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Public Communication & Speaking: Tips to End Nervousness & Giving Great Speeches

In this multi-day and individual lessons, students will get individualized instruction on different aspects of public speaking from writing to delivery. Specific focus on building confidence, the writing of speeches, and delivery!
Michael Scott Gullett
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(152)
Class

What's included

Meets on Demand
schedule meetings as needed
50 mins
per session
Teacher support
Homework
1-2 hours per week. Research, writing of speeches, memorization, and working on speeches.
Assessment
Informal through activities and practicing speaking methods during the class. Informal activities (like improv) on specific areas to build confidences and being comfortable speaking. Formal assessment using a variety of ballots (grading rubric) of each of the different speeches.
Grading
included

Class Experience

US Grade 8 - 11
Welcome to my fun Public Communication individualized and private lesson course for students that struggle with writing speeches, confidence, nervousness, anxiety, delivery, and overcoming our human nature responses to answering a question or having to give a speech. We will learn all about the different types of speeches, the basics of presenting great speeches (delivery), and most importantly presenting a speech for any occasion. This course is public speaking, communications, debate, and speeches for students who have specific aspects to overcome.

Do you have a fear of public speaking? Do have a hard time writing speeches? Do you have a fear of public speaking? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this is the course for you! Through my Public Communication course we will learn how to create and present an awesome speech that will leave any of your listeners speechless. My class will use several different formats from video examples, interactive discussions, lecture, some notes, readings, practicing several different types of speeches, activities that are specific to students needs (confidence building, anxiety, eye contact, delivery, writing, topic selection, logic, research reasoning, and/or overcoming nervousness). Through this individualized multi-day course students will write, develop, memorize, and present different speeches. We will also use a wide range of speaking and improv activities to build confidence, becoming comfortable with speaking, and practicing delivery styles. 

Specific Topics and Lesson Topics for the Course Per Lesson: 
1. Lesson Activity Day One: Type of Speeches (narrative, informative, persuasive, argumentative, expository, oratory, dramatic/humorous interpretation, and debate).
2. Lesson Activity Day Two: Writing of speeches depending on the tone of the speech and the type (from number 1).
3. Lesson Activity Day Three: Practice memorization types and methods.
4. Lesson Activity Day Four: Delivery: Tone, voice, volume, voice pitch, hand gestures, eye contact, walking on points, and being comfortable and confident when presenting.
5. Lesson Activity Day Five: Practice, practice, and more practice.
6. Lesson Activity Day Six: Presenting Speeches

Type of instruction:
1. Individualized
2. Specific activities and methods from sixteen plus years as an educator assigning speeches in history, English, and seminar classes as well as a coach of speech and debate
3. Practice, Practice, Practice, and More Practice to build confidence, overcome speaking anxiety, and comfortable with performing in several different speaking/public communication formats.  

I have 16 years as a speech and debate coach experience! I am looking forward to teaching you the art of Public Communication to help you in any occasion.
Learning Goals
The learners will be able to develop excellent speeches with creative and great topics, be able to research and create adding supporting details or evidence for claims, and write several different speeches with different tones (informative, argumentative, etc.).
The learners will be able to move towards a mastery of delivery from tone, voice, volume, pitch, eye contact, hand gesture, and engage the audience through their speech.
The learners will be able to become comfortable with speaking in any context, build confidence, as well as overcome anxiety and nervousness.
learning goal

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Parental Guidance
Topics will be of student interest, but we will also not pick topics that fall under being to sensitive. In other words, if a student picks a topic that is to sensitive than I will ask they move to their topic.
Supply List
Pen and paper for notes. Maybe note cards. Computer and the internet for research.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined June, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I have sixteen plus years of experience. I took part competing in speech and debate. I have sixteen years of students giving speeches in my classes, many classroom discussion/speeches through seminar classes, and I have been a speech and debate coach. 

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50 min

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Ages: 13-17

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