Talk It Up, Kids: October 23, 2015

Focus: How do we lay the foundation for a compelling speech?

1. Warming up with a sample great speech by Shawn Achor

• What's the first thing he says (his attention-getter)?

• What's his thesis? In other words, what's the purpose of his speech?

• What are his main points?

• How does he use screen behind him?

2. Planning your speech; click HERE for a mind-blowing overview

Click HERE if you prefer to type your outline.

3. Wrapping up by augmenting your vocabularies

HW:
1. Finish up today's vocabulary exercise if you didn't finish during class.

2. Work on your speech outline. Bonus: Work a vocabulary word into your speech!

3. Enjoy a rare weekend free of reading and essay writing.