ORAL PRESENTATION
You can choose ANY TOPIC of your interest and try to make it as attractive as possible for any audience, who may not know much about your topic! Use the "persuasive" teachniques you have learn to catch your audience´attention
Stress about Highschool
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Overcoming Anxiety
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The mindset of a Champion
A young entrepeneur
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GREATEST SPEECHES IN HISTORY
Great oratory has three components: style, substance, and impact.
Style: A great speech must be masterfully constructed. The best orators are masters of both the written and spoken word, and use words to create texts that are beautiful to both hear and read.
Substance: A speech may be flowery and charismatically presented, and yet lack any true substance at all. Great oratory must center on a worthy theme; it must appeal to and inspire the audience’s finest values and ideals.
Impact: Great oratory always seeks to persuade the audience of some fact or idea. The very best speeches change hearts and minds and seem as revelatory several decades or centuries removed as when they were first given.
Style: A great speech must be masterfully constructed. The best orators are masters of both the written and spoken word, and use words to create texts that are beautiful to both hear and read.
Substance: A speech may be flowery and charismatically presented, and yet lack any true substance at all. Great oratory must center on a worthy theme; it must appeal to and inspire the audience’s finest values and ideals.
Impact: Great oratory always seeks to persuade the audience of some fact or idea. The very best speeches change hearts and minds and seem as revelatory several decades or centuries removed as when they were first given.
Some tips to bear in mind when writing a speech
– KISS: the golden rule of Keep It Short and Simple really does apply. Keep your sentences short, your grammar simple. Not only is this more powerful than long rambling prose, but you’re more likely hold your audience’s attention – and be able to actually remember what you’re trying to say!
– Rule of 3: another golden rule. The human brain responds magically to things that come in threes. Whether it’s a list of adjectives, a joke, or your main points, it’s most effective if you keep it to this structure.
– Imagery: Metaphors, similes and description will help an audience to understand you, and keep them entertained.
– Pronouns: Use “we” to create a sense of unity, “them” for a common enemy, “you” if you’re reaching out to your audience, and “I” / “me” if you want to take control.
– Poetry: Repetition, rhyme and alliteration are sound effects, used by poets and orators alike. They make a speech much more memorable. Remember to also structure pauses and parentheses into a speech. This will vary the flow of sound, helping you to hold your audience’s attention.
– Jokes: Humour is powerful. Use it to perk up a sleepy audience, as well as a rhetorical tool. Laughter is based on people having common, shared assumptions – and can therefore be used to persuade.
– Key words: “Every”, “improved”, “natural”, “pure”, “tested’ and “recommended” will, according to some surveys, press the right buttons and get a positive response from your listeners.
– KISS: the golden rule of Keep It Short and Simple really does apply. Keep your sentences short, your grammar simple. Not only is this more powerful than long rambling prose, but you’re more likely hold your audience’s attention – and be able to actually remember what you’re trying to say!
– Rule of 3: another golden rule. The human brain responds magically to things that come in threes. Whether it’s a list of adjectives, a joke, or your main points, it’s most effective if you keep it to this structure.
– Imagery: Metaphors, similes and description will help an audience to understand you, and keep them entertained.
– Pronouns: Use “we” to create a sense of unity, “them” for a common enemy, “you” if you’re reaching out to your audience, and “I” / “me” if you want to take control.
– Poetry: Repetition, rhyme and alliteration are sound effects, used by poets and orators alike. They make a speech much more memorable. Remember to also structure pauses and parentheses into a speech. This will vary the flow of sound, helping you to hold your audience’s attention.
– Jokes: Humour is powerful. Use it to perk up a sleepy audience, as well as a rhetorical tool. Laughter is based on people having common, shared assumptions – and can therefore be used to persuade.
– Key words: “Every”, “improved”, “natural”, “pure”, “tested’ and “recommended” will, according to some surveys, press the right buttons and get a positive response from your listeners.
Martin Luther King Jr. - “I Have A Dream Speech”
- What is the main message of this speech? What is it about?
- What relationship do the pronouns in the speech have to the main message?
- Why does Martin Luther King Jr point out/highlight the differences between people in this speech? What does this have to do with his message?
- What poetic techniques can you identify in this speech? What effect do they have?
Winston Churchill- “We Shall Fight on The Beaches” Speech
- What is the main message of this speech? What is it about?
- What relationship do the pronouns in the speech have to the main message?
- Why do you think that Churchill doesn’t use a “them” or “they” in his speech? Do you think his speech would be more effective if he did talk about the enemy?
4. What poetic techniques can you identify in this speech? What effect do they have?
Nelson Mandela - “I am Prepared to Die” Speech
- What is the main message of this speech? What is it about?
- What relationship do the pronouns in the speech have to the main message?
- What is the most obvious poetic element used in this speech? How does this help communicate Mandela’s message?
Emmeline Pankhurst - “Freedom or Death”
- What is the main message of this speech? What is it about?
- What relationship do the pronouns in the speech have to the main message?
- Does this speech obey the Rule of Threes? Why or Why not? If not, do you think it’s effective without using the rule of threes?
Persuasive techniques
Read the persuasive techniques that can be found and used in famous speeches.
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MAKING YOUR POINT!
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