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Start-Up Activity
To get your students thinking about making speeches, try this warm-up activity. Say you are about to present these three lighthearted awards:
- Most Clever Joke
- Coolest Observation
- Best Laugh
Announce which student in your class wins the first award and what the joke was. Then ask the person to stand up to give an acceptance speech. Repeat this process with the other two awards. Then ask the award recipients what it felt like to have to give a speech without any time to prepare.
Tell your students that the information in this chapter provides guidelines for preparing a speech. If they follow these guidelines, they can speak in front of their peers with confidence.
Think About It
“First, learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.”
—Epictetus
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Start-Up Activity
To get your students thinking about making speeches, try this warm-up activity. Say you are about to present these three lighthearted awards:
- Most Clever Joke
- Coolest Observation
- Best Laugh
Announce which student in your class wins the first award and what the joke was. Then ask the person to stand up to give an acceptance speech. Repeat this process with the other two awards. Then ask the award recipients what it felt like to have to give a speech without any time to prepare.
Tell your students that the information in this chapter provides guidelines for preparing a speech. If they follow these guidelines, they can speak in front of their peers with confidence.
Think About It
“First, learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.”
—Epictetus