This powerpoint presentation goes over the introduction for speeches for elementary and middle school students.

1. Speeches!
Begin your Bell Ringer

2. Bell Ringer – 15 Minutes
 Drop
 Everything
 And
 Read

3. Overview…Today we are going over
specific literary devices for PLOT
 Today we are going to analyze great speeches
 We need to understand the elements of how to
impact your audience
 We will go over the basics and of course see
examples
 This will deal with:
 Perspective
 Main Idea
 Similar to our writing process!!!

4. Intro: Speeches
 Main Idea:
 The main point you are trying to get through.
A speech will always have an underlying tone
that will push for a specific idea, concept, or
purpose. This is a global point that will be
mentioned throughout your speech.
 Think THESIS!!!

5. Notes: 3 Elements of a Good
Speech
 The three elements of a good speech are:
 1. Style:
 Style is the way writing is dressed up to fit the
specific context, purpose, or audience. Word
choice, sentence fluency, and writer’s voice will
all show throughout your work

6. Notes: 3 Elements of a Good
Speech
 2. Substance: A speech may be flowery and
charismatically presented, but needs to center
on worthy themes; it must appeal to an d
inspire the audience of values and ideals

7. Notes: 3 Elements of a Good
Speech
 3. Impact: Great speeches always seek to
persuade the audience of some fact or idea.
The best speeches are able to persuade and
change the hearts and minds of their previous
belief to your main point

8. Speeches
 It is now time to look at the makeup plan for
creating a good speech
 This will be explained in more detail when we
actually do our speech!!

9. Three Beginning Objectives
 Get the attention and interest of your
audience.
 Reveal the topic of your speech.
 Establish your credibility and good will.

10. Beginning Your Speech
 First impressions are very important.
 A poor beginning may distract or alienate your
audience so that you may never recover
 Having a good beginning is a confidence booster. It
will propel you through the rest of the speech.
 This is similar to our HOOK!!!
 WHAT ARE EXAMPLES OF HOOKS?!?

11. Don’t Forget to Reveal the Topic
 In the process of gaining attention, be sure to state
clearly the topic of your speech. If you do not, your
listeners will be confused. And once they are
confused, your chances of getting them absorbed in
the speech are almost nil. This is so basic, that it
seems silly to have to mention it, but many speakers
fail to do this .

12. The Body of Your Argument
 Use specific examples to support your thesis that your
audience will understand
 Raise and lower your voice to show emphasis
 Repeat certain catch phrases (I have a dream)
 Move about the front of the room
 Look around the room as your speak
 Ask questions of the audience to keep them interested and
paying attention

13. Ending Your Speech Gracefully
 Signal the end: Speakers who abruptly walk off
the stage take the audience by surprise
 Use the phrases like: in conclusion, ultimately, In
closing, Let me end by saying, My purpose has
been..
 Signal the end: in your body language and tone

14. Video – What makes a good speech
 1. Be More Confident Speech
 2. Charisma – Kid President
 3. Passion – Inches
 4. Don’t be sappy!! Landon Donovan

15. We Do – MLK Speech
 It is time for us to examine a good speech
 Today we will look at Martin Luther Kings, “I
had a dream speech”
 Afterwards, answer the following
comprehension questions

16. You Do Directions
 Please copy down the FOUR questions
 Using your copy of MLK, provide the R.E.E
(but with at least 6 sentences).
 Make sure they are answered fully

17. You Do Questions:
 What was MLK’s main point? How did he
push his ideas across for the audience to
understand?
 How did MLK hook the reader? What was his
attention grabber? Do you think it worked?

18. You Do Questions:
 Was MLK persuasive? Give three examples
of how he was persuasive.
 What did MLK try and prove by saying, “I
have a dream?” What did it mean?