Speaking Tips

IES PEDRO JIMÉNEZ MONTOYA

STEPS TO SUCCESS: PUBLIC SPEAKING

TIPS ON PUBLIC SPEAKING

Step 1 Planning and Preparation Prepare! Prepare! Prepare!,

because preparation is everything. Before you start, ask yourself these

questions: Why? (objective), Who? (audience), Where? , When and how long? How? (method) and What? (content) Then, brainstorm your ideas

And do some research

After that, select important

information and summarize it

TIP: Put it in your own words and don’t forget to write down source Step 2 Structure A good presentation has a clear structure, like a good book or film. A beginning

A short introduction

Welcome your audience Introduce your subject and explain the structure

A middle Body Present the subject

An end Short conclusion

Summarise your presentation, thank and invite questions

Tip: an outline will help you remember Step 3 Visual aids (photos, images, tables, etc)

“A picture is worth 1,000 words” Golden rule: use one image to give one message

Step 4 Signposting When you read a book, you know where you are (the chapter, the page, the section,..) but when you give a presentation, your audience does not know where they are- UNLESS you tell them Here are just a few useful expressions

Function Language Introducing the subject

Let’s begin by First, …

Starting one topic Now, we’ll move on to Next Let’s look now at

Giving an example For example A good example of this is

Summarising and concluding

In conclusion, Let’s summarise

Ordering First, … second Firstly, then, next, after that, finally

Step 5 Delivery While speaking,

make sure your audience can hear you clearly. Remember

use a loud and clear voice speak naturally make eye contact vary pitch and tone

use appropriate words and grammar

My presentation is about … First, I’d like to talk about .. Second, …

This picture/slide/photo shows

That’s the end of my presentation. Thank you for listening. Have you got any questions?



Whether we like it or not, public speaking it seems, is an inescapable part of the everyday, so remember. . .

Do’s

Be organized! Breathe Speak clearly Make eye contact Practise your presentation with a partner or in front of a mirror

Remember to thank your audience

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Don’ts

X Don’t read your

presentation Don’t panic Don’t look at the floor or

the walls Don’t make nervous

gestures with your hands Don’t keep saying umm,

well, etc. Don’t get lost in numbers

or facts __________________ _____________________

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Assessment criteria

1. Organization

2. Content knowledge

3. Visuals

4. Language

5. Delivery



Assessment criteria

Criteria 1 Fail 2 Poor 3 Acceptable 4 Good Points

Organization

Audience cannot understand presentation

because there is no sequence of

information.

Audience has difficulty following

presentation because student jumps around.

Student presents

information in logical

sequence which audience

can follow.

Student presents information in

logical, interesting

sequence which audience can

follow.

Content Knowledge

Student does not have grasp of information;

student cannot answer questions

about subject.

Student is uncomfortable with information and is

able to answer only rudimentary

questions.

Student is at ease with

content, but fails to

elaborate.

Student demonstrates full knowledge

(more than required)with

explanations and elaboration.

Visuals Student used no visuals.

Student occasional used visuals that

rarely support text and presentation.

Visuals related to text and

presentation.

Student used visuals to

reinforce screen text and

presentation.

Language Mechanics

Student's presentation had

four or more spelling errors

and/or grammatical

errors.

Presentation had three misspellings

and/or grammatical

errors.

Presentation has no more

than two misspellings

and/or grammatical

errors.

Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical

errors.

Delivery

Student mumbles, incorrectly pronounces terms, and speaks too quietly for

students in the back of class to

hear.

Student incorrectly pronounces terms. Audience members

have difficulty hearing

presentation.

Student's voice is clear. Student

pronounces most words correctly.

Student used a clear voice and correct, precise pronunciation of

terms.

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Source: http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/

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