Speaking
You In A Bag: In this 3-5 minute speaking session you will be talking about yourself. Find some things that represent or mean a lot to you (see list below for suggestions or propose your own alternatives). You'll use those things to punctuate your talk; try to incorporate them comfortably and avoid depending on them too much or just presenting each one without detail or discussion.
something soft,
a gift you received,
a meaningful quote,
a family tradition
and a "secret" (you don't need to reveal the secret)
You will present to the class for 3 to 5 minutes.
Improvements:
1. focus on mobility & vocal variation
2. focus on animated story-telling
3. incorporate positive audience interaction
TED-8:
http://readwriteinspire.blogspot.com/2014/12/ted-style-talks-with-22-voices-strong.html
Schedule for February-March, 2015
Speaking Session #1: The Comfortable One.
In this, your first speaking assignment, I hope to decrease any stress or hesitance you may have about public speaking. There are three things that will accomplish that goal. First, you can read/speak something that is not of your creation. Second, the duration of your speaking is only 3 minutes. Third, the audience is very supportive.
Instructions:
Read the paragraph above to get an idea of the speaking session.
Look at some of the samples below, noting the effective aspects of a good speech
Look at the spreadsheet of speech topics below to get an idea for topics from past years
Examples:
High school kid on Money Laundering. Great pace, timing, volume, and sarcastic humor.
Canadian kid on Jeans: low audio but great. Informative and easy to attend to.
College kid on Stress: Low volume, but it has captions. She speaks well and delivers the information well.
Human Trafficking: She had to deliver for friends & family. Touchy topic, but she did it well.
Animal Rights: he is passionate and opinionated. The speech is persuasive as well as informative. Start at about 2:00 and watch as much as you want... it is an hour long.
And this is just funny.
Online Resources:
Historical Speeches: http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/previous.htm
Wikipedia's List: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_speeches
ML King's "I Have A Dream": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEMXaTktUfA
American Rhetoric: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/newtop100speeches.htm
Another American Rhetoric list: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/21stcenturyspeeches.htm
Forty Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6wRkzCW5qI
Dustin Hoffman @ the Oscars (speech starts at 4:00) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhDmNRQgKLM
State of the Union 2011: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZdEmjtF6HE
West Wing episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQWxgnFc1fk
How To:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi8vCoDDJNE
The 3i Speech: Introduce, Inform, Inspire (January, 2012)
-topic is up to you... , add yours here, and view others here
-browse some examples of good speaking at TED's "Best of Web" page
-visual aide? yes, but only in TED style and self timed (a visual presentation can help -- but it should only be a background thing. It should support the talk but not dominate it.)
On what are you being graded?
Duration: you should be able to speak for 3 minutes. If you do Q & A, it can only be 2 minutes extra (3 points)
Introduction: grab the groups attention in a positive and appropriate way (2 points)
Volume, pace, and movement: make sure people can hear and understand you, and that you move naturally (5 points)
Content: your topic and style should inform, engage, and intrigue (5 points)
Below is a list of the times you've chosen. You can only change if you can do a direct switch between 1 or 2 other people.
Speaking Project #2: (March, 2012) The Evocative One. In this round of speaking sessions you will present a speech or monologue done by someone in order to inspire, motivate, or irritate a group. The author and/or the venue should be somewhat familiar to the class so that they can have some context for the speech. Length should be 2 to 4 minutes and you will submit a printed copy to me at the time of your presentation. You will be doing your speeches during the last three weeks of March, 3 people per day.
Notes to Heumann:
TED Talks spreadsheet
Create list of possible audiences/venues
Vocal dynamics training
Monologues
http://www.childdrama.com/mono.html