English 10 Spoken Word
Tips for an amazing Spoken Word Choose a subject and have attitude/strong presence Choose your poetic devices Performance Memorization Power Poetry
Choosing a Subject & Poetic Devices You need to be passionate about it! What poetic devices are you going to use? Repetition & rhyme are key!
Attitude is Essential
Performance Eye contact: look out at the audience (not the floor) Projection: speak loud & clear so you can be heard Enunciation: helps the audience hear you Facial expressions: help to animate, bring life to your poem Gestures: use hand motions & gestures to enhance your presentaiton
Memorization Memorizing helps you connect to the poem & focus on the performance
The Power of Well Spoken Poetry To be successful, your spoken word needs to be well spoken and excuted. The better spoken it is, the more powerful it is.
Start brainstorming & planning Now what? Practice, memorize, practice Start brainstorming & planning Write, edit rewrite