1. The Art of Public Speaking
February 1, 2007

2. Assignment:
Write and deliver a
5 to 6 minute speech.

3. Getting Ready
February 2, 2007

4. Choose a Topic Brainstorm with family and friends
Search the Internet for ideas
Scan newspapers, magazines, & books
Choose a topic of interest to you
Choose a topic that your audience will enjoy
Choose a topic that is appropriate for you and your audience

5. Research Your Topic Talk to people
Read about your topic and take notes (record sources)
Examine your thoughts and feelings about the topic.

6. Choose a Type of Speech
Persuasive: convince your audience to take action
Informative: tell your audience interesting facts and stories
Entertaining: amuse your audience with interesting information, humorous stories, and a light hearted style

7. Writing your speech February 6, 2007
Go to the library at least once this week to allow students to brainstorm, research and/or organize outlines

8. Organize your Speech Introduction Body Conclusion
**What is the main point, central idea, or
thesis statement of your speech?**

9. Create an Outline of Your Speech
Establish the main points of your speech
Support each point
Provide examples
Will you provide a supportive quotation, example, or story?
Think about effective transitions from one point to the next

10. Research Essays and Researched Speeches are not the same
In a speech you may:
- Tell a joke to make a point
- Tell a story or make a personal reference
- Use quick examples of common knowledge to make a point
- Use sentence fragments
- Use gestures and facial expressions

11. The Introduction of a Speech
To help your audience focus on your topic and become comfortable with your style and voice you might:
- tell a story that supports your thesis statement
- give a quotation
- ask a rhetorical question
- give a surprising or shocking fact or statistic
- give your thesis statement
- use humour (this is not always easy)

12. The Body of a Speech Make your main points
Support your main points with examples, explanations, stories, quotations (give sources)

13. The Conclusion of a Speech
To help your audience remember your message you might:
- Summarize your main points
- Restate your thesis statement
- Challenge your audience to take action
- Use one of the techniques discussed on the introduction slide

14. Practise
February 26, 2007
The Speech should be written by February 23 so that students have time to practise before March Break.

15. Practise Your Speech
Acknowledge your anxiety and fear if you are experiencing these normal feelings
Look and act confident:
plant both feet on the ground
stand up straight
look your audience in the eye

16. Practise, Practise, Practise
Deliver your speech:
to your pet
in front of a mirror
with a tape recorder
to your family members
to a friend
with a stop watch
with cue cards
without cue cards
a classmate
Teddy

17. Did we mention that you should practise?
Visualize delivering your speech
Practise breathing
Practise controlling the speed of your words
Which words will you emphasize?
Check the proper pronunciation of words
Enunciate

18. Special Delivery
March 5, 2007

19. Presenting Your Speech
Walk calmly and confidently to the podium
Establish eye contact
Breathe and smile naturally
Deliver your introduction
Use effective eye contact and appropriate gestures throughout your speech
Pause when you have concluded and then walk calmly to your seat

20. Last Minute Tips
Project your voice so that the person in the back row can hear, but do not shout
Pause for effect
Avoid “fillers” (um, er, ah, like)
Pronounce words properly and enunciate
Keep movement to a minimum (don’t sway or shift, but do use effective hand gestures)

21. Enjoy the Experience
Begin speeches in the class on March 12 in order to have a class representative for March 23, 2007.