PUBLIC SPEAKING

What should you think about?

Rules & Regulation

 Theme: “Future”  Speech is in English!

 Length: 4 minutes; 30 second leeway  Answering of 3 questions  Have a clear purpose (persuade, inform, entertain)  Not allowed to read speech from paper  May be provoking – not never offensive  Do not overdress  Do make it overdramatic – it’s not theatre

 No discussion possible about the judges’ decision  No. 1 of school continues to regional round Jan/Feb  No. 1 + 2 of regional continue to final Jan/Feb/Mar  Final takes place in Amersfoort on 11 April 2012  Prizes for winners (€100) and runners-up

Assessed on:

National criteria

       Content Structure Clarity Use of English Originality Contact with the audience Handling of questions

Class criteria

       General appearance, poise (calm/self-controlled), posture Material selection  coherence/ unit, appropriate Voice  volume, fluency, control Content Use of language Appropriate gestures & eye contact Response to questions

The 3 part structure

Introduction: catching the audience’s interest

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Introduce yourself

Name, from which school, etc.

Title An opening sentence

Start with a question, startling fact/statistic, quotation, anecdote, reference to current event.

A preview of your speech

State topic of speech, indicate the structure of main points

Body

Body: Presenting your information

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Present information as presented in introduction

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Use signposting (linking words) – where are you?

By incorporating transition and summarising phrases /sentences you give cohesion (united) to your speech  You can include internal summaries: - To remind the audience of your point(s) made - To signal that you have concluded one part & are moving on to the next.

BUT - don’t over do it!!

Conclusion/Summary

Conclusion: getting across your most important point(s)

 10% of overall length  Expressing your purpose (to ‘buy’ your position, theory)  No new information; but end with something of similar means (like in the introduction)  Make it memorable – not: “Well that’s it really!”  When you are done: Smile and say thank you

Examples of linking words

These 2 links will help you with a range of different Linking Words which you should use in your speech. WHY? They create cohesion and illustrate how the parts of the speech relate/link to each other.

 We also call these words Signpost Words: firstly – secondly – thirdly – lastly; first of all – then – next – last (to show order of your speech).

OTHERS WORDS/PRASES; we’ve looked at, let me now turn to, on the other hand, now let’s consider, if you think that’s shocking, similarly, and yet, altogether, at present, for example, finally, in conclusion, to sum up, to finish up, etc.

 http://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/lsu/content/4_WritingSkills/writing_pdf/Linking%20wor ds%20and%20phrases.pdf

(first page only)  http://www.ssdd.uce.ac.uk/learner/writingguides/1.33.htm