Improving the Mechanisms for Developing Public Speaking Culture in the Moral and Aesthetic Education of School Students

This article provides a scientific and methodological analysis of the formation and improvement of mechanisms for developing public speaking culture in the moral and aesthetic education of school students. Public speaking culture is interpreted not merely as a linguistic skill or a technique of eloquent speech, but as an integrative pedagogical mechanism that embodies speech ethics, communicative responsibility, aesthetic expression, argumentation, reflective self-assessment and digital communication etiquette. The study substantiates the unity of “speech - value - activity” as a conceptual basis for transforming moral norms and aesthetic ideals into practical forms of student behavior. Special attention is paid to the role of debates, case analysis, role-play, social speeches, interviews, essays, video analysis and reflective rubrics in developing students’ respectful communication, civic responsibility, aesthetic taste and constructive discussion culture. The article proposes a model consisting of ethical, aesthetic-expressive, communicative-activity, reflective-evaluative and digital speech etiquette mechanisms. The findings show that a systematically organized cycle of speech, discussion and reflection contributes to strengthening students’ moral stability, aesthetic thinking, social activity and readiness for responsible participation in both real and digital communicative environments.