Scroll down for all notes and other information from the entire year... FINAL SPEECH: A VALEDICTORY! Date of Speech Wednesday, June 2
(Practice day w/ podium and microphone, "dress rehearsal"- Tuesday, June 2 The Assignment Give a valedictory, as though you were the Valedictorian of Avella’s class of 2010! Your topics can vary, as long as your focus is on the future of the students of this class. Explanation val·e·dic·to·ry [val-i-dik-tuh-ree] –adjective 1. bidding good-bye; saying farewell: a valedictory speech. 2. of or pertaining to an occasion of leave-taking: a valedictory ceremony. –noun 3. an address or oration delivered at the commencement exercises of a college or school on behalf of the graduating class. 4. any farewell address or oration. Use valedictory in a SentenceSearch valedictory oNOTE: In the three weeks until this speech is given, we will watch videos of Valedictorians speaking, read sample valedictories, answer pre-speech questions, research quotes, write our speeches, review/edit/critique classmates’ speeches, practice giving smaller speeches, create index cards notes, discuss proper use of index card notes, discuss/practice hints and techniques for public speaking, in general, as well as valedictories, in particular. Potential Topics/Themes
Friendship
Coming from the country
Careers
Solving the problems of the world
Technology
Living in the future
A popular movie
A quote
Sports/winning
A popular song
Your favorite hobby
Rubric for Final Speech
1. Volume- 5pts.
2. Inflection- 5pts.
3. Eye Contact- 5pts.
4. Posture- 5pts.
5. Smoothness- 5pts.6. Inclusion of a Welcome Statement and Proper Thanks- 5pts. 7. Effective Use and Citation of a Quote- 5pts.
8. Incorporation of a Theme- 5pts.
9. Submission of Written Components (pre-speech questionnaire and hard copy of speech)- 5pts. 10. General Effectiveness- 5pts. TOTAL POINTS- 50 pts. * Note: 5 pts. deducted per day past the allotted speech time! (Be ready to give your speech ON June 1st!)
Daily Speaking Experiences (so far...)
1. Favorite pet
2. Future spouse
3. Zoo tour guide at the naughty monkey cage
4. Introducing a boyfriend/girlfriend
5. Breaking up
6. Introducing a Hollywood Award Winner
7. Getting the Wedding Party into the Rehearsal Dinner
8. DJ- introducing a newly wedded couple
9. Quoting the same line... in various emotions
10. Reading to a junior-high class
How to Use Cue Cards
(3x5 index cards)
1. Write or "slop down" the entire speech on regular-size paper, first.
2. Determine if white or multi-colored cards are more appropriate for the situation.
3. Place one heading/topic on each card. (Unless the speech is very short and all headings/topics fit on one card easily.
4. Do NOT use full sentences.
5. Use short, memorable, easy-to-see bullet points.
6. Use only ONE side of each card.
7. Number each card.
8. Place props/aids reminders at appropriate places on cue cards.
9. Place allotted times near each heading/topic.
10. Place a small timer near your speech area.
Wedding Toast Specifications
Date of Graded Speech- Thursday, Feb. 4
1. Turn in pre-speech questions by Wed. Feb. 3
2. Write your toast from the perspective of best man or maid of honor
3. Exhibit the traits of a good speaker (from your notes).
4. Do NOT be offensive or inappropriate in any way.
This speech is worth 25 points: written component- 5 pts, volume- 5 pts, inflection- 5 pts, eye contact- 5 pts, general effectiveness- 5 pts.
Wedding Toast Pointers
1. Get everyone's attention first, and wait a few seconds (for puttin down forks, picking up glasses, etc.).
2. Raise your glass. (Keep it in your hand for at least the first part of the speech.)
3. Start by thanking the necessary people.
4. Recall memories of how you met the bride or groom, something about his/her past and personality, and how you met or first heard about their new spouse.
5. Refer to their future together, how and why they'll last forever.
6. Make a closing (See sample closings- handout).
7. Raise your glass (tink the glasses of the people at your table).
8. Drink from the glass.
Format for Submitting Pre-Speech Questions
1. Your first and last name (at the top).
2. The type of title of the speech (example- our first speech is called "Wedding Toast").
3. Date of the graded speech.
4. Number each question, and use it as a heading (in outline form).
5. Answer each question in bullet form, as subheadings (in outline form).
6. Submit this written component before the date of the graded speech.
Questions to Answer Before You Make a Speech
1. Date
2. Location
3. Time
4. Preparation Time
5. Kind of Audience
6. Number Attending
7. Mood of Audience 8. GOAL
9. Props/aids
10. Mood of Speech
11. Length
12. Other Speakers
13. Sound System
14. Recording
15. Attire
16. Obstacles/special circumstances
Traits of a Good Speaker (a hierarchy)
1. VOLUME... audible, but not too loud (hard to do)
2. INFLECTION... varying in tone and pitch, not monotone
3. EYE CONTACT... one-on-one AND scanning
4. BODY LANGUAGE... animated, relevant, stance and movement
5. MOOD... appropriate, convincing
6. CONNECTION... content is solid and relevant, entertaining, knowledgable
7. ATTENTION-KEEPING... humorous, emotional, entertaining, knoweldgeable
8. SMOOTHNESS...
SYLLABUS
Class
Speech
Teacher Ms. Wade
Text Speech (Glencoe, 2009) Note: Only as a reference, this year... Text to be provided to students in next year’s offering of the course.
Materials
Folder
Notebook
Loose-leaf paper
Pencils
Index cards (white, lined)
Goal To improve students’ comfort level—and, ultimately, their effectiveness—when speaking in small and large group settings, through daily speaking experiences as well as larger, less-frequent and more-specific speaking projects.
Major Projects Inaugural Address
Wedding Toast
Television Interview
Receiving an Award
Academic Presentation
Valedictorian’s Address
The Gettysburg Address (or another disaster speech)
Public Apology
Closing Arguments in a Murder Trial
Daily Speaking Experiences Tour Guide
Real Estate Agent
Receptionist
News from a Doctor
Breaking Up
Press Release
Getting Out of a Ticket
Telling a Joke
Making an Introduction
Key Concepts Determining audiences
Determining goals
Facial expressions
Body language and gesturing
Vocal techniques: volume, tone, inflection
Using aids: teleprompters, cue cards, speech writers, etc.
Ice-breakers
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Scroll down for all notes and other information from the entire year...FINAL SPEECH: A VALEDICTORY!
Date of Speech
Wednesday, June 2
(Practice day w/ podium and microphone, "dress rehearsal"- Tuesday, June 2
The Assignment
Give a valedictory, as though you were the Valedictorian of Avella’s class of 2010! Your topics can vary, as long as your focus is on the future of the students of this class.
Explanation
val·e·dic·to·ry
[val-i-dik-tuh-ree]
–adjective
1. bidding good-bye; saying farewell: a valedictory speech.
2. of or pertaining to an occasion of leave-taking: a valedictory ceremony.
–noun
3. an address or oration delivered at the commencement exercises of a college or school on behalf of the graduating class.
4. any farewell address or oration.
Use valedictory in a SentenceSearch valedictory oNOTE: In the three weeks until this speech is given, we will watch videos of Valedictorians speaking, read sample valedictories, answer pre-speech questions, research quotes, write our speeches, review/edit/critique classmates’ speeches, practice giving smaller speeches, create index cards notes, discuss proper use of index card notes, discuss/practice hints and techniques for public speaking, in general, as well as valedictories, in particular.
Potential Topics/Themes
Friendship
Coming from the country
Careers
Solving the problems of the world
Technology
Living in the future
A popular movie
A quote
Sports/winning
A popular song
Your favorite hobby
Rubric for Final Speech
1. Volume- 5pts.
2. Inflection- 5pts.
3. Eye Contact- 5pts.
4. Posture- 5pts.
5. Smoothness- 5pts.6. Inclusion of a Welcome Statement and Proper Thanks- 5pts.
7. Effective Use and Citation of a Quote- 5pts.
8. Incorporation of a Theme- 5pts.
9. Submission of Written Components (pre-speech questionnaire and hard copy of speech)- 5pts.
10. General Effectiveness- 5pts.
TOTAL POINTS- 50 pts.
* Note: 5 pts. deducted per day past the allotted speech time! (Be ready to give your speech ON June 1st!)
Daily Speaking Experiences (so far...)
1. Favorite pet
2. Future spouse
3. Zoo tour guide at the naughty monkey cage
4. Introducing a boyfriend/girlfriend
5. Breaking up
6. Introducing a Hollywood Award Winner
7. Getting the Wedding Party into the Rehearsal Dinner
8. DJ- introducing a newly wedded couple
9. Quoting the same line... in various emotions
10. Reading to a junior-high class
How to Use Cue Cards
(3x5 index cards)
1. Write or "slop down" the entire speech on regular-size paper, first.
2. Determine if white or multi-colored cards are more appropriate for the situation.
3. Place one heading/topic on each card. (Unless the speech is very short and all headings/topics fit on one card easily.
4. Do NOT use full sentences.
5. Use short, memorable, easy-to-see bullet points.
6. Use only ONE side of each card.
7. Number each card.
8. Place props/aids reminders at appropriate places on cue cards.
9. Place allotted times near each heading/topic.
10. Place a small timer near your speech area.
Wedding Toast Specifications
Date of Graded Speech- Thursday, Feb. 4
1. Turn in pre-speech questions by Wed. Feb. 3
2. Write your toast from the perspective of best man or maid of honor
3. Exhibit the traits of a good speaker (from your notes).
4. Do NOT be offensive or inappropriate in any way.
This speech is worth 25 points: written component- 5 pts, volume- 5 pts, inflection- 5 pts, eye contact- 5 pts, general effectiveness- 5 pts.
Wedding Toast Pointers
1. Get everyone's attention first, and wait a few seconds (for puttin down forks, picking up glasses, etc.).
2. Raise your glass. (Keep it in your hand for at least the first part of the speech.)
3. Start by thanking the necessary people.
4. Recall memories of how you met the bride or groom, something about his/her past and personality, and how you met or first heard about their new spouse.
5. Refer to their future together, how and why they'll last forever.
6. Make a closing (See sample closings- handout).
7. Raise your glass (tink the glasses of the people at your table).
8. Drink from the glass.
Format for Submitting Pre-Speech Questions
1. Your first and last name (at the top).
2. The type of title of the speech (example- our first speech is called "Wedding Toast").
3. Date of the graded speech.
4. Number each question, and use it as a heading (in outline form).
5. Answer each question in bullet form, as subheadings (in outline form).
6. Submit this written component before the date of the graded speech.
Questions to Answer Before You Make a Speech
1. Date
2. Location
3. Time
4. Preparation Time
5. Kind of Audience
6. Number Attending
7. Mood of Audience
8. GOAL
9. Props/aids
10. Mood of Speech
11. Length
12. Other Speakers
13. Sound System
14. Recording
15. Attire
16. Obstacles/special circumstances
Traits of a Good Speaker
(a hierarchy)
1. VOLUME... audible, but not too loud (hard to do)
2. INFLECTION... varying in tone and pitch, not monotone
3. EYE CONTACT... one-on-one AND scanning
4. BODY LANGUAGE... animated, relevant, stance and movement
5. MOOD... appropriate, convincing
6. CONNECTION... content is solid and relevant, entertaining, knowledgable
7. ATTENTION-KEEPING... humorous, emotional, entertaining, knoweldgeable
8. SMOOTHNESS...
SYLLABUS
Class
Speech
Teacher
Ms. Wade
Text
Speech (Glencoe, 2009)
Note: Only as a reference, this year... Text to be provided to students in next year’s offering of the course.
Website
www.wadesclass.wikispaces.com
Materials
Folder
Notebook
Loose-leaf paper
Pencils
Index cards (white, lined)
Goal
To improve students’ comfort level—and, ultimately, their effectiveness—when speaking in small and large group settings, through daily speaking experiences as well as larger, less-frequent and more-specific speaking projects.
Major Projects
Inaugural Address
Wedding Toast
Television Interview
Receiving an Award
Academic Presentation
Valedictorian’s Address
The Gettysburg Address (or another disaster speech)
Public Apology
Closing Arguments in a Murder Trial
Daily Speaking Experiences
Tour Guide
Real Estate Agent
Receptionist
News from a Doctor
Breaking Up
Press Release
Getting Out of a Ticket
Telling a Joke
Making an Introduction
Key Concepts
Determining audiences
Determining goals
Facial expressions
Body language and gesturing
Vocal techniques: volume, tone, inflection
Using aids: teleprompters, cue cards, speech writers, etc.
Ice-breakers