Adressing a large group of people is always a complicated situation, and, when you are a student, and the audience is your teacher and classmates, it is even more complicated. DO NOT PANIC! Here are a few tips to help you prepare a good speech and be successful in your task.
1. Practise makes perfect: the more times you make a speech, the more confident you will become.
2. Always prepare in advance. Do some research work, know your facts and take some notes.
3. Your notes should be built by topics and not a written speech. Use cards, one point to each card.
4. You can also use visual aids (posters, pictures, facts on an overhead projector) to emphasize your points.
5. Make each point clearly. Involve your audience. Use eye contact and gestures.
6. Start with something shocking. Surprise your audience. Make sure you have a strong beginning and ending to your speech.
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(10th form courseboook by Porto Editora)
These tips might help our students when time has come for oral assessments in each term. Let us not forget that 30% of students' evaluation is about their speaking skills. It's not easy for them, but it isn't easy for teachers either, as most of our students read written notes, instead of speaking when presenting their points. For many, addressing an audience is torture; and they can't simply pronounce a word without looking at their papers. I believe practising is one of the keys. It's like playing the piano: the more you play, the closer you'll reach to perfection.
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