Explanations for this Demo
 Demo or Real?
 Student background
 This lecture will be given during the fifth or
sixth week in a semeter.
 It is usually the first classroom speech of
this course.
Giving an Introductory Speech
Teaching Objectives
Definition of Introductory Speech
Tips for Giving an Introductory
Speech
Rehearsal Activities
Zhou hongbing
Teaching Objectives
 To be aware of the importance of Introductory
Speech
 To know some skills of giving an Introductory
Speech
 To successfully deliver an Introductory Speech
Definition of Introductory Speech
 the Definition of Introductory Speech
Introduce a person’s name, hobby?
Introduce a country?
Introduce a place?
Introduce a product?
Definition of Introductory Speech
 Let's appreciate two examples
 Are they introductory speeches?
Tips for Giving an Introductory Speech
 How to give an introductory speech wonderfully?
Tips for Giving an Introductory Speech
Brief ?
Accurate?
Interesting?
My answer is (my own interpretation)
Clean -- pronunication
Clear -- ideas
Emotional
Practice makes perfect. Lose your face. Just "丢 "it.
Tips for Giving an Introductory Speech
 Tips for Speech of Introduction
 Be brief
 Make sure your remarks accurate
 Try to create a sense of anticipation and drama
 Be confident & Think positively
 Fully preparation
" A good speaker is fully prepred; a bad speaker is
never prepared; a best speaker is half prepared. "
Tips for Giving an Introductory Speech
 Tips for Speech of Introduction
 Make full use of the delivery skills:
Vocal -- “说的要比唱得好”
Body -- “此时无声胜有声”
Speak extemporaneously (if necessary, prepare a set
of notes)
 Be aware of your speaking time
If all those are ready, all you need is a chance.
Practice activity 1
Directions:
Activity
Now, please find a partner in the classroom quickly. The
speaker writes a person’s name on the paper(make sure you
both know this person), then cover it. The speaker will offer
some useful information about the person for his or her
partner to guess who the person is. If the partner can’t get
the correct answer within 1 minute, the speaker will be the
loser. After one round, change your roles.
Samples
He was born on August 22, 1904, in
the province of Sichuan.
In the summer of 1920, he graduated
from the Chongqing Preparatory
School and went to France for
further study.
In October 1934, when the Central
Red Army was forced to begin the
Long March, he took the post of
chief secretary of the Central
Committee.
His famous saying is “No matter it is a
white cat or a black cat, a cat that can
catch rats is a good one.”
Deng
Xiaoping
Great leader
Lead China
into a new
historical
period.
Practice activity 2
Shall we try something
challenging?
Zhou hongbing
Who Am I? - Describing other people
Directions: The speaker who is chosen for this
game is the person whose name is on the screen.
And the speaker will have ten opportunities to
ask his or her classmates ten yes-or-no questions.
The speaker will just get yes-or-no response.
After asking ten questions, the speaker will make
an introductory speech about the person who he
or she is describing, and speak out the name.
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Game Time
Who Am I? -Describing other people
For example:
• I am an American, a male in my 50s.
• T some extent, I am the most powerful man in
the US.
• I am a graduate of Columbia University and
Harvard Law School.
• I care for the well being of all American
citizens.
• Who am I?
Who is he?
• He is a handsome Chinese
vagabond(流浪汉) walking like a
model, and wearing a rag-tag but
well co-ordinated overcoat on top
of a leather jacket. His eyes peer
into the middle distance, in what
one fan described as "a deep and
penetrating way".
• He is around 35 years old, and
always has a cigarette between his
fingers. He is regarded as a
fashion icon.
Brother Sharp
3/11/2016
Who Am I? - Describing other people
Here we
go!
1. Li Na 李娜
2. Jay Chou 周杰伦
3. Zhao Wei 赵薇
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Giving an Introductary Speech
Teaching Objectives
Definition of Introductory Speech
Tips for Giving an Introductory
Speech
Rehearsal Activities
Zhou hongbing
Hubei University Zhou hongbing