Public Speaking 101

Public Speaking 101

Students will be able to identify key elements of effective public speaking while also developing strategies to manage speech anxiety and deliver presentations with confidence in a variety of settings, along with building foundational lifelong skills for real world applications.

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Baby Steps to Writing a Speech that you are Proud of!

Body Language Comparison

Analyzing Speech Examples

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Speech Anxiety

Make a Plan

Body Language and Posture Example

Reducing Speech Anxiety

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Review

Writing the Speech

Be proud of your Accomplishment

Gradual Progression of Practice

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Data

Speaking

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Breathing Science

Gestures

Posture

You can do this!

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Where to Start?

Make a Plan

Set Goals:

• My speech should be written two weeks before it's due.
• I'm going to practice my speech on Mondays, Wednesdays, and twice on the weekends.
• The morning of my speech, I'm going to bring a healthy snack.

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Process of Writing the Speech

• Pick a topic that is meaningful to you
• Gather content from multiple sources
• Have at least 5 paragraphs worth of information

• Use a notecard with a few keywords for each section
• Optional - Color code keywords to differentiate the sections

Example: Topic: Career in the STEM Field that you think is important

• Introduction: What is the career?
• Body: How does it apply to STEM?
• Body: What are the real world applications?
• Body: How does this affect your life?
• Outro: Summarize + end with a call to action.

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Body Language is the process of communicating nonverbally through conscious or unconscious gestures and movements.

What non-verbal language do you think matters the most when giving a speech? Talk to the person next to you.

Partner Work

Posture Gestures Confidence

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of communication is conveyed through body language

What is Posture?

Your posture is the natural way you hold your body. It's the position your body's in while you're sitting and moving. Your musculoskeletal system maintains your posture. Muscles, ligaments, and tendons work with joints throughout your body to control your position at all times.

Body Language

Boring Insecure Unsure Low Energy

Engaging Confident Convincing Positive Energy

Body Language and Posture

Speaking

Pay attention to how quickly or slowly you are speaking. Effective speakers talk at a pace that makes it easy for the audience to understand what they’re saying.

Speed

Pay attention to how loud or soft you are speaking. Effective speakers talk at a volume that makes it easy for the audience to hear what they’re saying but avoid shouting or whispering.

Volume

Pay attention to what words you are emphasizing when you speak. Effective speakers draw attention to important words and phrases, which makes your speech more interesting and compelling!

Emphasis

Pay attention to when you are taking a break to pause. Effective speakers take time to collect their thoughts and leave room for moments of quiet.

Pausing

Gestures

Breathing Science

Reducing Speech Anxiety

Posture Exercises

Breathing Exercises

Mini Speeches

(Building Experience)

There's no magic wand to help reduce speech anxiety, however you have control over your choices.

• Practice. If you know the content inside and out, that will help boost your confidence and reduce your stress and anxiety.

Gradual Progression of Practice

Read your speech to the perfect listening audience: yourself in the mirror, your stuffies, your dog, etc.

Soft Start

Read your speech to people who love and support you: your friends, your family, a trusted teacher, etc.

Minimal Distractions

Add in quiet distractions while you practice your speech: play music or the tv quietly, have your siblings play quietly in the background, etc.

Medium Distractions

Practice being unfazed by extreme distractions, if you can focus on your speech in a loud park for example, you'll be able to do it in a quiet classroom no problem.

Chaotic Distractions

Let's watch this example of public speaking!

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Let's watch it again and analyze what happened.

What else did you notice about Sokka's speech?

Sokka vs. Hakoda

• Body Language
• Posture
• Speed
• Volume
• Emphasis
• Pausing or Breathing
• Gestures
• Experience
• Overall Emotions

What about Hakoda's, his dad's, speech?

Review

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Practice your speech.Focus on posture, body language, and speaking techniques.

Write your Speech

Give your speech. Celebrate afterwards!

Make a Plan

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Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve ever done before.

Bonnie Blair

Celebrate your win! Be proud of your accomplishment!

I'm here for you!

You can do this!

You have a whole school full of people who are happy to help you; all you have to do is ask!