WEEK 3 LESSON 1

• Engels
• Voortgezet speciaal onderwijs
• Leerroute 3

Get your book out and read 

Goal for today

Learn how to use your body language to give a good speech. 

Read the following

Public speaking has been used as a vital means of communication throughout history. We all know gifted speakers like Winston Churchill and Martin Luther King, whose speeches - for example, "We shall fight on the beaches" (1940) and "I have a dream" (1963) -  are still widely read and analysed today.  Each generation has its gifted and famous speakers but did you know that  you can perform one yourself as well? A public speech is nothing else but a public way of expressing your views  to an audience. You see them all around you -  you can hardly turn on the evening news without seeing and hearing a public speech being performed by, for example, young activists like Greta Thunberg or Malala Yousafzai or by politicians like Kamala Harris (Democratic vice presidential nominee for the 2020 presidential election), Donald Trump or  Ursula von der Leyen (president of the European Commission).  Even if you think you will not be in a profession where you perform a public speech, still it is a perfect  way to prepare yourself for future presentations, argumentative essays and conversations or debates in which you want to express your views supported by good arguments.

So, the speech......?

How long is it?

What's the theme?

Which 3 parts does it need?

The grade is divided into 2 parts - which 2?

When do we start giving the speeches?

Who will give you feedback?

Any questions about the speech??

50% content

50% - presentation

Make a mindmap about public speaking - according to you, what makes a good speech, what makes a good performance? (those are two separate things

What do you think makes a good speech?

Your turn

Work in groups of 3/4

Practice giving a part of your speech using the body language tips you've heard today.

Who would like to show the class?? 

Have we met the goal?
Give examples of positive body language that you can use when giving your speech

Time over?

Check over your speech again.

This year

Imagine that ...

Planning

Monday 8 November: information + getting started

Monday 22 November: 2nd hour only work on speech 

Thursday 25 November: 2nd hour only work on speech 

> Monday 29 November: speeches

Speeches

29.11 hour 1       Ernesto, Puck, Brandon, Nik, Sinem

2.12 hour 1         Burak, Stas, Zayd, Kiranpreet, Samar, Bastan

6.12 hour 1             Olivier, Kyan, Noor, Faeezah, Kira, Adelcia

9.12 hour 1              Dayyaan, Sara, Eesha, Kai, Cynthia, Ishita

13.12 hour 1                      Lily, Noa, Simon, Alexandra

Did you miss your speech? 

No valid reason = 1.0 

Valid reason -> expected to do it the next lesson 

Communicate!

Plan of action

1. Choose a topic. Brainstorm and decide on something. Run it by me before testweek.
2. What will you say? This is your content.
3. What will the audience be like?
   
4. How will you begin? What is your hook for their attention?
   
5. What will come first, what is your thesis going to be?
6. What will you talk about next?  What arguments will you give? What evidence will you use?
7. How will you end it?
   
8. What body language or gestures might you use?
   
9. What might you be asked? 
10. What’s the worst case scenario and how can you control that and make it the best case scenario?
    
11. Will you use props?
    

You can use the portfolio from last year if you want. 

Nervous? This is what you can do

• Acquire experience - become accustomed to speaking in public. Apart from performing public speeches you can already prepare yourself by getting accustomed to speaking up in class for example.
• Prepare, prepare, prepare - choose a topic you are passionate about and prepare it well
• Think positively 
• Realise that most nervousness is not visible
• Don't expect perfection
• Make sure you get a good night's sleep the day before the speech
• Take slow, deep breaths before you start to speak
• Work hard on your introduction - research has shown that a speaker's anxiety level beings to drop significantly after the introduction 
• Make eye contact with members of your audience. 
• Concentrate on communicating with the audience rather than on worrying about your message and stage fright.
• Use visual aids to draw the attention away from you rom time to time. 
• Always bring prompt cards

Imagine that....