1. Workshop for Debate and Public Speaking Teachers
ECUST—CDEN
Workshop for Debate and
Public Speaking Teachers
June 3-5, 2016

2. Questions About Delivery
How do we help students build confidence to speak in class?
How can we engage the non-speakers in a public speaking classroom?
How can we make students aware of the criteria for good delivery?

3. Delivery A key to good delivery is having something good to say
A clear message (argument, evidence, clear and well organized main points)
A message that fits the speaking situation
A message that fits the audience
A message that fits the speaker

4. Delivery
Good delivery does not draw attention to itself, but enhances the message
Use voice effectively
Use nonverbal communication effectively
Use notes effectively

5. Using Voice Effectively
Volume
Easy to hear
Changes in volume indicate emphasis, importance
Rate
Tends to be fast; work on speaking slowly
Use changes in rate to emphasize a point
Pitch
Control breathing, manage nervousness
Add inflection to drive a point home

6. Using Nonverbal Elements Effectively
Bodily movement and posture
Eliminate movement that is distracting, develop a comfortable baseline posture for speaking
Incorporate gestures to emphasize points
Eye contact
Builds connection with audience, allows speaker to attain feedback
Strategies for looking up as you develop eye contact

7. Resources: Books
Rhetorical Act by Karlyn Kohrs Campbell and Susan Schultz Huxman
Speaker’s Handbook by Jo Sprague
Art of Public Speaking by Stephen Lucas
Public Speaking by David Zarefsky
Ancient Rhetorics for Contemporary Students by Sharon Crowley and Debbie Hawhee

8. Resources: Activities
Daily “impromptus”
In-class activities (“think-pair-share”)
Think: “write down ideas on your own paper”
Pair: “compare notes with a partner”
Share: “tell me what you discussed with your partner”

9. Types of Assignments (cont.)
In-class speech analysis
Preparation for public speaking assignments
Peer review assignments
Speech assignments
Introductory Speech (3-4 minutes)
Informative Speech – History / Status Quo (4-5 minutes)
Persuasive Speech – (6-8 minutes)
Persuasive Speech adapted to audience (8-10 minutes)

10. Resources From Our Community
In this room we have a wonderful community of teachers of public speaking, so let’s learn from each other. Please share one resource for teaching public speaking. The resource can be anything you think may be useful to teachers. For example, it may be a book, a video, an example speech, a lesson, an assignment, or an activity.