free instructional video.

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Teaching Returning Adult Students: Invite Guest Speakers
Guest speakers can talk about application of the subject to the real world. Get tips on inviting guest speakers from a communications and public speaking expert in this free instructional video.

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Summary: The key to any good public speaker is establishing a connection with the audience they are speaking to. If there is no connection, the message is often times lost. Connecting and teaching adults that are your age is more difficult than you would think. How do you avoid making a mistake of not understanding your audience? Not to worry, it's not as difficult as you think. You'll be confident in clicking with your audience and won't be worried about them leaving the meeting with any less understanding then when they came in.

In this free instructional video series, let a communications and public speaking expert help you help returning students to pick up where they left off in their academic career. Returning adult students face more anxiety when they return to school. Adults have more going on outside the classroom which cause distractions and can hinder their ability to complete assignments and study for tests. Get step-by-step instructions on dealing with outside concerns, stressing the practical benefit of the material, affirming real world experience and being cautious with it as well. Learn how integrating students and guest speakers are beneficial as well. Help courageous adult students thrive in your classroom with help from the red sweater lady.

About the Expert

Expert: Tracy Goodwin has a master’s in corporate communication and 10 years experience in professional speaking. Recipient of numerous public speaking awards and is a college professor of public speaking, interpersonal communications, voice and diction, and business speech. Goodwin is the author of "Be Delicious: The Art of Voice & Movement Integration."