1. Public Speaking Workshop
Presented By:
Kelly Ryan, Fulbright Scholar and debate expert
Ivan Mickovski and Vesna Velevska, Debate Coaches from the Youth Educational Forum
Mary Kumar Bromwell, English Language Fellow
Materials needed: powerpoint, links to YouTube speeches, ppt info printouts, Dr. Seuss strips and cup/bag, ball for popcorn

2. Introduce Presenters

3. Warm-up Activity Watch videos, show of hands and popcorn
Watch streaming videos:
Bad speech
Intro: Queen of England speaking at banquet for France.
or (girl giving speech at senior banquet)
Show of hands: hold up # of fingers (1-5) to indicate how good a speaker was. Then, popcorn words that describe the speaker.
Good speech
Intro: Story about an American man named John Brown. He lived in the town of Chatanooga in the state of Tenessee. What is a ferry?
Vincent Phips
Watch videos, show of hands and popcorn

4. What are we going to do today?
Review Speaking Contest rules and rubrics, Presentation Tips, Good Idea/Bad Idea
Persuasive speaking tips
How to create a quote-based speech
Speaking games
Q & A

5. Review Speaking Contest rules and rubric

6. Great Presentation Tips
Get their attention
Use a ‘hook’ – statement, statistic, quote, or story
Interesting topic / content
Be energetic
Use voice, posture, facial expressions
Use gestures and movement
Get attention
- use a ‘hook’ – may be startling statement, surprising statistic, or interesting story
-Choose an interesting topic/content that your audience will enjoy
Example
Be energetic
Use voice, posture, facial expression and speed to show energy and excitement, or make a point
Use gestures and movement
Structure your speech
Have a goal – what do you want your audience to know, think or feel
Choose 2 or 3 main points
Use transitions between points
If appropriate, use a visual aid
Persuasive speech – back up with expert information
Delivery
-eye contact and posture
-wow factor
A touch of humor
Use descriptive speech
Speak confidently, loudly and slowly
End the speech with strength – audience should feel like the want more information, learned a lot, or have something to think about.
Dr. Steven D. Boyd, CSP (17 July 2004)
Things to do:
-Get plenty of sleep and eat well the day before the speech
-talk with confidence
-practice your speech out loud several times to yourself, and to other people
-time your speech
-Speak to the back of the room, speak more slowly than you think you should
-Chill out!
Things not to do:
-Talk quietly
-Talk fast
-Rely on your note cards
-Come unprepared
-Put too much pressure on yourself

7. Great presentation tips 2
Structure your speech
Have a goal – what do you want your audience to know, think, feel or do?
2 or 3 main points
Transition between points
Use a visual aid (if appropriate)

8. Great Presentation Tips 3
Delivery
Eye contact and posture
‘Wow’ factor
A touch of humor
Use descriptive speech
Speak confidently, loudly and slowly
End the speech with strength

9. Good Ideas: Before: During: Get plenty of sleep and eat well
Practice your speech out loud
Time your speech
Practice your speech for other people
During:
Dress nicely
Talk with confidence
Speak to the back of the room
Speak more slowly than you think you should
Chill out and enjoy it!

10. Bad Ideas: Coming unprepared Reciting memorized speech without feeling
Talking quietly or too fast
Looking down
Rely on your note cards
Being too nervous to enjoy it!

11. Persuasive Speaking Tips

12. Quote-based Speeches

13. Speaking Games Public Speaking Workshop Games
Sound off – warm up your voice
Students stand in a circle. A leader starts by making a sound (‘p’ or ‘dot’, etc.) a person next to them starts making the sound, then the person next to them, and on and on. Once the sound reaches the leader, the leader starts a new sound, which goes around. This continues. You can give students the chance to be the leader too.
Projection – think about your volume
Leader offers the group a sentence (ex: I’m tired, and I’m not going to take it anymore! or Where in the world is Sara?). Start out whispering it and slowly get louder, until you’re all screaming. Then, slowly bring it back down until it’s whispered again. Talk about where in the range your speech volume should be.
Cross Country discussion– think about your volume
Put students in pairs. Give them a topic to talk about. Examples: soccer, travelling, favorite cars, best pets, food. Place them on opposite sides of the room and have them carry their conversation over the distance. Have them think about how loud they need to be to be heard.
No “ummm” – eliminating pauses and ‘ummm’ or ‘uhhh’ from speech
Put students into pairs. Give them a silly topic. Example: bubble gum, shoes, soda, ice, etc. Students must talk to their partner for 30 seconds straight without pausing or saying ‘um’ or ‘uh’. They can get off topic or say anything, but they cannot pause or say ‘uh’ ‘um’.
Changing meaning – adding emotion to words, and intonation effects audience understanding
Leader says phrases, and students copy. Example phrases: That’s just fine (polite, in a hurry, sarcastic, angry). I’m dying (statement, surprise, confused, angry). Please don’t cry (polite, begging, angry, quieting).
I’m the worst – confidence and body language exercise
Put students into small groups (3 or 4). Each student takes turns at the front for 1 minute, telling the class about how they are the worst at something. Examples: baking, singing, talking, walking. But they must do it using their most confident tone and posture.
Dr. Seuss Presentation – practice presenting to the room
Each student chooses out of a bag a short excerpt from a Dr. Seuss book. It’s silly and makes, no sense, but they must present it like it is the best speech ever- using good volume, presentation, body language, etc.

14. Question & Answer

15. Thank you for coming and good luck!