Effective Public Speaking Workshop by Debate Experts
Join the workshop presented by Kelly Ryan, Fulbright Scholar, Ivan Mickovski, and Vesna Velevska from the Youth Educational Forum. Learn speech tips, persuasive speaking, and quote-based speeches. Engage in speaking games and Q&A sessions. Improve your delivery, structure, and overall presentation skills.
Effective Public Speaking Workshop by Debate Experts
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Presentation Transcript
Public Speaking Workshop Presented By: Kelly Ryan, Fulbright Scholar and debate expert Ivan Mickovski and Vesna Velevska, Debate Coaches from the Youth Educational Forum Mary Kumar Bromwell, English Language Fellow
Warm-up Activity Watch videos, show of hands and popcorn
What are we going to do today? • Review Speaking Contest rules and rubrics, Presentation Tips, Good Idea/Bad Idea • Persuasive speaking tips • How to create a quote-based speech • Speaking games • Q & A
Great Presentation Tips Get their attention • Use a ‘hook’ – statement, statistic, quote, or story • Interesting topic / content Be energetic • Use voice, posture, facial expressions • Use gestures and movement
Great presentation tips 2 Structure your speech • Have a goal – what do you want your audience to know, think, feel or do? • 2 or 3 main points • Transition between points • Use a visual aid (if appropriate)
Great Presentation Tips 3 Delivery • Eye contact and posture • ‘Wow’ factor • A touch of humor • Use descriptive speech • Speak confidently, loudly and slowly • End the speech with strength
Good Ideas: • Before: • Get plenty of sleep and eat well • Practice your speech out loud • Time your speech • Practice your speech for other people • During: • Dress nicely • Talk with confidence • Speak to the back of the room • Speak more slowly than you think you should • Chill out and enjoy it!
Bad Ideas: • Coming unprepared • Reciting memorized speech without feeling • Talking quietly or too fast • Looking down • Rely on your note cards • Being too nervous to enjoy it!
