Year 11 - English
Delivering a presentation confidently
Spoken language masters: refining public speaking skills
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils develop their confldence in delivering speeches. They first focus on finding a topic for a presentation, before building confidence and stronger vocal techniques. They finally deliver their presentations.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to understand how to ask and respond to questions, and use effective preparation techniques for confident delivery.
Key Notes
- Being an effective audience member can mean being supportive, respectful and encouraging success.
- When asking questions, you should aim to make them relevant, clear and constructive.
- When responding to questions, you should aim to answer in a concise and respectful way.
- It is natural to feel nervous but effective preparation like vocal and body warm ups can help.
Vocabulary To Learn
- active listening: fully concentrating, understanding and responding thoughtfully to what someone is saying
- constructive: helping to improve or develop something in a positive way
- insightful: being able to see and understand things clearly and in a way that provides further ideas or solutions
- concise: expressing ideas in a clear way which is brief and to the point
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The role of an audience member isn't particularly important.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Being an effective audience member can mean being supportive, respectful and encouraging success. When asking questions, you should aim to make them relevant, clear and constructive.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'active listening'
fully concentrating, understanding and responding thoughtfully to what someone is saying.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: The role of an audience member isn't particularly important. Correction: Emphasise the power of a supportive and respectful audience. Being an encouraging audience member can help peers succeed.
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