Final Oral Presentation!

Remember that you have your final speech, Ladies Choice, on December 2nd.

Parents and friends are invited to attend!!

Please make sure that you have your outline ready.

Your speech should be a minumum of 7 minutes long.

If you have not done so, please email your speech topic to me at jamleah@yahoo.com.

Can't wait to hear you all!

Maid Of Honor Speech

This speech should sing the praises of one of the most important people in your life.

Visual aids are not required, but keep in mind that your audience is going to be curious about who you are talking about.

You do not need to site any sources.

Make this speech from your heart, but do not let it lack organization.

Tell us who your friend is, what makes he/she special, how they have played a part in your life, and why you want them to continue to be in your life.

Your time should be 5 minutes.

This speech is due October 28th.

Could I pursuade you?

Choose a topic that has two sides.

Develop your stance for it or against it.

Support it with at least one source per viewpoint... have one source that supports for it and one source that supports against it.

You will be graded on:

-How clearly you present your viewpoint.
-Your outline.
-You sources.
-Time: 5-7 minutes

Be thorough. And be well informed. Don't pick a topic that seems too expansive, and if you do, maybe focus on one element of it.

This speech will be due October 14th.

Speech # 3: Demonstration

Choose a topic that you are interested in that is 'teachable.'

Just like I chose one of my hobbies that was easy to demonstrate (making bows), try to do the same thing.

If your hobby or interest is not easily demonstrated, think of ways you can illustrate it without taking up all of your time. Take pictures of steps... bring in a finished product.

You will be graded on:

- Your outline
- Your ability to easily explain your steps
- How well you demonstrate
- Time: 5 minutes

THIS SPEECH WILL BE GIVEN ON SEPTEMBER 30TH.

Assignment #2

The Reader's Digest Speech

The purpose of this speech is to reduce a cumbersome amount of information to a useable body of data, then organize that data into a presentation that is meaningful to an audience.

You should pick a controversial issue (that is, one on which more than one reasonable person can disagree) and present the views of three to five experts on the subject. Choose a topic that is relevant to you and your views. Something that means something to you.

Here are some ideas for topics:

How to Handle Natural Disasters such as Hurricanes
Women in Politics
Celebrities as Role Models
Professional Athletes Payscale: Men v. Women

The views can be organized using a wide variety of means, but they should not merely be organized one expert at a time.

You will be graded on:

-your organization
-your clarity of presentation
-the completeness of the criteria and how you organize it to support your claims
-time

Visual aids are allowed but not assigned.
The time limit is 5 minutes.

THIS SPEECH WILL BE GIVEN September 16th.

Assignment #1

My Best Moment(s):

Due September 2, 2008.

The first purpose of the "My Best Moment" speech is to demonstrate your comprehension of the basic tools of public speaking. How well you state your points, support them, and convey them.

To that end, your first assignment is to deliver a speech that will focus on YOU!
Decide on the moment in your life which best exemplifies who you are or wish to be, then use the "moment" as evidence to support that claim.
Don't just tell a story. Make a claim, then use the story to support it.

The second purpose is to give you an evaluation dry run. I will give you a grade and critique your speech.

Your grade will be based on:

* How clear the parts of your argument are.
* How well they fit together.
* Whether you support your claims with evidence (although not the quality of that evidence).
* Time (2-3 minutes).