A Awareness of how students speak hint not

A Awareness of how students speak (hint: not well)

B Belief that all students can be better speakers

C Consistency of language and expectations. Commitment to improving oral communication

D There is no D. But I didn’t buy rights allowing me to distribute pictures so I had to remove images. Use Google Images to find pictures.

Speaking and Listening: Flexible communication and collaboration Including but not limited to skills necessary formal presentations, the Speaking and Listening standards require students to develop a range of broadly useful oral communication and interpersonal skills. Students must learn to work together, express and listen carefully to ideas, integrate information from oral, visual, quantitative, and media sources, evaluate what they hear, use media and visual displays strategically to help achieve communicative purposes, and adapt speech to context and task.

1. Ability to verbally communicate… 9. Ability to create and/or edit written reports

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https: //www. youtube. com /watch? v=8 LSLYOfwjys

elocution articulation enunciation rhythm clearly body language pitch hold head up poise slowly eye contact look at audience stand up straight projection enthusiasm volume tone posture expression presence intonation inflection loudly stance gestures body movement fluid expression vocal modulation

Necessary Sufficient Doable Understandable

Two distinct parts • Building a speech • Performing a speech

Audience Content Organization Visual aids Appearance

Who? What?

Important information Interesting information

Connectors Clarifiers No verbal viruses

Basic speech plan

Grabber Opening Signposts Powerful closing

Relevant Accessible Important Designed, not decorated

Convey the appropriate image

Audience Content Organization Visual aids Appearance

Poise Voice Life Eye contact Gestures Speed

Poise Calm & confident No shuffling, rocking, fidgeting That one thing you do

Voice Every word heard

Life Feeling Emotion Passion

Eye Contact

Hands Gestures Face Body

Speed Too fast? Fast & slow Pause

Poise Voice Life Eye contact Gestures Speed

BUILDING Audience Content Organization Visual Aids Appearance PERFORMING Poise Voice Life Eye Contact Gestures Speed

Mini lessons

Tell us what your favorite activity is. Why is it your favorite?

What is your favorite restaurant? Why?

Life Feeling Emotion Passion

I don’t think you’re dumb.

Tropical forests cover just 7% of the world’s surface, but these forests contain more than half of the world’s living species. A sad fact is that these forests are being destroyed. Each year, 40 million acres--about the size of the state of Washington--disappear, along with the plants and animals that live there.

Tropical forests cover just 7% of the world’s surface, but these forests contain more than half of the world’s living species. A sad fact is that these forests are being destroyed. Each year, 40 million acres--about the size of the state of Washington--disappear, along with the plants and animals that live there.

Eye Contact

They were huge--bigger than a car, even bigger than a house. Suddenly there were three more of them. My heart started beating so fast I thought it was going to burst. I looked around for a place to hide.

https: //vimeo. com/128151742

Evaluating Speaking

Commas, semi-colons, etc. Proper paper markage Squiggles and dots used correctly

Proper use of large letters Correct upper-casing Cases appropriately used

Hold head up Calm demeanor Good stance and posture

Speak loudly Projection Good volume

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