Week 3: Persuasive Speech

Description

Course Overview:

Gaining confidence as an individual speaker by exploring various genres of public speaking such as storytelling, narrative speech, informative speech, persuasive speech, and oral interpretation of written text.

Course Objectives:

Students will be able to recognize, compare and contrast, identify, and deliver the three main types of formal speeches (narrative, informative, and persuasive). Students will also discover confidence in oral communication through storytelling. They will also employ imagination and personal interpretation while reading aloud previously written stories and prose.

This is an active participation class, not strictly a lecture. Students will be required to present speeches, stories, and readings.

This class will be utilizing peer evaluations. Where the speaker will be orally evaluated by the instructor and other students in class.

Learning outcome:

*Effective vocal techniques

• Proper eye contact
• Effective Body Language
• Peer to Peer Evaluation
• Confidence is expressing individual thoughts and opinions, as well as researched facts
• Hold an audience’s attention

Camp Details:

Week 1: Speech Voice and Structure

Lesson 1: Our voice is our greatest tool

• Volume
• Tone and Pitch
•  Pacing

Lesson 2: Structure of a Speech

• Intro
• Body
• Conclusion

Week 2: Narrative Speech & Storytelling

Lesson 3: Narrative Speech

• Storytelling Techniques
• Chronological order
• Details

Lesson  4: Tell Me A Story

• Students present a narrative speech in a personal story
• Peer Evaluation

Week 3: Persuasive Speech

Lesson 5: Persuasive Speech

• Review structure
• Finding a problem in need of solution
• Be convincing

Lesson 6: Persuasive Speeches

• Students give a persuasive speech
• Convince audience to change a behavior
• Peer evaluations

 

About the Teacher

Ms. Jimilee holds a Bachelors Degree in Speech Communications and Theatre. While in college, she competed nationally as a member of the debate team. She has spent the last 20 years working in live theatre as an actress, director, and designer. She also spent time in the classroom as a teacher of drama, speech, and debate for grades K-12.

During her time in education in Texas, she was a UIL coach for middle and high school one act play, and advanced to state for the 1st time is the school’s history. She also coached 3rd-6th grade storytelling, impromptu speaking, and oral interpretation, where the majority of her students took home medals. Her hobbies include golf, softball, cross-stitching, Greek mythology, and puzzles.