Non-Verbal Communications

Non-Verbal Communication:
Opening Activity

1. Pass out cards  (There are sets of cards in envelopes, each class must select one)

WITHOUT SPEAKING:

A. figure out the game
B. Show me the end result

After I have looked at your result, you must create a set of directions for the game.
So, as a group, look at your results:
C. Write up directions

Group discussion:  Your opinion of the importance of non-verbal communications.
What happens when we misinterpret someone? 

Time limits:  TBD

Introduction

Introductory PowerPoint

3. steps to preparation

It's no big secret that the key to a successful presentation lies within its preparation. Having said that, many people 'leave money on the table' by neglecting this important step.

The simple truth is, 'winging it' seldom works. 

Good preparation starts long before you put pen to paper (so to speak). Here we outline a few key areas you should pay close attention to at the very beginning of your creative process.

1. Understanding your audience

Understanding your audience is very important; delivering relevant, useful material is far more likely to result in you winning business. The more information you know about your audience the better, as every detail you uncover will enable you to tailor your content. 

There are many ways you can go about this. Ask the event organiser for a list of participants. Consider sending each one a survey aimed at helping you understand what they wish to gain from your presentation. Check their LinkedIn profiles, websites and company information to see who these people are and what they represent.

2. Know the venue

What size is the stage? Is it to the side of the screen or in front of it? Is there a lectern? Asking the event organizer these questions will help you decide how you are going to utilise your surroundings to best present your material.

What size is the room? Do you need a mic? Will you be able to interact with the audience if you wish? Are also equally important questions to ask. Finding this out in advance will help you minimize 'last minute' changes on the day.

3. Know the technology

Do you build your slides for a 16:9 a 4:3 display? If you think of the screen as a canvas, then you want to use as much of the canvas as possible - getting the wrong aspect ratio will prevent you from doing this (and will leave you with either horizontal or vertical bars).

If you will be required to use a microphone then ask what type. Hand held microphones permanently 'tie up' one of your hands. If you were planning on using a slide clicker and have notes on stage with you, then suddenly your hands are full, and you need to become an expert juggler.

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Speak your peace Now that it is time to step up and speak your piece, go back an review the "8 Golden Rules for Public Speaking". Also explore the website on using cue cards and the speech rubric below.

Your content grade will be based on how well thought-out and organized your speech is, how interesting and focused it is, and how well you manage your time.

Public Speaking Characteristics:

1. Eye contact

2. Volume

3. Rate of speaking

4. Confidence and enthusiasm

5. Time (2-5 minutes; 8-10 minutes; +++)

6. Do you want to include Visual Aids? While is optional, sometimes using a visual aid can help in communicating an effective argument.

**Each Marking period, you will be required to give 3-4 impromptu speeches that will be
2-5 minutes

Topics:  TBA
-They will be announced spontaneously throughout each marking period.

Formal speeches will vary



After planning, create cue cards, PowerPoint, and practice

CUE CARDS

https://bhseffectivespeaking.blogspot.com/2019/07/cue-cards.html

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Present information, findings, and supporting evidence, conveying a clear and distinct Assessment:  Rubric Peer evaluation perspective; organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.

Introductory speeches

1. Interview Introductions

1. Students will turn two assignments in to turnitin.com
-Questions and answers
-Speech outline

2. Students will gather in the back of the classroom and present their introductory speeches

3. Review introductory PowerPoint

Introductory PowerPoint

3. steps to preparation

It's no big secret that the key to a successful presentation lies within its preparation. Having said that, many people 'leave money on the table' by neglecting this important step.

The simple truth is, 'winging it' seldom works. 

Good preparation starts long before you put pen to paper (so to speak). Here we outline a few key areas you should pay close attention to at the very beginning of your creative process.

1. Understanding your audience

Understanding your audience is very important; delivering relevant, useful material is far more likely to result in you winning business. The more information you know about your audience the better, as every detail you uncover will enable you to tailor your content. 

There are many ways you can go about this. Ask the event organiser for a list of participants. Consider sending each one a survey aimed at helping you understand what they wish to gain from your presentation. Check their LinkedIn profiles, websites and company information to see who these people are and what they represent.

2. Know the venue

What size is the stage? Is it to the side of the screen or in front of it? Is there a lectern? Asking the event organizer these questions will help you decide how you are going to utilise your surroundings to best present your material.

What size is the room? Do you need a mic? Will you be able to interact with the audience if you wish? Are also equally important questions to ask. Finding this out in advance will help you minimize 'last minute' changes on the day.

3. Know the technology

Do you build your slides for a 16:9 a 4:3 display? If you think of the screen as a canvas, then you want to use as much of the canvas as possible - getting the wrong aspect ratio will prevent you from doing this (and will leave you with either horizontal or vertical bars).

If you will be required to use a microphone then ask what type. Hand held microphones permanently 'tie up' one of your hands. If you were planning on using a slide clicker and have notes on stage with you, then suddenly your hands are full, and you need to become an expert juggler.
__________________________________________________________________________
Speak your peace Now that it is time to step up and speak your piece, go back an review the "8 Golden Rules for Public Speaking". Also explore the website on using cue cards and the speech rubric below.

Your content grade will be based on how well thought-out and organized your speech is, how interesting and focused it is, and how well you manage your time.

Public Speaking Characteristics:
1. Eye contact
2. Volume
3. Rate of speaking
4. Confidence and enthusiasm
5. Time (8-10 minutes)
6. Do you want to include Visual Aids? While is optional, sometimes using a visual aid can help in communicating an effective argument.

CUE CARDS
https://bhseffectivespeaking.blogspot.com/2019/07/cue-cards.html

Assessment:  Rubric

Peer evaluation

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Present information, findings, and supporting evidence, conveying a clear and distinct perspective; organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.

Let's get to know each other......Introduction Speeches

Introduction 

Meg jaunted to the front of the classroom—her trusty index cards in one hand and her water bottle in the other. It was the mid-term presentation in her entomology class, a course she enjoyed more than her other classes. The night before, Meg had spent hours scouring the web for information on the Woody Adelgid, an insect that has ravaged hemlock tree populations in the United States in recent years. But when she made it to the podium and finished her well written and captivating introduction, her speech began to fall apart. Her index cards were a jumble of unorganized information, not linked together by any unifying theme or purpose. As she stumbled through lists of facts, Meg—along with her peers and instructor—quickly realized that her presentation had all the necessary parts to be compelling, but that those parts were not organized into a coherent and convincing speech. 

Giving a speech or presentation can be a daunting task for anyone, especially inexperienced public speakers or students in introductory speech courses.  Speaking to an audience can also be a rewarding experience for speakers who are willing to put in the extra effort needed to craft rhetorical masterpieces. Indeed, speeches and presentations must be crafted.  Such a design requires that speakers do a great deal of preparatory work, like selecting a specific topic and deciding on a particular purpose for their speech.  Once the topic and purpose have been decided on, a thesis statement can be prepared.  

After these things are established, speakers must select the main points of their speech, which should be organized in a way that illuminates the speaker’s perspective, research agenda, or solution to a problem.  In a nutshell, effective public speeches are focused on particular topics and contain one or more main points that are relevant to both the topic and the audience.  For all of these components to come together convincingly, organizing and outlining must be done prior to giving a speech.

1. Interview Introductions

Interview Introductions are a great way to break the ice with a new group of people. The exercise will allow you to find out about each other, Each of you will introduce the person you interviewed to the class.

Remember, it's a lot less threatening or scary to talk about someone else rather than yourself.

Instructions

• Divide into pairs.
• Each person interviews the other in turn. The information gained forms the basis of a brief introduction speech that you'll give to the whole group when the interviewing process is complete.
• Write out your questions and answers on paper.
• Find out your partner's name, where they live/work, what hobbies they have, what their favorite book, film, song, class...is, what they're most proud of (an achievement perhaps), what they hope for from the class, something funny that happened in their life, where they go for holidays/ vacation, what they think about the latest news/ trends ...
• After the interview, you will organize your answers and write up a short speech introducing your partner. ORGANIZE is the key term.  Create an outline.  You may use your outline during your presentation.  (Remember to maintain eye contact) 
• Remember to begin with a strong introduction that clearly lets the audience know who your person is, and what they are all about. 
• "This is Mary  Jones from Nescopeck. When she's not studying Bio, she's collecting batteries. Her favorites are ..."
• Turn your questions/ answers and speech outline in to www.turnitin.com

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Present information, findings, and supporting evidence, conveying a clear and distinct perspective; organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.

Berwick High School

 Effective Speaking

Mrs. Christian

Prep Period: Period 4

tchristian@berwicksd.org

SpeakBHS.blogspot.com

COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Description: Introduction to Speech is an elective course that will provide students with the basic skills needed in a variety public and daily interaction within society.  Students will learn the essentials parts of speech.  Students at the end of the course will have developed an understanding of both delivery and proper skills in evaluating public speaking.

Course Objectives: Upon the completion of Introduction to Speech students will be able to understand and apply the following core concepts. - Develop the basic fundamentals of speech and non-verbal communication - Understand core group dynamics and communication - View a variety of communication in a professional setting - Understand fundamental speech skills-  - Develop good listening and skills of a focused audience -Create a sense of confidence in the delivery of both themselves and the topic in which they are presenting -Learn to listen with an open mind and evaluate the delivery and not just the message -Proper technique in developing an opinion and delivery of that through the proper technique -Development of the speech through discussion and proper research -Working within a small group setting to solve problems 

Required Class Materials: Textbooks Notebooks Writing Utensils Assigned required readings and or sources 

Text: Glencoe Speech- (Publisher: Glencoe: McGraw-Hill)

Course Outline: (Subject to change due to time constraints, class size, and individual preference)

he core concepts in Public Speaking (The Basics) - Application of core concepts in the proper Speech - Group Presentation

- Research and Development of a speech - Grading and Evaluation of sample speeches/practicing Public Speaking -Create and Develop a demonstrative speech, persuasive speech and an informative speech 

- - Proper Research Technique and Research Time for final speech - Start work on final speech

- - Deliver Speeches for evaluation - Deliver Final Speech for grading

Major Assignments: Topics will be discussed in the classroom and assigned at the appropriate time.  Students will be required to work on material outside classroom time.  

- -Self Introduction Speech: Students will deliver a basic speech upon themselves.  

- -Group Presentations: Students will be assigned a group of 2-3 members and given scenarios in which they must create a consensus opinion within the group -Speech Evaluation Assignment: Students will be assigned the task of rating and summarizing a variety of in class and out of class examples of Public Speaking

-Research on the 3 core speeches: Students will begin to develop a demonstrative, persuasive and informative speech.  

- -Final Speech Research and Development: Students will be assigned a final topic in which they must prepare and research a position.  The student will develop this speech and given time in class to prepare portions and receive feedback.  Students will also spend out of class time on this task.

- -Final Speech: Preliminary Presentation of speeches for evaluation and critique -Final Exam: Graded Final Speech and Test over material covered throughout the semester.  

Students will receive a rubric for all individual speeches.  This will show the standards needed to achieve desired grade.  

Class Policies & Procedures:  All classroom Policies and Procedures follow those provided in the student handbook.  

Missed Speeches must be made up immediately.  There will be a heavy balance of points assigned to the public speaking done within the course and therefore students must pay close attention to assigned speech dates. 

Any questions or concerns will be handled on an individual basis.

How to Write a Quick Speech Checklist

The Quick How to Write a Speech Checklist Before you begin writing you need: Your speech OUTLINE with your main ideas ranked in the order you're going to present them. (If you haven't done one complete this 4 step sample speech outline. It will make the writing process much easier.) Your RESEARCH You also need to know WHO you're speaking to, the PURPOSE of the speech and HOW long you're speaking for Basic speech construction Your speech will have three parts: an opening or introduction the body where you present your main ideas an ending Split your time allowance so that you spend approximately 70% on the body and 15% each on the introduction and ending. How to write the speech Write your main ideas out incorporating your examples and research Link them together making sure each flows in a smooth, logical progression Write your ending, summarizing your main ideas briefly and end with a call for action Write your introduction considering the 'hook' you're going to use to get your audience listening An often quoted saying to explain the process is: Tell them what you're going to tell them (Introduction) Tell them (Body of your speech - the main ideas plus examples) Tell them what you told them (The ending) TEST before presenting. Read aloud several times to check the flow of material, the suitability of language and the timing.