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Build confidence in delivering impromptu speeches through practise
Build confidence in delivering impromptu speeches through practise
Student public speaking resource developed by The Arts Unit
Years 7 to 12 public speaking
What will I learn?
What will I learn?
You will:
build confidence in giving impromptu speeches
explore current events for impromptu speeches
organise your ideas
practise impromptu speeches.
Before you begin
Before you begin
You will need:
an ideas notebook and a pen or pencil
palm cards or pieces of paper.
Warm up
Warm up
Word association game
This game helps you think quickly and respond to the meanings of words.
Work with a partner. Pick a goal time (e.g. 1 or 2 minutes). The longer the time, the harder the challenge.
Person 1 says a word, such as ‘advantage’.
Person 2 replies with a sentence that includes that word.
Person 1 then responds with a different sentence that uses that word.
This continues until either time is up or one person gets stuck and cannot think of another sentence.
Note: Try to focus on responding as quickly as you can. Avoid repeating similar ideas or sentences.
For example: 'advantage'
The one advantage of cleaning my room was that I found my spare phone charger.
The referee blew his whistle for a penalty and gave the other team yet another advantage.
Practising in small groups
Practising in small groups
Practise in a small group
In small groups, take turns presenting an impromptu speech to your group.
Note: everyone in the group can practise writing down ideas for each topic, but only one person will present each time.
Put a timer on – you'll have 5 minutes to prepare for your impromptu speech.
Take turns presenting your impromptu speech to the group.
As a group, discuss:
how it felt to prepare and present an impromptu speech
what worked, what didn't
what you think you did well
what you'd like to improve upon.
Ideas for impromptu topics – moderate difficulty
Changes
Identity
Perseverance
Responsibility
The next step
Good news
Ideas for impromptu topics – more challenging
Butterflies in your stomach
Crocodile tears
The other side of the coin
Easier said than done
Skeleton in the closet
Practise, practise, practise!
Practise, practise, practise!
The only way to improve... practice!
Once you've had a bit of practise preparing and presenting an impromptu speech... practise some more! This is the only way to improve your speaking time, confidence, eloquence, matter and manner.
You can continue practising in pairs or small groups. When you're ready, have a go presenting an impromptu speech to a larger audience (such as your class).
Improving time with one-word impromptus
Improving time with one-word impromptus
This game will help build your confidence when responding to impromptu topics.
Go to the game: Subjects
Go to the category: Travel
Press 'New word'.
Use the word that comes up as a stimulus for a 30 second impromptu. Keep practising until you can build up to 1 minute and then 2 minutes.
Option: you can also try other categories such as feelings and emotions, or art. Or, try cutting up lots of words and put them in a hat for your own one-word impromptus.
If you come across a word you don’t know, look it up in a dictionary and note down the definition in your public speaking or literacy notebook.
Broadening your ideas
After some practice, try to relate the word to a bigger idea. For example, the topic might remind you of something you've read, viewed or talked about with someone else.
Problem solving with impromptu speeches
Problem solving with impromptu speeches
Champion public speaker Fanulla discusses some issues you might come across in public speaking and how you might deal with them.
Watch the video to find out more.
List 4-5 possible issues that you may experience during public speaking.
Explain how you could resolve or handle these issues, if they arose.
Problem solving with impromptu speeches
Duration: 1:40Nerves
Nerves
Nerves are very common when it comes to public speaking, and some people are even so fearful they experience Glossophobia. The good news is, there are strategies you can use to help you through your nerves.
Watch the video to hear more about Fanulla and Charlee's experiences with nerves and how they dealt with them.
Reflect on a time you felt nervous (public speaking or otherwise). How did you deal with these concerns? Did you find any successful coping strategies that made you feel better?
Think – what is one thing you could do or focus on if you are overcome with nerves when public speaking?
Nerves and public speaking
Duration: 01:03Boosting your confidence
Boosting your confidence
Watch the video about boosting your confidence.
After you watch the video think and write down some ways you can help yourself feel more confident about public speaking.
3 tips to boost your confidence - TED-Ed
Duration: 04:16
Congratulations!
You have completed this Digital @ The Arts Unit Creative Class
You are on your way to becoming a great public speaker!
To investigate public speaking in more detail and explore a range of skills building activities you might like to complete these creative classes:
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