Senior Speech Unit
Why?
 Because
how you speak makes a
difference in how people
perceive you.
 Watch
examples (youtube)
Youtube Clips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROlUB99IJRs
Ozzy- Speak clearly
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx32WDH-0Vk
Practice your speech GWB
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww&feature=rel
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Try not to be nervous and don't ramble
Miss Teen
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOUuKQlGdEs
Don't make-up words GWB strategery
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Types of Speeches
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Persuasive
Informational
How
To/Demonstration
Book reports
Timeline
Lectures
Acceptance
Most interesting
thing
 Impromptu
 Farewell
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Statistics
Adults spend…
 42% of their time
listening
 32% talking
 15% reading
 11% writing
College students in the
classroom spend…
 53%
of their time
listening to professors
and classmates.
Why?
 Our
ability to retain or
remember what we hear is
limited
 Immediately after
listening to a speech or
teacher talk, we can only
recall half of what was
said
 After
several days, we
only remember about
25% of what was
said…if we are lucky
 Most people will forget
everything that was said
(this is why you should
take notes)
Concentration Span=
A
student’s age + one
minute
So…
 Instead
of listening
most of the time, you
will be taking an active
role during this unit.
 How?
 By giving speeches
Summarize
 List
three details about
what we just covered
Great Male Public Speakers
 John
F. Kennedy
 Martin Luther King
 Bill Clinton
John F. Kennedy
“Ask not what
your country
can do for
you, but what
you can do
for your
country.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
“I have a
dream…”
Famous Female Public
Speakers
 Hillary
Clinton
 Susan B. Anthony
 Eleanor Roosevelt
 Maya Angelou
Why were they great?
 Enunciation
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 Motivated and Inspired people
 Captivated people
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Parts of a Speech
 Introduction
-Introduce your topic and state your
purpose
 Body
-The main part of your speech,
details
 Conclusion
-Re-cap your purpose
Speech Suggestions from a
Professional
 Put
your notes on index
cards and number them.
Why?
 If you feel more
comfortable using paper,
write your speech in a
notebook so if you drop it
everything doesn’t fall out.
 Leave
space between
your headings. This
helps you stay focused
on the points in your
speech.
 Consider using a
highlighter for key
points.
 Use only one side of the
paper or card. Why?
How to Control Your Nerves
 Prepare!
Prepare!
Prepare!
 Focus on your message,
not yourself
 Take several deep
breaths before you start
 Realize that you are your
own worst critic
Things to Remember
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Avoid slang, um, and uh
Try not to twirl your hair or dance with
the podium
No gum
Don’t mumble
Don’t read your speech to the podium
Practice your speech more than once
Speak loudly
Stand up straight at the podium, no
hands in your pockets
Speech Etiquette
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If a classmate is giving a speech and you
are in the hall, wait outside the door until
the speech is finished.
Never yell things out to the person who is
delivering a speech
Do not talk to a friend while someone is
delivering a speech
Do not work on an assignment while
someone is delivering a speech
Enter the classroom dressed for your
speech and ready to go.
Remember…
 If
for any reason class is
cancelled and you were
scheduled for a speech that day,
you will present the following
day.
 If you are absent on your
scheduled day, you must be
ready on the day of your return.
On the
Spot/Impromptu/Unprepared
Speech
Examples:
Tell us about your summer plans.
If you were an animal what would you be
and why?
Tell us about your favorite holiday.
How do you make a pizza?
Today each student will do an
Impromptu Speech
(Topics are in a hat)
Focus on:
1. Introduction, Body and
Conclusion
2. Eye contact
3. Voice
30 seconds
Farewell Speech
Your last goodbye to high school.
Future plans, high school memories,
special thanks, shout outs.
Choose a group you are leaving,
memories of the time spent with the
group, thank you to the group.
Complete the outline for this speech.
What do I wear for this
speech?
 Wear
what you wore for your Graduation
Project presentation:
“Professional Attire: suits, dresses,
skirts, ties, proper shoes, dress shirt,
dress pants.”
Remember: Your outfit must be complete when
you enter the room. Please do not ask to go get
changed before your speech.
•Turn
in your completed outline
before you do your speech.
•5 minutes
•Eye contact
•Posture
•Voice
•Dress
Gale Sayers Article Questions
1. When did Sayers deliver his
most memorable speech?
2. How many times a year does
Sayers deliver a speech?
3. His great football career is over.
What is his current career?
4. While in college what did Sayers
realize about being an athlete?
5. What happened during
his first speech?
6. List three suggestions he
gives to college students.
7. What does he look for in
a speech when sitting in an
audience?
8. Sayers was a member of
which team?
Sarah Brady Article Questions
1. Who is Jim Brady?
2. What happened to him in
1981?
3. Why is Sarah Brady one of
the one hundred most
powerful women in
Washington?
4. Who did Sarah address in
support of the Brady Bill and
why?
5. What was her most
effective visual aid during
her speech?
6. What was the ultimate
purpose of her speech?
7. Her message was a
message to ________.
Read Pages 10-15 in
Basic Speech
Experiences
green book
Demonstration/How To
Speeches
 The
speech should be at least 23 minutes.
 Be sure to practice your speech.
 Follow the speech outline:
Introduction, body and
conclusion.
 Your visual aid is what you are
showing us.
Demonstration/How To Speech
The purpose of this speech is to inform
your audience and show them how to
do something.
 Examples:
Sign for the deaf, make a pizza, swing
a golf club, make brownies, shoot a foul
shot lay-up three pointer, install an
electrical outlet, set a formal dinner
table, change a tire, wrap a gift
professionally, sew on a button, make
origami, make a cake, cut hair, change
a guitar string, tune a guitar,
skateboard, fly fish, uni-cycle, put on
make-up, grilled cheese, peanut butter
and jelly, and decorate a cake.
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Do not plan on using anything from the
Home Ec room
 If you need to take the class outside,
use the gym, LGIA or auditorium, let me
know two days in advance
 If you are cooking, be sure to bring
plates, utensils and napkins
 Do not mix the batter in class…just show
us what you would do to make the food
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Demonstration Speeches
Demonstration/How To Speech
Focus on:
Organization
Eye contact
Voice
2-3 minutes
Persuasive Speeches
There are two overall goals of
persuasion:
1. To address attitudes
2. Move an audience to action
What is a persuasive speech?
A persuasive speech delivers messages
to people in order to alter, strengthen,
or maintain attitudes, beliefs, values,
or behaviors.
Persuasive Aims
When you want your audience to start doing
something, your goal is to urge the audience
to adopt a key idea or plan.
Example-A spokesperson for the American
Cancer Society would say...
“I urge every woman over the age of 40 to get
a regular checkup.”
She is persuading women to do this.
More Persuasive Aims:
If your audience is already
doing the thing you want
them to do, you urge
continuance.
“I urge all of you to continue
to be smoke free for the rest
of your life.”
More Persuasive Aims:
You attempt to persuade your
listeners to stop doing
something.
“I can tell by looking around
the room that many people
spend hours sitting in the sun.
There is a direct connection
between exposure to the sun
and skin cancer.”
Even More Persuasive Aims:
You want to convince an
audience not to start
something.
“We have found that exposure
to asbestos can cause cancer.
If you have flaking asbestos
insulation in your home, don’t
remove it yourself.”
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THE TOPIC FINDERS: FIVE QUESTIONS YOU
ANSWER
1. WHAT DO YOU ENJOY DOING IN YOUR SPARE
TIME?
2. WHAT UNUSUAL OR UNIQUE EXPERIENCES
HAVE YOU HAD?
3. WHAT SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OR EXPERTISE
DO YOU HAVE?
4. WHAT STRONG OPINIONS AND BELIEFS DO
YOU HOLD?
5. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE
ABOUT?
Persuasive Speech Guidelines
 Must be at least 2 minutes.
 Use at least one visual aid.
 Make eye contact
 Speak loudly
 Do not sway, dance, or pass
out
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 Do not say “like”, “um”, “you
know”.
 Turn in your outline handout and
cards after your speech.
Concentrate on...
 Eye
contact (speak to your
audience…not the floor or
podium)
 Speaking loudly
 Relaxing in front of the
class
1. First...
 Make a poster all about you
 Include 4-6 pictures on your
timeline poster
 You can also cut pictures out of
magazines that are all about you
 BE CREATIVE!
 This poster counts as one visual
aid
2. Second…
 Prepare a speech all about you,
using your poster
 2-3 minute speech
 Give detail about things you
include in your speech
You
must include...
 Full name
 When and where born
 Brothers and sisters
 Elementary school memories
 Favorite toy and why
 Middle school memories (field
trips,
teachers, friends, sports)
 Where do you see yourself in one
year, five years, and 20 years.
You may include in your
speech...
 Embarrassing
moments
 Favorite holiday or holiday
memory
 Hobbies
 Memorable success, award, or
achievement
 Hair styles
Bring in...
At least three Visual Aides
 Timeline poster (counts as one)
 Provide your own poster board
 Trophies, certificates, ribbons,
toys, drivers permit, etc.
Anything to show your audience.
Bad public speakers…youtube
Ozzy Osbourne
 GWB
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Note:
 Memorized tongue twister
 Memorized nursery rhyme
 Read a children’s story
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