Public Speaking With Superheroes

Is your learner obsessed with Superheroes? Do they talk about them all the time? Do they know everything about them? Why not put that knowledge to good use by creating and giving speeches about them and gaining Public Speaking skills along the way?

Learners will prepare and present 4 speeches using the skills they have learned in class. All speeches MUST be about Superheroes or another aspect of the Superhero world. These speeches will be: How to, Narrative, Persuasive, Informative.

Learners are encouraged to submit a general outline of their speech to the teacher before giving their speech so she can follow along as they present it. They can also use the opportunity to ask for feedback before they give their speeches.

Information will be presented through PowerPoints and short lectures, and learners will have the chance to practice the skills through different activities in front of each other and occasionally in Break Out rooms if needed.

Week 1:
Introductions: Practice introducing yourself and meeting someone else. Asking questions and using that information to tell others about the person.
Three Parts of a Speech: Introduction, 3 points, and Conclusion 
5 Ps and 4 Cs of Public speaking

Week 2:
Preparing for How to Speeches
Pacing your speech
Organizing your speech
Picking your topic

Week 3:
Learners give their first speech: How to
Knowing your audience
3 Second Rule

Week 4:
Preparing for Narrative Speeches
Enunciation
4 Ways to Deliver a Speech

Week 5:
Learners give their second speeches: Narrative
Eye Contact
Inflection

Week 6:
Preparing for Persuasive Speeches
Finding the middle ground to give speeches
Deciding on 3 Points of a Speech
Ways to Organize a Speech
Audience response

Week 7:
Learners give their third speeches: Persuasive
Being authentic
Using gestures

Week 8:
Preparing for Informative Speeches
Facial Expressions
Preparation time

Week 9:
Learners give their fourth and final speeches: Informative
If time allows we will review some of the Public Speaking Skills learners have already learned or anything we might have missed
Learners may be asked to give a brief Impromptu Speech

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