A SPEECH IS LIKE A HAMBURGER Introduction 15% of speech Body 70% of speech (most important) Conclusion 15% of speech 40 seconds 1 0 seconds 1 0 seconds 1 min. speech:
Sample footer text 3/1/20XX 3 1 minute = 130-150 words This is 136 words on A4 paper If your speech looks like this, it should be ~1 minute long
Since we only have 40 seconds to discuss our body Its better to talk about only one point (not three) FOCUS ON ONE POINT 专注于一点
Sample footer text 3/1/20XX 5 Short Speech Structures: P.R.E.P. (Point , Reason, Example, Point) P.P.F (Past, Present, Future) B.S.E.I (Background, Story, Ending, Importance ) Problem, Solution Pros and Cons 优点和缺点 Cause, Effect, Remedy 补救 Before, the event, the Result We will use this structure again Changed "moral" to "importance" (I think this is clearer)
Sample footer text 3/1/20XX 6 BSEI (BACKGROUND, STORY, ENDING, IMPORTANCE) INTRO ATTRACTIVE FIRST SENTENCE 吸引眼球 : attract the audience's attention by asking a question, such as : " Have you ever ___? 你 __ 过 __ 吗 ? " Do you know what it feels like to ___?" BODY BACKGROUND: Describe 3-5 details about the story's background: ( Where/When did it happen? / Who were you with? / What were you doing? STORY : Describe what happened and how you felt ENDING: Describe how the story ended CONC IMPORTANCE 重要性 / 寓意 / 教益 : tell us the importance of story: (Did you learn an important lesson 吸取了重要的教训吗 ? Did it affect or change you? 影响或改变了你吗? Why is it meaningful to you?
Sample footer text 3/1/20XX 7 ATTRACTIVE FIRST SENTENCE 吸引眼球 You can ask: " Have you ever been chased by a 200 lb. dog? 有没有被一只 200 磅狗追赶过? " Do you know what it feels like to be chased by a 200 lb. dog? ( 被一只 200 磅狗追着看是什么感觉吗? ) Attract the audience by asking a question Example: Your story is about getting chased by a Tibetan Mastiff
Sample footer text 3/1/20XX 8 DESCRIBING BKGROUND, STORY AND ENDING Where did it happen ? When did it happen? Who was there with you? Why were you there ? What were you doing? What happened next ? How did you feel? What happened at the end?
Sample footer text 3/1/20XX 9 EXAMPLE SPEECH (BACKGROUND, STORY, ENDING, IMPORTANCE ) "Falling in a lake" (Jessica's true story)
Sample footer text 3/1/20XX 10 INTRO ATTRACTIVE FIRST SENTENCE "Do you know what it feels like to almost drown?" BODY BACKGROUND: I was 5 years old. My mother took me to a big park to take pictures. It was a beautiful sunny day. I could see many birds and butterflies and smell sweet fragrant roses . At the lake inside the park, I could hear the loud buzzing sounds 嗡嗡声 of dragonflies . STORY : I tried to catch a fish in the lake using my hands, but I slipped and fell in. I didn't know how to swim. I felt scared and confused . I opened my eyes in the water but everything was blurry 模糊不清 . I started to choke because I couldn’t breathe. As I tried to get to the surface of the lake, I accidently swallowed some water- it tasted like dirt. ENDING: “My mother panicked and ran to find help. She found a park worker who saved me and brought me out of the water.” CONC IMPORTANCE 重要性 / 寓意 / 教益 : After this day, I became very careful around water. If I see something interesting in the water I will think twice before trying to catch it. 要三思而后行。 EXAMPLE SPEECH: (BACKGROUND, STORY, ENDING, IMPORTANCE )
Sample footer text 3/1/20XX 11 Did this teach you a n Important Lesson? 吸取了重要的教训吗 ? Did This Expérience Affect Or Change Us? What was Significant about this expérience? 影响或改变了你吗 ? DESCRIB ING IMPORTANCE 重要性 / 寓意 / 教益 : After that day, I learned an important lesson about fire safety. I am now extremely cautious when cooking and I NEVER leave the kitchen if the stove is on. I feel so lucky to be alive today, and I will never do something that reckless ever again.
GESTURES LET’S LOOK AT 4 USEFUL GESTURES :
Sample footer text 3/1/20XX 13 Examples: “There are three steps we need to take to become successful.” I'm going to share 2 stories about my family with you WHEN YOU SAY A NUMBER , SHOW THAT NUMBER WITH YOUR FINGERS .
Sample footer text 3/1/20XX 14 Examples: That was the first time a boy sent me flowers This is so important to me I was so touched when____ I really hope _____ ***Touch your heart at the same tine you stress important words (the yellow words)*** EMPHASIZE YOUR FEELINGS 个人感受 OR SINCERITY 诚意 BY PUTTING A HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
15 COMPARING 2 THINGS (ON ONE HAND, ON THE OTHER HAND, SOME PEOPLE LIKE ___ OTHERS PREFER ____) On one hand_____, sometimes I will ____
Sample footer text 3/1/20XX 16 WHEN YOU WANT TO MAKE A STRONG POINT OR EMPHASIZE YOUR OPINION ABOUT STH. 当您想提出强项或强调您的看法 I believe this is ONLY/BEST way to solve this problem…
Sample footer text 3/1/20XX 17 Watch this short video to see good examples of gestures and stressing Her speaking is not " super enthusiastic ", but her gestures and the way she stresses key words 她强调关键词的方式 makes her speech very interesting.
Sample footer text 3/1/20XX 18 0:00 In education, we've got a saying, that you can't be what you can't see. When I was a little girl, I couldn't show confidence until someone showed ME 在教育界,我们有一 句话,你无法成为你看不到的东西。当 我还是个小女孩的时候,我不自信,直到有人告诉我自信是什么。 STRESSING "ME"
Sample footer text 3/1/20XX 19 "COMPARING " GESTURE: 00:23) "my dad would sit while my mom shopped" She used this gesture to compare 2 things (her mom and dad)
Sample footer text 3/1/20XX 20 4:33 I have enough confidence to believe that that world will indeed come to pass, and that WE are the ones to make it so. 我有足够的信心相信这样的世界最终会到来,而我们是构建这个世界的人。 STRESSING "WE"
Sample footer text 3/1/20XX 21 USING NOTECARDS
Sample footer text 3/1/20XX 22 For your 2nd Speech, you can use 8cm x 13cm Notecards with important Points (do not bring your entire script on stage and read it 不要把你的整个剧本带到舞台上 ) Your cards should include important things such as:
Sample footer text 3/1/20XX 23 SPEECH SCRIPT INTRODUCTION First sentence: "Do you know what it feels like to drown?" BACKGROUND: STORY: lake Try catch Fish Fell in Can't swim Scared / confused Chocking ENDING: Park worker saved me MORAL: more Careful Now Think twice NOTECARDS WITH ONLY KEY POINTS Sunny day Mom Park Take pictures New dress Do you know what its feels like to drown?" Let me tell you a scary experience I had when I was 5 years old.. It was a beautiful sunny day. My mother decided to take me to a big park to take pictures. I was wearing a lovely new blue and white dotted dress. I felt so excited about going to the park. There is a lake inside the park with many fish and frogs. I tried to catch a fish using my hands and I fell in the lake. I didn't know how to swim. I felt scared and confused. I opened my eyes but everything was blurry. 模糊不清 . I started to choke because I couldn’t breathe. My mom panicked and ran to find help. A kind park worker saved me and brought me out of the water. After this day, I became very careful around water. If I see something interesting in the water I will think twice before trying to catch it. 要三思而后行。