The Use of Virtual Media to Improve Teaching Abilities for Pre-Service Teachers

—Students in implementing school field introduction (PLP) often face teaching practice problems. Teaching practice skills are speaking skills in front of the class that is absolutely a need for students, especially FKIP students who will mainly become teachers in schools. This study aims to determine the possibility of using virtual media in improving student teaching skills. This study uses a literature study method from various sources related to virtual media and its relationship with increasing teaching skills and practices. In the end, this article reveals that the use of virtual media can be used to reduce student fear, nervousness, anxiety, fear of mistakes, and stage fright during microteaching or the teaching practice process.