This case study describes an approach to teaching practical oral rhetoric based on peer evaluation and small group work. Speaking in front of a group can be intimidating for students - as one student puts it 'I personally detest giving presentations I find them extremely terrifying'. The ability to put oral rhetoric into practice is therefore as much an emotional skill as an intellectual one. The case study describes an approach based on person-centred counselling theory which proved successful in addressing both emotional and intellectual aspects of oral rhetoric building students' confidence and improving their ability to put the knowledge of rhetoric into practice for effective presentations. As the conclusion explains the techniques used in the skills-based module described here can be adapted for use on content-based modules.
