Speech! Speech!

Completed by 109 learners

Ages 9-14

Live Group Class

Learning techniques for giving a great speech.

Daniel Tichota - (MAT)

Average rating:

4.8

Number of reviews:

(242 reviews)

Live video meetings

1x per week, 8 weeks

1-12 learners per class

55 min

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What’s included

8 live meetings

7 hrs 20 mins in-class hours

Homework

1 hour per week. Practice and speech writing.

Class Experience

US Grade 4 - 7

Class work will include delivering both impromptu and prepared speeches, using techniques taught in class around concepts of memorization, projection, eye contact, and posture. Speeches will be shared with other students and feedback will be given by the teacher to aide the student. Coursework will also include creative word usage when writing a speech.

Outside of class, work will include practicing the skills taught in front of a mirror or people within the home, which will assist the student in building the confidence needed when before his/her peers.

Week 1 - Introductions and impromptu on given topic. Homework: Write a speech using the opening line from Shakespeare's 'To be or not to be'.

Week 2 - Perform 'To be or not to be' speech. Lesson regarding writing a great speech and types of speeches. Homework: Prepare 3 minute speech of student's choice.

Week 3 - Perform Student's Choice speech. Lesson regarding projection, body language, and eye contact. Homework: Prepare 3 minute 'thank you speech' after having just won an award.

Week 4 - Perform thank you speech. Lesson regarding informative speeches. Homework: Prepare 3 minute informative speech.

Week 5 - Perform informative speech. Lesson regarding persuasive speech. Homework: Prepare 3 minute persuasive speech.

Week 6 - Perform persuasive speech. Lesson regarding memorization. Homework: Write a 3 minute speech using the opening line from 'I have a Dream' (MLKJr)

Week 7 - Perform 'Dream' speech. Lesson regarding history's great speeches. Homework: Prepare a 5 minute speech.

Week 8 - Perform 5 minute speech.

Learning Goals

Students will learn the concepts of giving a great speech by looking at historic speeches of Presidents and prominent historic figures,  as well as the variety of speeches that can be given, and putting these concepts in place for the final assignment.

Other Details

Supply List

Speeches for review will be provided to the students.

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Sources

The following youtube videos will be used for teaching purposes only: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqq1roF4C8s&t=474s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5mYphUoOCs

Meet the teacher

Daniel Tichota - (MAT)

Joined January, 2019

4.8

242reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

As a student in grade school, I was active on the speech and debate team.  Going into college, speeches moved more into the giving of verbal reports and practice preaching.  Today I use these techniques in my daily job of training associates in teaching techniques within customer service, as well as in preaching and vlogging.  In a world where communication is vital, I feel a responsibility to help others communicate properly so that they can be heard.