Students who have a foundation in English speaking and want to improve on speaking
High school students
One-on-one and small group (Max. 7 students/class)
Class Introduction
Students learn to become better public speakers through learning theory and applying the theory in practice. The teacher will teach a variety of communication methods, instruct students to adapt their speech according to the audience and information, accurately support their ideas, and learn to select and organize speech materials.
The TED Talk topic will run through the entire course. Students will research, write, and publish their own TED Talk speeches. At the end of the course, students can participate in competitions at the high school or university level and apply to high schools and universities in the United States using this portfolio piece.
Outcome
- Demonstrate different elements of speech.
- Accurately determine the credibility of online sources
- Correctly and creatively utilize technology for different speech presentations and types.
- Develop speeches with differentiation based on audience, length, and topic.
- Develop speeches that are persuasive in nature
- Develop speeches that utilize current and historical data
- Integrate questioning
- Analyze speeches considered “great works”
- Develop critical thinking skills in a spontaneous/ limited preparation setting
Course Content
| Lessons | Topics |
| 1 | Spontaneous speech |
| 2 | Spontaneous speech |
| 3 | How to turn enthusiasm into speech content? |
| 4 | How to turn enthusiasm into speech content? |
| 5 | Speech topic introduction |
| 6 | Speech topic introduction |
| 7 | Speech writing |
| 8 | How to memorize and summarize speeches |
| 9 | Practice speech Final speech |
Classwork includes:
- Introductory speech: students will give a 1-2 minute speech;
- Voice, video, and text analysis of persuasive speeches: Students will choose persuasive speeches and analyze the following content: content, handouts, tone, persuasiveness, oral and non-verbal questions, 3-5 minutes;
- Spontaneous speech activities: Students will participate in speech activities on topics in the classroom
- Final project: This final project will run throughout the entire course. Students will research, write, and deliver their own speeches, with the purpose of creating speech works that students can later participate in competitions at the high school or university level.
Feedback
Students and their parents will receive brief feedback after each class regarding the student’s general participation in class. Students will also receive feedback on graded assignments via email.
Schedule
A total of 13.5 hours of classes.
