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Speeches Term 3
Rules/Guidelines
· Each student is to do at least one speech to their class individually. 
· Props, costumes and visual aids (including slide shows) are allowed. However, the students should remember it’s a speech competition and not a dramatic performance.
· The speeches will be from 2.5 minutes to 5 minutes.
· Each syndicate is to choose three or four students for the School Finals, depending on how many classes there are in their syndicate.
· The two winners will present their speech at the next assembly.

Preparing a Speech

Name: ___________________________________________________________
Topic: ___________________________________________________________

Planning
List five important points:
1. ______________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________________

The Speech
Write an exciting sentence or two, which will intrigue the listener:
(question, joke, quote, strong statement, imagine if…)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Greet the audience:
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Introduce your topic and outline your five points:
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Develop Point One:
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Linking sentence:
_________________________________________________________________________________


Develop Point Two:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Linking sentence:
_________________________________________________________________________________

Develop Point Three:
_________________________________________________________________________________

Linking sentence:
_________________________________________________________________________________

Develop Point Four:
_________________________________________________________________________________



Linking sentence:
_________________________________________________________________________________

Develop Point Five:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Summary - summarise your five points:
_________________________________________________________________________________

Finish with a memorable statement or question:
_________________________________________________________________________________Cue Cards
Cut out pieces of cardboard, approximately 8cm by 10cm. Write out your whole speech on cards, or just write cues.

If you can learn your speech well enough, cues are the best option.

Practice
· Practise your speech. Practise many times!
· Try to look up as much as possible. 
· Try and put expression into your voice.
· Include a few natural hand gestures.

Speech Assessment

Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________________

Topic: ________________________________________________________________

Content
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1 Tries to develop some points.
2
3
4
5 Develops a series of relevant, effective and interesting points.

Structure
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1 Includes one of the sections outlined below.  
2
3
4
5 Includes an opening, introduction, development of points, summary and ending.

Voice
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1 Can be heard occasionally.
2
3
4
5 Speaks with expression, fluency, clarity and projection.

Delivery
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1 Reads the speech.
2
3
4
5 Uses cue cards effectively, maintains eye contact and uses natural gestures.

Appeal/X-Factor
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1 Little appeal.
2
3
4
5 Huge appeal.

Time: _________________ (2.5 minutes minimum, 5 minutes maximum)



Speech Results





Career Quest

You are going to interview someone that you know about their job. Then you will present your findings to the class in an interesting way.

You must report on the following questions but you might like to add some of your own questions.

What is the name of your job?

What do you do on a typical day?

What do you like and not like about this job?

What kind of person does this job suit?

What skills do you need to do this job?

How did you learn those skills?

What qualifications are needed?

How did you train for this job?

What school subjects are useful for this job?

What other activities might be useful?

How easy or hard is it to get into this job?

Other questions you might ask:

Remember to take notes when you are asking the questions.

Ideas of ways you could present your information: