Inspirational Speech

Write one well-written and thought-out paragraph. Use complete sentences and correct grammar. Upper class students should be writing paragraphs with compound and complex sentences that are a minimum of six sentences long. 

You may comment on the following aspects as well: 

1. Was the class inspired? How could you have been more inspirational?
2. Eye Contact
3. Nervousness
4. Audience Feedback
5. Preparation--did you practice enough? Too much?
6. Speaking rate (too fast? too slow? too many pauses?)
7. Gestures (Did you do any?)
8. Poise and Presence 
9. Organization
10. Facial Expressions 
11. Dressed and Groomed?
12. Outline/Notes/Manuscript

In addition, leave feedback for at least two students. Feedback should be specific and original. 

Persuasive/Convincing Speech

Leave the link to your video in a comment below. Then write one well-written and thought-out paragraph to reflect on your speech. Use complete sentences and correct grammar. Upper class students should be writing paragraphs with compound and complex sentences that are a minimum of six sentences long. 

You may comment on the following aspects as well: 

1. Was the class persuaded? Do you feel you were persuasive or convincing enough?
2. Eye contact
3. Nervousness
4. Preparation--did you practice enough? Too much? How many video takes did you have to do?
5. Speaking rate (too fast? too slow? too many pauses?)
6. Gestures (Did you do any?)
7. Poise and presence accurately captured via video?
8. Organization--did your speech have a natural organization structure?
9. Facial expressions? 
10. Dressed and groomed?
11. Was the background appropriate and not distracting? 
12. What would you change if you could do it all over again?

In addition, leave feedback for at least three students. Feedback should be specific and original. It should be obvious that you watched the entire video.

Extra Credit Speaking Opportunity

Many of you have had extra speaking opportunities in the ML community, at your home churches, at your sport's banquets, for chapel, and many other places and occasions. Describe your speaking opportunity and you will receive some extra credit based on your response, your practice time, the length of your speech, and your efforts in helping us understand the event in your post. Things to consider as you write...

What was the occasion?
Was it an impromptu speech or did you prepare?
Where you speaking alone or were you part of a group?
How long did you prepare?
Did you practice with an adult?
How long was your speech?
How many people were in the audience?
Did you receive some feedback from audience members? What did they say?

As always, grammar and syntax are important! Due by January 5 (11:59 p.m.)

Informative Speech

Write one well-written and thought-out paragraph. Use complete sentences and correct grammar. Upper class students should be writing paragraphs with compound and complex sentences that are a minimum of six sentences long. Please specifically comment on your introduction, conclusion, and visual aid. For your introduction--did you cover the four points of a good introduction? Conclusion--solid? Are all three parts included? Visual aid-seamless? Did you read off of it or was it an incorporated part of your speech? 

In addition, you may comment on the following aspects as well: 

1. Eye Contact
2. Nervousness
3. Audience Feedback
4. Preparation--did you practice enough? Too much?
5. Speaking rate (too fast? too slow? too many pauses?)
6. Gestures (Did you do any?)
7. Poise and Presence 
8. Organization
9. Facial Expressions 
10. Dressed and groomed?
11. Outline/Note Cards/Manuscript

What went well? What do you need to work on for the next speech? Be as specific as possible! 

In addition, leave feedback for at least two students. Feedback should be specific and original. 

Something I Treasure

Write one well-written and thought-out paragraph. Use complete sentences and correct grammar. Upper classmen should be writing paragraphs with compound and complex sentences that are a minimum of six sentences long. Things to consider

1. eye contact
2. nervousness
3. audience feedback
4. preparation 
5. speaking rate (too fast? too slow? too many pauses?)
6. gestures (Did you do any?)
7. poise and presence 
8. introduction and conclusion
9. organization
10. facial expressions
11. visual aid

What went well? What do you need to work on for the next speech? Be as specific as possible! 

In addition, leave feedback for at least two students. Feedback should be specific and original. 

1 Minute of Fame

What are you famous for doing? After your one minute of fame speech, reflect on it below. Write one well-written and thought-out paragraph. Use complete sentences and correct grammar. Upper classmen should be writing paragraphs with compound and complex sentences that are a minimum of six sentences long. Things to consider (you do not need to include all of them)

1. eye contact
2. nervousness
3. audience feedback
4. preparation 
5. speaking rate (too fast? too slow? too many pauses?)
6. gestures (Did you do any?)
7. poise and presence 
8. introduction and conclusion
9. organization
10. facial expressions
11. The actual trick, talent, or gift you shared--would you do that again or pick something else?

What went well? What do you need to work on for the next speech? Be as specific as possible! 

In addition, leave feedback for at least two students. Feedback should be specific and original. 

Impromptu Speech

Please reflect on your impromptu speech by writing one well-written and thought-out paragraph. Use complete sentences and correct grammar. Upper classmen should be writing paragraphs with compound and complex sentences that are a minimum of six sentences long. Things to consider (you do not need to include all of them)

1. eye contact
2. nervousness
3. audience feedback
4. preparation (What did you do during your 2 minutes--would you do the same thing? Do you have advice for future impromptu speakers?)
5. Speaking Rate (too fast? too slow? too many pauses?)
6. gestures (Did you do any?)
7. poise and presence 
8. confidence level
9. introduction and conclusion
10. organization
11. facial expressions

What went well? What do you need to work on for the next speech? Would you want to try it again or are you glad it is done? Be as specific as possible! 

In addition, leave feedback for at least two students. Feedback should be specific and original. 

News Article Speech

Please reflect on your news article speech by writing one well-written and thought-out paragraph. Use complete sentences and correct grammar. Upper classmen should be writing paragraphs with compound and complex sentences that are a minimum of six sentences long. Things to consider (you do not need to include all of them)

• eye contact
• nervousness
• audience feedback
• preparation (enough? not enough? What will you change for next time?)
• voice (rate, variation)
• gestures (How did they go? How did you feel?)
• poise
• confidence level
• introduction and conclusion
• organization
• facial expressions

What went well? What do you need to work on? Be as specific as possible! 

If you were recorded, please watch your YouTube video and use that in your reflection as well.

In addition, leave feedback for at least two students. Feedback should be specific and original. Please leave feedback under that student's reflection if possible.

Introduction Speech-August 2014

Please reflect on your first speech by writing one well-written and thought out paragraph. Upper class students should be writing paragraphs with compound and complex sentences that are a minimum of six sentences long. Use complete sentences and correct grammar. 

Things to consider (you do not need to include all of them)

*eye contact

*nervousness

*audience feedback

*preparation (enough? not enough? What will you change for next time?)

*voice (rate, variation)

*gestures

*poise

*confidence level

*introduction and conclusion

*organization

What went well? What do you need to work on? Be as specific as possible. 

Please leave feedback for at least two of your classmates. Feedback should be constructive, original, and well-written. 
Reflection: 20 points
Feedback: 10 points each

Assignment for 8/21

Key Word: Practice!

Practice is going to be the biggest key to your success this semester. A good speaker will practice 3-6 times before a speech. No more. No less. Don't leave out this very important step!

Welcome

Welcome back to school! I am excited to teach you this semester. All your blog assignments, videos, reflections, and feedback will be done on this website. Please bookmark it and become familiar with it! I will be posting the assignment (The Key Word) in a new blog post after class today. I can't wait to get to know each as you all improve in public speaking.
-Mrs. Dennert

Inspirational Speech

Write one well-written and thought-out paragraph. Use complete sentences and correct grammar. Upper class students should be writing paragraphs with compound and complex sentences that are a minimum of six sentences long. 

You may comment on the following aspects as well: 

1. Was the class inspired? How could you have been more inspirational?
2. eye contact
3. nervousness
4. audience feedback
5. preparation--did you practice enough? Too much?
6. speaking rate (too fast? too slow? too many pauses?)
7. gestures (Did you do any?)
8. poise and presence 
9. organization
10. facial expressions 
11. Dressed and groomed?
12. Outline/Notes/Manuscript

In addition, leave feedback for at least two students. Feedback should be specific and original. 

Persuasive/Convincing Speech

Leave the link to your video in a comment below. Then write one well-written and thought-out paragraph to reflect on your speech. Use complete sentences and correct grammar. Upper class students should be writing paragraphs with compound and complex sentences that are a minimum of six sentences long. 

You may comment on the following aspects as well: 

1. Was the class persuaded? Do you feel you were persuasive or convincing enough?
2. Eye contact
3. Nervousness
4. Preparation--did you practice enough? Too much? How many video takes did you have to do?
5. Speaking rate (too fast? too slow? too many pauses?)
6. Gestures (Did you do any?)
7. Poise and presence accurately captured via video?
8. Organization--did your speech have a natural organization structure?
9. Facial expressions? 
10. Dressed and groomed?
11. Was the background appropriate and not distracting? 
12. What would you change if you could do it all over again?

In addition, leave feedback for at least three students. Feedback should be specific and original. It should be obvious that you watched the entire video.

Extra Credit Speaking Opportunity

Many of you have had extra speaking opportunities in the ML community, at your home churches, at your sport's banquets, for chapel, and many other places and occasions. Describe your speaking opportunity and you will receive some extra credit based on your response, your practice time, the length of your speech, and your efforts in helping us understand the event in your post. Things to consider as you write...

What was the occasion?
Was it an impromptu speech or did you prepare?
Where you speaking alone or were you part of a group?
How long did you prepare?
Did you practice with an adult?
How long was your speech?
How many people were in the audience?
Did you receive some feedback from audience members? What did they say?

As always, grammar and syntax are important! Due by May 22 (11:59 p.m.)

Informative Speech

Write one well-written and thought-out paragraph. Use complete sentences and correct grammar. Upper class students should be writing paragraphs with compound and complex sentences that are a minimum of six sentences long. Please specifically comment on your introduction, conclusion, and visual aid. For your introduction--did you cover the four points of a good introduction? Conclusion--solid? Are all three parts included? Visual aid-seamless? Did you read off of it or was it an incorporated part of your speech? 

In addition, you may comment on the following aspects as well: 

1. Eye Contact
2. Nervousness
3. Audience Feedback
4. Preparation--did you practice enough? Too much?
5. Speaking rate (too fast? too slow? too many pauses?)
6. Gestures (Did you do any?)
7. Poise and Presence 
8. Organization
9. Facial Expressions 
10. Dressed and groomed?
11. Outline/Note Cards/Manuscript

What went well? What do you need to work on for the next speech? Be as specific as possible! 

In addition, leave feedback for at least two students. Feedback should be specific and original. 

Something I Treasure

Write one well-written and thought-out paragraph. Use complete sentences and correct grammar. Upper classmen should be writing paragraphs with compound and complex sentences that are a minimum of six sentences long. Things to consider

1. eye contact
2. nervousness
3. audience feedback
4. preparation 
5. speaking rate (too fast? too slow? too many pauses?)
6. gestures (Did you do any?)
7. poise and presence 
8. introduction and conclusion
9. organization
10. facial expressions
11. visual aid

What went well? What do you need to work on for the next speech? Be as specific as possible! 

In addition, leave feedback for at least two students. Feedback should be specific and original. 

One-Minute of Fame

What are you famous for doing? After your one minute of fame speech, reflect on it below. Write one well-written and thought-out paragraph. Use complete sentences and correct grammar. Upper classmen should be writing paragraphs with compound and complex sentences that are a minimum of six sentences long. Things to consider (you do not need to include all of them)

1. eye contact
2. nervousness
3. audience feedback
4. preparation 
5. speaking rate (too fast? too slow? too many pauses?)
6. gestures (Did you do any?)
7. poise and presence 
8. introduction and conclusion
9. organization
10. facial expressions
11. The actual trick, talent, or gift you shared--would you do that again or pick something else?

What went well? What do you need to work on for the next speech? Be as specific as possible! 

In addition, leave feedback for at least two students. Feedback should be specific and original. 

Impromptu Speech

Please reflect on your impromptu speech by writing one well-written and thought-out paragraph. Use complete sentences and correct grammar. Upper classmen should be writing paragraphs with compound and complex sentences that are a minimum ofsix sentences long. Things to consider (you do not need to include all of them)

1. eye contact
2. nervousness
3. audience feedback
4. preparation (What did you do during your 2 minutes--would you do the same thing? Do you have advice for future impromptu speakers?)
5. Speaking Rate (too fast? too slow? too many pauses?)
6. gestures (Did you do any?)
7. poise and presence 
8. confidence level
9. introduction and conclusion
10. organization
11. facial expressions

What went well? What do you need to work on for the next speech? Would you want to try it again or are you glad it is done? Be as specific as possible! 

In addition, leave feedback for at least two students. Feedback should be specific and original. 

News Article Speech-Feb. 2014

Please reflect on your news article speech by writing one well-written and thought-out paragraph. Use complete sentences and correct grammar. Upper classmen should be writing paragraphs with compound and complex sentences that are a minimum ofsix sentences long. Things to consider (you do not need to include all of them)

• eye contact
• nervousness
• audience feedback
• preparation (enough? not enough? What will you change for next time?)
• voice (rate, variation)
• gestures (How did they go? How did you feel?)
• poise
• confidence level
• introduction and conclusion
• organization
• facial expressions

What went well? What do you need to work on? Be as specific as possible! 

If you were recorded, please watch your YouTube video and use that in your reflection as well.

In addition, leave feedback for at least two students. Feedback should be specific and original. Please leave feedback under that student's reflection if possible.

Introduction Speech-January 2014

Please reflect on your first speech by writing one well-written and thought out paragraph. Upper class students should be writing paragraphs with compound and complex sentences that are a minimum of six sentences long. Use complete sentences and correct grammar. 

Things to consider (you do not need to include all of them)

*eye contact

*nervousness

*audience feedback

*preparation (enough? not enough? What will you change for next time?)

*voice (rate, variation)

*gestures

*poise

*confidence level

*introduction and conclusion

*organization

What went well? What do you need to work on? Be as specific as possible. 

Please leave feedback for at least two of your classmates. Feedback should be constructive, original, and well-written. 
Reflection: 20 points
Feedback: 10 points each

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