Public Speaking 101

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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.

Public Speaking 101

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Review

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Gradual Progression of Practice

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Analyzing Speech Examples

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Posture

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Gestures

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Be proud of your Accomplishment

Breathing Science

Speaking

Data

Writing the Speech

Body Language and Posture Example

Reducing Speech Anxiety

Speech Anxiety

Body Language Comparison

Make a Plan

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

Where to Start?

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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Make a Plan

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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.

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

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Partner Work

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

Posture Gestures Confidence

Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic.

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

of communication is conveyed through body language

55%

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.

What is Posture?

Body Language

Engaging Confident Convincing Positive Energy

Boring Insecure Unsure Low Energy

Body Language and Posture

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.

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!

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.

Pausing

Emphasis

Volume

Speed

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.

Speaking

Gestures

Breathing Science

(Building Experience)

Mini Speeches

Posture Exercises

Breathing Exercises

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.

Reducing Speech Anxiety

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.

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

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

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

Minimal Distractions

Chaotic Distractions

Medium Distractions

Soft Start

Gradual Progression of Practice

Let's watch this example of public speaking!

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

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

Let's watch it again and analyze what happened.

Step 4

Give your speech. Celebrate afterwards!

Step 3

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

Write your Speech

Make a Plan

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