Public Speaking Activities
Verbal Job Sheet #1 – Public Speaking
Create your Public Speaking Character
Application:
Public Speaking
Officer Opening Ceremonies Parts or whatever works for your class
Presentations
Materials needed: Time: 60 Min.
Character cutouts, large
6 Volunteers for introduction
Character Worksheet
Card Stock-Name Tags
Characters-Name Tags
Glue Sticks
Crayons/Markers/Color Pencils
Interest Approach:
VOLUNTEERS:
Before you start choose volunteers. You will need six volunteers to play out the characters already created for public speaking. They are: Wendy Whisper, Hank the Hick, Monotone Monte, G.I. George, Shy Sally, and Temper Tami. Ask these students to play a character before hand so they have time to practice their part. Pick students that will really play out the characters and be dramatic.
CHARACTER CUT_OUTS:
Hang the large character cutouts on display in the front of the classroom as you introduce them.
CHARACTER WORKSHEET:
Hand out the character worksheet to each student. Have Volunteers come up one at a time and give their memorized officer part, or The Pledge of Allegiance using the character voice assigned. Encourage students to guess which speaker the volunteers are mimicking. Also have students describe the speaker in a sentence or few words. After all characters/speakers have gone, talk about each one and reveal their identity.
Character Name Tags:
Students will create their own speaking character. They should be directed to consider the type of speaker they want to become. Discussion should follow the interest approach of what is good and not good characteristics of a public speaker.
1. First, students will pick a character name. Example: Creative Casey, Extraordinary Ernie, Bold Bonnie.
2. Then they can find a picture off the nametag pages to represent their character. Color the picture cartoon they choose.
3. Hand out card stock for a nametag and have students fold to sit in front of their desk. Direct students to write their new character name on the front and paste their character’s picture to the front as well.
4. On the inside of their nametags, have them use three statements to describe their newly created public speaking character. Ask questions to help strike thoughts about the ultimate speaker they would like to be.
5. Students can share their nametags and descriptions with classmates.
6. Display the nametags. Use their nametags each day. Have them be the speaking character they created throughout other activities and speaking demos.
Notes:
· Encourage students to call each other by their character name.
· May record participation points on back of the nametags for other activities.
· Have students turn assignments in with their character names.
· Have a thesaurus and dictionary available for use.
· Be one of the interest approach characters to encourage students.
· Create your own character as well as an example.
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Verbal Job Sheet #2 Narration
Reading your Mind
Application:
Verbal Communication – Narrative
Materials needed: Time: 25 Min.
Children’s Books
Interest Approach:
Read a children’s book to the class as a demonstration. Show students how you can read using action in your voice. Be dramatic, descriptive, creative, and change your voice. Students will be doing the same to their group.
Discussion:
Discuss with the class how to animate reading a children’s book. What makes your voice and expressions interesting to listen too? Write ideas on the board that are shared.
Groups:
Assign small groups and have each group pick a children’s book. Have groups find their own spot on the floor around the classroom. Student instructions are to read the book with animation in their voice and facial expressions. They should switch persons every couple of pages.
Notes:
· Children’s books can be checked out at your elementary school, or assign students to bring one.
· Alteration: At the end have one person from each group perform a couple pages in front of all groups.
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Verbal Job Sheet #3 Public Speaking
On your Soapbox
Application:
Public Speaking Time: 20-45 Min.
Getting out of the box
Ag Issues
FFA
Materials needed:
Box students can stand on, decorated with soap brands
Topic Items:
Town/community changes Official Dress
Ag Issues Ag Labor Laws
Prom Best Activities
School Requirements Best Projects
Taking away rights and privileges Ag Rules/Regulations
Procedures:
Explain what “Being on your soapbox” means. Pick a subject that students will feel strongly about. Do not pick a subject that will become a controversy. Step on the soapbox and tell everyone else what you really think. There will be rules for this activity: No hard feelings. Feelings will not leave the room. No talking when you are not on the soapbox. You can only tell others what you think if you are on the soapbox. Challenge your student’s opinions. Take a risk, be professional, and get your students voicing an opinion.
Groups:
Discuss the fact that you are taking a risk every time you speak in front of people. You fear that you will be judged; you fear that others will disagree. You are risking your feelings, opinions, and sometimes even your morals. People can have different opinions on matters. Before you can ever make a call or decision you need to look at both sides of the situation. Voicing your opinion is apart of life and speaking. They need to discuss how to support each other as speakers and that having an opinion is a good thing.
Notes:
· Make it a rule that everyone has to be on the soapbox.
· End discussion and change subjects if matters are heated or dull.
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Verbal Job Sheet #4 Demonstrative
Demo Day
Application:
Public Speaking
Materials needed: Time: 10 Min./Student
Assignment Instructions
Interest Approach:
Demonstrate how to do a task in five minutes. Examples: flower arrangements, pin bugs, use a rope, carve a pumpkin, cook something, restring a guitar, caring for an animal, tricks, fixing something, etc.
Assignment:
· Students will demonstrate to the class a skill, task, or talent. This should be something that they are interesting in and can share with others.
· Students will write up the complete step-by-step process of their demonstration.
· Demonstration needs to be explained while student is carrying out the task/skill.
· Demonstration needs to around five minutes.
· Two minutes will be allowed for set-up. Students are to be ready when they are called.
· Three minutes will be allowed for questions afterwards.
· Students are responsible for supplying all materials needed for the demonstration.
Scoring:
Preparation /10
Demonstration /20
Skill/Talent Chosen /10
Questions /10
Step-by-Step Write-up /20
Notes:
· Students should be assigned a day, so they know when to bring their materials for the demonstration.
· Great way to get students in front of the classroom and presenting with something they are comfortable with.
· Can choose to limit demonstrations to subject/agricultural/content areas.
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