With my penchant for 'the dramatic,' a belief that effective oral communication and
teamwork skills are essential and invaluable tools in both the education system and the
workplace, and a strong commitment to individualizing learning, it is not surprising that
these elements would be the impetus for this project. Furthermore, one vehicle for the
successful implementation of these aforementioned elements is Dr. Bernice McCarthy's
4MAT System. Not only do students learn to make effective and interesting oral
presentations as they move through the eight step cycle, they are taught to honour their own
learning styles while becoming more adept in the other three quadrants of the 4MAT System.