1. power up! speak up!

2. Blackfen School Public Speaking Competition A competition for students in Years 7 & 8 Prizes for best 2 speakers in each class, and Most Improved Speaker Best 2 speakers from each class will go through to Grand Final! 1st, 2nd, 2rd place prizes for Years 7 & 8

3. The Key Skills of Making a Speech Lesson 1: Connection Lesson 2: Construction & Content Lesson 3: Competition

4. CONNECTION - you have to… Use your body Vary your volume Vary your speed Show your energy, passion & humour!

5. CONSTRUCTION - you have to… Use an opening sentence that will grab your audiences attention Make 3 main points Have a strong conclusion!

6. CONTENT - you have to… Speak about a topic your know about and you care about Use stories, facts, examples, humour, props or audience participation, to strengthen your message