Public Speaking Unit 1: Who Are You?

In this unit students have 2 primary objectives. First is to achieve a level of comfort speaking in front of an audience. Second is to create an effective and appealing visual presentation.

  • Lesson Objectives:
    • Students will be able to create a stunning PowerPoint Presentation
    • Students will be able to deliver an effective speech aided by a visual component
    • Students will be able to recognize the importance and hallmarks of body language
    • Student will be able to deliver a speech that demonstrates knowledge of body language
  • Lesson 1: The Importance of Being Engaged
    • The Importance of Body Language
      • PowerPoint
      • Movie Scenes reading body language
      • Pictures of people
  • Lesson 2: Fairy Tales
    • Fairy tales acting out a story
    • 3 minutes to tell the whole story
      • Practice feedback
  • Lesson 3: How do you define yourself?
    • Assign speech
    • Lizzie Velasquez TED talk
    • 7 questions to find your life’s true purpose
  • Lesson 4: How to make an awesome presentation
    • Powerpoint
    • Prezi Tips good, bad and best
  • Lesson 5: Lab Time to create presentations
  • Lesson 6: Overcoming your fear
    • Powerpoint/notes on ways to deal with anxiety and fear
  • Lesson 7: A Joke, a secret, a strong statement
    • Students speak for a minimum of 30 seconds with podium and deliver a joke, a secret or a strong statement
    • Audience Critiques
    • Lesson 8: Delivery of How do you define yourself