Presentation Skills

Presentation Skills Put Your Body Into Your Speech

Presentation skills are the difference between a speech and an essay.  When I’m reading an essay, I can put in any emphasis I want.

Consider this poem.

To sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock,
In a pestilential prison, with a life-long lock,
Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock,
From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block!

Read it out loud with a deep voice, taking your time with each word.

Now do it again in a sharp, high-pitched, scared voice.

One voice is the executioner and the other is the prisoner.  Which one do you think is which?

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A quick quiz about you

Your assignment for the next class (due August 27) is to read How to Write a Speech in the class notes.  This covers some of the technical details about speeches and about your voice.

Please read it and then…

I created a quick quiz for you.

A quick quiz button

 

Yes, a quiz.

And another quick quiz about the syllabus.

Take the Syllabus Test too!

 

Please complete this before August 24.  I will collect the answers then and we will discuss them during the class on August 27.

Why do you have to take a quick quiz on the syllabus?

Normally, we would take time to review the syllabus during class so you have time to understand my requirements and what I expect you to do in the class.

Because this is a speech class, I do expect you to speak in class!  (I don’t know of any other class that does that!)

But what’s the deal with the kilts?

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