1. Posture Keep your spine straight and rotate your shoulders back. Keep your head steady. Keep both feet flat on the floor and a little apart. Take a walk to the front of the room and say “good morning” to your classmates.

2.  Look directly at your classmates.  Looking other places can mean that you are not prepared or did not practice, or are not confident.  Look in a partner’s left eye, right eye, face, nose and chin for 4 seconds.  Walk to the front of the room, look directly at the class, stand straight and say “Good morning.”

3.  Smile before you begin talking.  Change your facial expressions when you are talking to show the meaning of what you are saying.  Don’t wiggle, touch jewelry, play with glasses, touch your hair, hide your hands, or stand frozen.  Move naturally as you stand and speak.

4.  Only use your hands to show:  Size  Enthusiasm for your topic  Symbolic action  Location With a partner: Look happySquint your eyes Look worriedBite your lip Wrinkle your eyebrowsLick your lips Look interestedLook angry Look unhappyLook neutral

5.  Concentrate on what the speaker is saying.  Don’t look at speaker’s appearance.  Don’t sleep or act bored.  Don’t write or talk when others are giving a speech.  Don’t leave the room when others are speaking.

6.  Make your information more interesting and easier to understand and remember.

7.  Don’t turn every sentence into a question.  If your voice goes up at the end of a sentence, it sounds like a question and listeners do not think you know what you are talking about.  Practice these questions and sentences with a partner.

8.  We need a better cafeteria!  We need a better cafeteria?  I’m going to get an “A” in this class!  I’m going to get an “A” in this class?  I’m a good student!  I’m a good student?  I worked hard on my speech.  I worked hard on my speech?

9.  Don’t apologize  Don’t say you are an expert.  Don’t say, “I’m going to tell you about…”  Don’t use filler words: you know, you know what I mean, like, um, er, uh, ah, well  Give your partner a quick talk about dogs. Try not to use the filler words above.

10.  Prepare your speech.  Practice your speech several times.  Give your speech to a friend for practice.  Give your speech to your mirror.  Don’t rely on notes.  Don’t read your speech.  Work with your partner and group. The grade is the same for all group members.

11. GRADE3 - A2 - B1 - C0 - NPStudent Name Speech Grade DELIVERYEnthusiastic. Looks at the audience, loud enough, good movement Somewhat enthusiastic, loud most of the time, looks at the class most of the time Not looking at the class, needs more excitement, is too stiff or has awkward movements Absent No speech to deliver for more than one week PreparationReady to present on the due date, speech shows practice Ready to present on the due date but needs more practice Not ready on the due date and needs more practice Absent No speech to deliver for more than one week. OrganizationOrganized with lots of examples A very interesting topic Organized Needs more examples Interesting topic Not organized Needs more examples Needs a more interesting topic Absent No speech to deliver for more than one week. ContentFollowed directions for the assignment Did not follow some of the directions for the assignment Missing major parts of the assignment Absent No speech to deliver for more than one week.

12.  Choose a topic  That you know about  That you are interested in  About an experience that you had  That you have a skill for  Narrow your topic to one idea  Gather your information  Prepare visuals

13.  Attention getting opener  Preview  Body  Summary  Concluding remarks

14.  What: Engagement ring  Age: 28 years  Place: Delaware  How: My husband gave it to me at the airport  Why: We fell in love and wanted to get married  Size: Small and looks like the one my mother wore  Shape: Square  Made of: Small diamond – all we could afford  Special meaning: It is our commitment to each other

15.  28 years ago, I fell in love with my husband. It was such a special feeling and each time I look at my diamond ring, I remember the night he asked, “Will you marry me?”

16.  Joe and I professed our love – summer  Studying cultural dance in Mexico for 8 weeks  Asked my father to pick me up at the airport  Wore the dance skirts, shoes and sombrero home  Joe asked my dad if he could pick me up  Went through customs and looked around for my dad  Saw Joe – embarrassed by my dress  Loaded car with my suitcases  Joe handed me a white rose  Smelled it several times  So nervous – finally looked in the rose and saw my ring  Was so happy and excited  Went to tell my parents and his mom

17.  Wedding rings = circle of life and love  Many years later and 2 adult children  Still look at the ring and think of circle that we are still going around  Conclusion: Ring is an object but the meaning keeps the marriage going around and around

18.  1/13 Giving a speech  1/20 Prepare “Meaningful Object” speech  1/27 Give “Meaningful Object” speech  2/3 Giving a speech with a partner  2/10 Prepare partner “Persuasive” speech  2/17 Give Persuasive speech  2/24 Preparing a solo presentation  3/3 Preparing an “Informative Presentation”  3/10 Give “Informative Presentation”  3/17Spring Break – No Class  3/24 Giving a group problem presentation  3/31 Group Presentations  4/7 Group Presentations  4/14Group Presentations