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Public Speaking in Schools,
Colleges and University. Articles and Links for Students and Teachers
Elsewhere on the Net
- Allyn & Bacon
Public Speaking Website- This website contains five modules that
you can use along with your textbook to learn about the process of
public speaking and to help you prepare your speeches.
- Clowning
Around- To correctly identify the clown being described by
eliminating all the others.
- Getting to
Know You- Students interview classmates and then introduce their
partner to the class. Discuss and note the differences between direct
and indirect quotations.
- Interviews-
The whole class may take part, or the interviews could be conducted in
small groups.
- On Tour-
Role-play the parts of tour guides at Yellowstone National Park in
order to prepare a brief commentary and present it to the class.
- Parts
of Speech Review- Students need to know how to correctly use words
in their writing and speaking. By reviewing parts of speech with
hands-on activities, children will retain and enjoy studying sentence
structure.
- Persuasive
Argument- Each group member is given an argument and presents it to
group members to discuss and generate ideas for persuasion. Students
then independently write argument, defending their position.
- Persuasive
Speaking- The student will develop a persuasive argument concerning
a serious social, political, or ethical issue that effects our world.
- School
News- This activity can be used for several purposes. It can be
used to improve writing skills, speaking, questioning skills, and help
to build self esteem. No special conditions are required.
- Speaking-
Offers about 20 speaking activities.
- Speaking
Non-Sense- This game, called "Speaking Non-Sense," is a great way
to get kids' bad speaking habits out of the way, and good ones in!
- Succeed
in Public Speaking- More tips for speakers.
- Teacher
Travel Agency- Students will pretend they have just been hired by
the Teacher Travel Agency as a travel agent. It is their job to present
a 3-5 minute speech on a specific country to their clients (the rest of
the class and the teacher).
- We're
Number One- Identify, analyze, and evaluate characteristics of
business speeches in order to determine their effectiveness.
- What Do I
Say?- Determine and narrow the topic of a speech in order to define
its purpose.
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