1. Making a Speech What else to think about…
Voice/ Intonation
Body Language
Language
Visuals

2. How to use this Tutorial
This is a self-guided tool for you to use to focus on areas you need to know more about.
Go to the sections that are relevant and look at the resources, making notes as you do so.

3. Voice and Tone ‘It’s not what you say but how you say it’

4. How we say things has a big influence on the meaning of the sentence.
Listen to these clips from Guardians on the Galaxy with Groot speaking. How does Vin Diesel change the meaning of ‘I am Groot’ with his tone only?
Vin Diesel says I am Groot (just first 1.30 mins)
Compilation clip ‘I am Groot’

5. Studies have shown, the tone of voice we use is responsible for about percent of the message we are sending.
Tone involves the volume you use, the level and type of emotion that you communicate and the emphasis that you place on the words that you choose.

6. Body Language
75-90% of total communication is made from non-verbal cues.
Space, touch and eye contact play an important role in personal comfort, and differ from person to person.

7. How to Use Body Language during a Speech: http://www. howcast
Examples of speeches and body language used (just first 5 mins or so):
Make Body Language Your Superhero:

8. LANGUAGE: The power of the …

9. Reading text is much faster and easier than saying that text out loud
Reading text is much faster and easier than saying that text out loud. Be aware that you will want to use language that is less complex than what you might use when writing.
There will be enough pressure on you – don’t trip yourself up with what you write…

10.
Focus specifically on:
Making your speech easy to understand
Helping your audience listen
Keeping audience interest

11. Use of visuals

12. How to give an Awesome Presentation
Speaking tips- Visual Aids
Ten Tips for Using Props in a Presentation
The five most common Powerpoint Mistakes

13. When good speeches go bad…

14. Overall… Barak Obama’s 3 top tips:
Remember the use of vivid language to allow you to transcend the moment, go to the place the speaker is creating for you.
Use repetition… (you know this one!)
Gestures, pauses, pace and volume

15. Plenary: Headline Activity
Write a headline capturing your learning from this session.
Share your headline with a partner, who will ask questions for 1 minute to learn more such as:
What does your headline mean?
Give me more details about the learning
Why is it important to know?
How did you find this information out?
What questions do you still have about the topic?
Swap roles.
Then, repeat this process one more time with a new partner.