Lecture on
Extempore English Speaking
Mahbuba Farjana, BA (Hons) in English, MA in English Lit. (DU)
Deputy Secretary
DPD Guchhogram (CVRP), Ministry of Land
Lecture outline
What does extempore mean?
Structuring your speech with ‘3Ts’
Structuring your speech
Sticking to ‘4 Points’
Make an outline of an extempore speech
Identify your strongest emotional
response to the topic
Tips for giving a good extempore speech
Extempore English Speaking
What does extempore mean?
With little or no preparation or forethought.
Without prior preparation.
Extempore speaking is the term used for a non
formally prepared speech.
Giving an Extempore Lecture or Talk
Structuring your speech with ‘3Ts’
(a) ‘T’ elling the audience what you are going to tell
them
(b) ‘T’ elling them (what you want to tell them)
(c) ‘T’ elling them what you told them
An outline of an extempore talk
: Sticking 4 points
 Preamble: Formal salutations and greetings
 Introduction :Topic
 Issue:
Speaker’s motive…
Supportive points…
 Conclusion:…
Recommendations and limitations…
Giving an Extempore Lecture or Talk
Structuring your speech
Sticking to ‘4 Points’
One of the biggest mistakes speakers make is
trying to say too much. A speech is a golden
opportunity, so you want to say all you can.
The problem is, the more points you make, the less
likely the audience is to remember what you say.
Structuring speech
It’s much better to limit yourself to
four points and hammer them home.
 Ideally, the first two or three points
should add up to your last point.
Tips for giving a good extempore speech
 Prepare ahead of time by reading a lot about
current events.
 Stick to the topic.
 The more you keep to the actual topic the more
impressive you will be.
 Mind Mapping : For an extemporaneous speech
it's best not to write the whole speech out.
Immediately identify your strongest
emotional response to the topic &
try to build on that.
 Ask yourself how the topic directly
affects you, then those around you,
then the world as a whole.
 The emotion will help set the tone.
Tips for giving a good extempore speech
 Treat it like an essay.
 Have an opening paragraph.
 Try to have something pithy as your first line to
get the attention of audience.
 Conclude by summarizing the topic .
 If you can, coming up with something punchy to
finish off with.
 Practice a lot.
List
1.Introduce yourself.
2. Describe your hometown. What is special about it?
3. Compare your hometown with another town.
4. Describe your country’s education system. What is your
attitude toward this system? Do you think it’s effective?
5. Describe the organization you work for.
Where is it? What does it do? What is
your job function?
6. Describe the process of taking a job in
your country.
7. Compare the role of men and women
in your country.
8. What is Brain drain? What are the
causes and effects of it?
List
9. Describe a traditional instrument in your
country.
10. Describe an important festival of our
country. When is it? What do people do
then?
11. Describe the ethnic mix in your country.
12. Describe a traditional food of our
country.
List
13. Talk about mass media. Newspapers and their
attractions for you.
14. Describe a traditional game.
15. Why do people play games?
16. What is your greatest wish/ one of your
wishes?
17. What don’t you know about your future?
18. Describe your best holiday, party,
event in your life. When was it, where
and why?
19. Talk about the best present you have
ever had in your life. When, why and
who gave it to you?
20. In what occasions do people give
presents in your country?
List
21. Why always women cook and men do not
in your country? Which is a better cook, a man
or a woman?
22. Compare your time with your parents.
What is the same and what has changed since
then?
23. How has traveling changed since 100 years
ago?
 National Education
 What are your countries aims for education
 What is the importance of extra-curricular
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activities
Styles of Teaching
Describe different styles of teaching
What is your preferred method of learning?
Should learners be grouped by ability?
Thank You