Public speaking

The grade 5 students are preparing short presentations for the class.  This will be done in either a debate format or a how to demonstration.  We watched some examples today in class and came up with criteria for effect presentations.

Grade 5 Public speaking

-      humour
-      ideas connect to the subject
-      provided multiple reasons
-      honest
-      confident
-      genuine
-      prepared/organized
-      personality
-      respectful
-      clear communication
-      engaged the audience

Debating

-      be nice
-      use respectful language
-      communicate calmly but confidently
-      interesting points
-      listened to other perspectives respectfully
-      many supporting arguments
-      explained his reasoning
-      treat people like they are people



How to Demonstration

-      they made it funny
-      showed it’s not necessary to be perfect
-      planned and prepared
-      improvisation
-      experts and non experts
-      personality
-      organized step by step
-      memorized
-      speak to the subject easily

-      visuals

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