Starter quiz
- What is the purpose of creating cue cards for a speech?
- to ensure the speaker relies solely on the script during the delivery
- to memorise the entire speech word for word
- to provide key ideas and prompts to structure the speech delivery ✓
- to avoid eye contact with the audience
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- Which of the following should not be on a cue card?
- sentence starters
- ideas from your introduction
- full sentences ✓
- key ideas
- rhetorical devices
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- What type of questions invite developed responses, rather than just a 'yes' or 'no'?
- an open question
- a closed question
- a rhetorical question ✓
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- Which of the following is a synonym for 'magnificent'?
- Perhaps this is due to rising temperatures
- No, that's completely incorrect. ✓
- This might suggest a bigger problem.
- Maybe this suggests a lack of opportunities.
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- Which word beginning with 'c' describes a small card used during a speech or presentation to help the speaker remember key points or prompts?
- 'cue' ✓
- Which is the best definition of the term 'sophisticated vocabulary'?
- a collection of words on the same theme
- a vocabulary that includes technical terms and jargon
- an extensive and advanced vocabulary ✓
- a vocabulary full of colloquial expressions
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Exit quiz
- Which of the following would you use to show confidence when delivering a speech?
- open body language ✓
- fidgeting
- good eye contact ✓
- closed body language
- upright posture ✓
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- When delivering a speech your eye contact should be ...
- focused on the ground.
- focused on your script.
- focused on one member of the audience.
- focused generally on the audience. ✓
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- Which word can be used to describe the non-verbal cues or gestures such as facial expressions and posture in spoken language?
- 'body language' ✓
- Which of these strategies can help you feel less nervous when delivering a speech?
- taking deep breaths ✓
- practising your speech ✓
- speaking quickly
- upright posture ✓
- using a script
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- With reference to delivering a presentation, which word means speaking in a relaxed way without scripts?
- convincing
- compelling
- naturalistic ✓
- strained
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- Which word beginning with 'p' can be described as the way someone holds themselves when they're seated or standing?
- 'posture' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Body language and eye contact support the successful delivery of a presentation.
- Gesture and posture can be used to engage the audience and to add emphasis to important points.
- Spoken language often needs to be slower than feels natural.
- You need to consider your spatial behaviour- too much movement can be distracting but too little can be wooden.
- It's okay to feel nervous, find the strategies that work for you.
Common misconception
Content alone is enough for an effective formal presentation.
Consider the most engaging speakers and how they use tone, gestures and eye contact. Delivering a presentation is so much more than just the words on a page.
Keywords
Body language - non-verbal cues or gestures such as facial expressions and posture
Naturalistic - with reference to presenting, this means speaking in a relaxed way without scripts
Gestures - movements of the body (especially hands or arms) to express ideas or emotions
Posture - refers to the way someone holds themselves when they're seated or standing
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