a bout crrative communication

1. Presenting:
Introductory Speeches

2. Word Bank
 communication
 eye contact
 peer
 nonverbal
 verbatim
 unique
 predetermined response

3. Brain Teasers
 Why is speech important?
 Why do we talk?
 How can we improve?
 What is the social function of speech?
 What does one’s speech reveal?
 What is communication?
 What are the many ways we communicate?

4. Three P’s of Speech Communication
 For humans, speech is an integral part of life:
 Prevalence
 Think of the daily total of words spoken
 Purpose
 Why do we talk?
 We learn to talk under social influence
 Society develops and maintains its institutions through speech
 We talk in order to obtain a predetermined response from our
listener
 to understand
 or to feel a special way
 or to believe in certain ideas
 Promise
 You can learn to be at your best, to achieve self confidence when you
are talking in front of a group of people.

5. Assignment
 Give a speech to inform
 Tell your audience in detail about a fellow classmate
 Assignment Emphasis
 Eye contact
 Using the activity sheet with your partner, learn about
his/her interest, background, and ideas; then reverse the
roles
 Specific purpose is tell the audience what qualities make your
partner special
 Look through the information and decide for yourself why the
person is unique or special
 20 minutes today for both interviews
 1-3 minute introductory speech given tomorrow

6. Speech Arrangement
I. Introduce your partner by stating the name slowly and clearly
II. Tell why your partner is unique, giving specific details and reasons
III. State your partner’s background
a. Birthplace
b. Parents’ Occupation
c. Others in family
IV. State discovered interests (add or delete items as needed):
a. Hobbies
b. Travel experience
c. Awards or honors
d. School activities participate in
e. Pet Peeve
f. Future plans
V. Conclude with a well planned statement that ties the speech together

7. Rehearse
 Memorize only three things in your speech
 Memorize your first sentence in the introduction
 Memorize your concluding statement
 Memorize the order or sequence of main points in your
speech
(Never learn your speech verbatim)

8. Present
 When called on:
 Partner walks to front of room and writes name on
whiteboard, then sits down
 Speaker then walks up, hands in activity sheet and
presents speech
 Face audience
 Pause
 Look right at the audience
 Give speech loudly as rehearsed
 When finished, pause, and walk with poise back to your seat
 be businesslike and pleasant; do not show nervousness by
giggling or making awkward noises