Friday May 23, 2014

Dear Parents/ Carers,

This term, students are required to prepare a speech on the topic of their choosin! "s the interschoo#
fina#s are fast approachin, students are required to present a 2 minute prepared speech by the end of
Week 6! T$o chi#dren from each c#ass $i## %e se#ected to participate in the stae fina#s durin $ee& ' and
(! )ne spea&er from each stae $i## represent Cronu##a *outh Pu%#ic *choo# at the +one competition!
Stage finalists $i## a#so %e required to present a 1 minute impromptu speech that $i## %e prepared on a
sin#e topic i,en on the day!
Note: *peeches shou#d not %e an information report, %ut rather shou#d present a messae, point of ,ie$ or
opinion! Chi#dren are encouraed to ta#& a%out other peop#e in the community in re#ation to their topic! "##
students $i## %e assessed on their speech content, manner and ,oice - refer to mar&in criteria on the
%ac&!
Stage 1 (Year 1 and 2)
ublic Speaking !opics
"## students shou#d ha,e a set %ed time!
*hou#d &ids ha,e to read at home.
"## schoo#s shou#d ha,e /crunch and sip0 time.
*hou#d chi#dren %e made to $ear hats at schoo#.
*hou#d a## chi#dren p#ay in a team sport.
"## chi#dren shou#d %e i,en chores!
1s it important to a#$ays te## the truth.
*hou#d e,ery chi#d ha,e a pet.
*hou#d tourist %e a##o$ed to c#im% 2#uru.
The /3oya# F#yin Doctor *er,ice0 is an important community ser,ice!
*hou#d the Daintree 3ainforest %e protected.
" car is the %est type of transport to tra,e# around "ustra#ia!
4,eryone shou#d ,isit "ustra#ia!
Preparing for our future
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Three aspects need to %e considered in constructin and presentin the prepared and impromptu speech5
Manner, Matter, Method!
%anner 6$orth 207 of the mar&s8 refers to the presentation of the speech!
The &ey to ood manner is to %e natura#! "ctin, sinin, dancin and props are not a##o$ed, remem%er pu%#ic
spea&in is not drama!
Parts of manner inc#ude5
"ye contact 9 spea&ers shou#d #oo& at the $ho#e audience %y focussin on parts of the audience for a
short period of time!
Stance 9 *pea&ers shou#d %e comforta%#e %ut shou#d not do anythin that distracts from $hat they are
sayin!
+oice 9 *pea&ers shou#d modu#ate tone, e:pression, ,o#ume, speed $ithout appearin fa&e or unnatura#!
They shou#d not force out their $ords or ye## at the audience!
*esture 9 1f a spea&er has to thin& a%out esturin, then they shou#d not %e doin it!;estures shou#d %e
natura#
alm #ards 9 *pea&ers shou#d use pa#m cards, not pieces of paper! They shou#d not ha,e a chi#d0s entire
speech on them, on#y the M"1< P)1<T* shou#d %e $ritten on the cards! Ma:imum si+e of the card shou#d
%e si+e of the pa#m! 1f pa#m cards are too #are they $i## inhi%it the use of the hands!
%atter 6$orth 407 of the mar&s8 refers to the materia# in the speech!
*peeches shou#d %e as oriina# as possi%#e! =hi#st the in,o#,ement of parents and teachers is stron#y
encouraed, spea&ers shou#d a#$ays $rite their o$n speech! 4ach speech shou#d ha,e a messae, a point of
,ie$ or an opinion!
&rguments 9 *pea&ers shou#d support their opinion $ith se,era# reasons and ideas! Their aruments
shou#d %e #oica# and $e## e:p#ained!
",amples 9 *pea&ers shou#d support and pro,e their aruments and ideas $ith e:amp#es! "n e:amp#e in
pu%#ic spea&in refers to peop#e, p#aces and e,ents that ha,e happened in the rea# $or#d and that ha,e
%een reported!
%ethod 6$orth 407 of the mar&s8 refers to the structure of a speech
-eginning 9 there are three $ays to %ein a speech!
Story 9 must %e re#e,ant to the speech as a $ho#e!
Statement 9 shou#d %e interestin and thouht9pro,o&in!
.uestion 9 must %e ans$ered at some point in the speech!
%iddle /e0elopment 9 the $ay the speech is de,e#oped $i## depend on the spea&er0s purpose and
persona#ity! This part of the speech shou#d %e #in&ed to the introduction in a #oica# and interestin $ay! 1t
shou#d a#so contain ideas and e:amp#es that support the topic and purpose of the speech and are #in&ed to
each other! Thus is the part of the speech $here the spea&er gets the message across! P#annin this
section carefu##y is ,ery important so that the speech sounds con,incin and spontaneous!
!here are se0eral 1ays a student can structure their speech:
Y2 9 >ourse#f, others
S#* *e#f Community, ;#o%a#
3 Past, present Future
)N Positi,e, 1nterestin, <eati,e
WWWWW$ =hat, =hen, =here, =ho, =hy, ?o$
#onclusion 9 This is the c#ima: of the speech! The conc#usion shou#d %e a short, fina# statement that is
#in&ed in sty#e and content to the introduction and sums up the speech0s su%@ect and purpose! *pea&ers
shou#d use the $arnin %e## as a sina# to commence ma&in their conc#udin statements!
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4anguage 9 *tudents shou#d understand, %e fami#iar $ith and %e a%#e to pronounce correct#y the #anuae
contained in their speech!
Preparing for our future
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