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THE ART OF PUPLIC SPEAKING

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The time has come. The power bug has bitten you, the political fever has consumed your soul. You have decided tor run for the position of leader of your country. This starts with your speech. Will you run with the inspiring passion of JFK, the brilliance of FDR, or the fear of Hitler. Will your speeches point outt the great and good you country has achieved, or will you see only the negative. The time has come for your speech. To choose how you wish to run for office, and to start the history books of you reign.

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At the end of this assignment, you should be better acquainted with great speakers of the past. You should be able to write and deliver a speech to the class confidently and powerfully..

I don’t expect you to be the next Martin Luther King Junior, but I do expect you to speak passionately. Remember that bravery is not the absence of fear but the overcoming of it. Have confidence in you words, but realize that you will be nervous, everyone will be. Deal with your nerves however you can, and realize that you will need to speak to groups your entire life.

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1. First, you will be going online to watch great speakers give speechesSome great speakers may include

a. Martin Luther King Juniorb. Winston Churchillc. FDRd. JFKe. Adolf Hitlerf. Maya Angelo

2. Then you will be looking online for the transcripts of speeches3. Gather a few different speeches, and analyze them

I. Read through them, how would you read themII. How does the speaker read themIII. Listen for the changes of voice, of pitch and tone, pauses and speedIV. Look for rhyme, meter, feet, and other poetic tools within the wordsV. Mark your papers

4. Find a topic you are interested in speaking about, something you are passionate about.

5. Research your topic, know what your talking aboutWhen using the internet to research

a. Be skeptical of what you readb. Stay away from .com websitesc. Double and triple check your information

6. Plan your speech, are you going to argue for a point are you going to suggest change, are you calling for action.

7. Organize your point s however you feel necessary, I want a page of some kind of planning

8. Write your speech: write it, practice it, and rewrite it. Nobody ever got it right in one try. Writing is rewriting.

9. Give your speech to the class, turn in your work.

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Category 1 2 3 4Watching Speeches Unknown

whether speeches were watched or not

Speeches were watched but no notes were taken

Speeches were watched and notes taken

Speeches were watched, notes are thoughtful and critical

Speech Transcripts No speech transcripts were viewed

At least one transcript viewed and noted

At least two transcripts but with minimal notes

At least two transcripts with thoughtful notes

Research No research Only one source used, or unreliable source

At least two sources, but without documentation

At least two websites with proper documentation

Presentation None given Given Gave about topic interesting to student

Clear presentation with attempts at professional tools

Written Speech None handed in Speech with little or no thought

Written and easily understood

Written, easily understood, with attempts at tools

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Speeches can be powerful things. They can move entire nations into action and change the very face of the world. What would the U.S. be like without “ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” What would WW2 have been like if Adolf Hitler hadn’t been such a good speaker? How would the Civil Rights movement been different without a Dream. Speeches can be powerful, you just wrote your first. Everyone had to start somewhere, and when your time comes you will be able to change the world with your very words.

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Here are a couple of websites to get you started. Don’t feel obligated to use these, but make sure to keep track of the sites you use. I will need to see that actual research has been done, so a bibliography may be a good idea.

YouTube- use this to watch speeches

http://library.albany.edu/reference/speeches.html. This website offers transcripts of some speeches. It may not have the speaker you are interested in, but remember that there are an infinite number of ways to make a speech great.

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