analyse speech features > queen Elizabeth

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

What have we done so far?

1. what constitutes a good speech?

2. discussed a number of speech elements (also check speech syllabus)

3. in class: watched and analysed a number of famous speeches (Queen Victoria, John F Kennedy, Oprah Winfrey, Kamala Harris)

4. TedTalk, 4 inspirational speeches and 7 elements/tips on speaking in front of an audience

5. done the 2T > mock speech

questions?

Transfer your idea

Example: Haley van Dyck > audience starts to sync with her brainwave patterns => one idea > 'teleported'

Idea => helps audience navigate the world

Four guidelines:

1. one major idea/topic

2. a reason to care

3. use audience's existing knowledgde/experiences

4. ideas worth spreading?

Questions?

1. Emma Watson:

credible speaker > when

  at...

2. Denzel Washington: 

repetition > if it were easy, there'd be no..

3. Steve Jobs: carpe diem

It means...

4. Nelson Mandela: sports > break down racial barriers > 

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7 great presentation skills > questions?

1. know your audience

2. structure to build on ideas > coherence

(3. visuals)

4. repetitions, structure, remember key points

5. story to tell (anecdote, examples)

...logos, pathos, ethos...

6. relatability, authenticity > enthusiasm

7. practice > (here: re-read text, check assign.: do you HEAR yourself speak? [STAGE DIRECTIONS])

Today: 

analyse another speech 

answer questions 

00:31

What language feature does the Queen use here?

01:28

why does the Queen
talk about 'we'?

01:53

Did you notice the rule of 3?

1. the attributes of self-discipline

2. of quiet good-humoured resolve

3. and of fellow-feeling

04:21

Did you spot examples of the tricolon/rule of 3? If so, which ones?

04:21

2.32:

people coming together to help others,

* delivering food parcels and medicines,

*checking on neigbours

*or converting businesses to help the relief effort

2.54:

an opportunity to:

slow down, pause and reflect in prayer and meditation

4.08:

*we will be with our friends again

*we will be with our families again

*we will meet again

04:21

What is the relevance of the phrase
' we will meet again'?

1. The Queen really wants to meet you :)
2. it was a popular song during WW I
3. it was a popular song during WWII
4. The Queen believes in life after death

What was the highlight
of this lesson today?