Starter quiz
- True or false? A speech is usually made in front of an audience.
- True ✓
- False
- Which of these features of a successful speech did Martin Luther King Jr. use in his speech 'I have a Dream'?
- adding humour
- repetition ✓
- using facts and statistics
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- How can a speaker connect to the audience when making a speech?
- by looking at the floor
- by looking at the audience ✓
- by look at the sky
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- True or false? It is not important to speak loudly when making a speech.
- True
- False ✓
- Which of these people may make speeches as part of their jobs?
- postal workers
- teachers ✓
- bus drivers
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- A speech is usually given ...
- sitting down.
- standing up. ✓
- lying down.
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Exit quiz
- True or false? A speech is the informal communication of someone’s thoughts, through words, to an audience.
- True
- False ✓
- True or false? A sports coach may deliver speeches to their team.
- True ✓
- False
- True or false? The purpose of a speech is to have an impact on the audience in some way.
- True ✓
- False
- Which of the following are features of a successful speech?
- provoking an emotional response ✓
- using rhetorical questions ✓
- having an unclear purpose
- presenting no proof
- using facts and statistics ✓
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- Persuading means __________ someone to believe or do something by presenting arguments and reasons.
- convincing ✓
- telling
- asking
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- Select the top tips for being a successful speaker.
- Stand up to speak. ✓
- Speak quietly.
- Engage your audience by showing confidence and charisma. ✓
- Read directly from your notes.
- Make eye contact with the audience. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A speech is written for a specific audience in order to achieve its purpose.
- Speeches can inform an audience about something they may not already know about.
- The purpose of a speech is always to impact the audience in some way.
- A speech will often try to persuade an audience to agree with its main themes.
Common misconception
Pupils may try to include every one of these features in their speech.
Teach pupils that a speech does not need to contain all of these features. Encourage pupils to choose three features to include.
Keywords
Speech - the communication of someone’s thoughts, through words, to an audience
Persuade - to convince or to make someone agree with you
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