Delivering a SpeechChapter4
Speech 1 Friends,
I would like to say a few word before we start properly to partake in the enjoyment of this picnic. This picnic is not the yearly ofÀ cial picnic that we hold where the top executive of our ofÀ ce to the common personnel, participate.
We have arranged this mid-year picnic as an informal affair where all ofÀ cers and all subordinates can participate freely and derive pleasure from mixing and exchange of thoughts and fun.
Friends, I think, you all know that there is an etiquette of a picnic. Picnic-times is a period of hours when we have to forget ourselves and give yourselves up to community or friendly enjoyment.
In that spirit of freedom of action, thought and speech, let us enjoy our day, today. That is the way we can make our picnic a success. So, friends, come one and come all, and let us fulÀ l ourselves in our picnicking. Welcome, And three cheers for our picnic success.
Speech 2
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am very happy to have you all here. We do not get the chance to meet often, all of us, like this, at one place and at one time. We have our work our preoccupations, and yet we do meet sometimes, we need to relax, to get to know about each other.
It is mainly with this aim that I have invited you today, you who are our like-minded friends, who will not criticise or complain, but will accept us and other, as we are.
I think, it is good to meet sometimes to refresh ourselves with small and big talk, and laugh away our cares with the help of others who are dear to us. I hope you will enjoy this get-together, and that tomorrow will give us new energy to face the future. Thank you friends, and enjoy yourself.
Read the following speeches aloud. Pay attention to your intonations. Then, identify the introduction, the body and the closing of the speeches.
Activity 7
Grammar Review
Direct and Indirect Speech 1. Direct Speech
• Saying exactly what someone has said is called direct speech (sometimes called quoted speech)
• Here what a person says appears within quotation marks ("...") and should be word for word.
Example:
• She said, "Today's lesson is on presentations."
or
"Today's lesson is on presentation," she said.
2. Indirect Speech
Indirect speech (sometimes called reported speech), doesn't use quotation marks to enclose what the person said and it doesn't have to be word for word.
In reported speech, the tense usually changes. This is because when we use reported speech, we are usually talking about a time in the past (because obviously the person who spoke originally spoke in the past). The verbs therefore usually have to be in the past too.
To convert direct speech into indirect speech:
• If the main verb is past tense, present tense verbs in the that clause must also be changed to past tense.
Dean said that he didn't know what to do.
• First and second person pronouns must be changed to third person pronouns.
Dean said that he didn't know what to do.
UN Shot
A : Tony left for Bandung this morning.
B : What did you say?
A : ....
a. I said that Tony leaves for Bandung.
b. I said that Tony will leave for Bandung.
c. I said that Tony would leave for Bandung.
d. I said that Tony had left for Bandung.
e. I said that Tony had leave for Bandung
(UN 2002/2003)
Writing
In this section, you will learn how to:
• prepare a speech;
• write a speech.
The following statements are the steps for preparing a speech, but they are not in correct order. Arrange them into a good order.
1. Write the conclusion
2. Rearrange the speech (introduction, body, and conclusion)
3. Write the introduction
4. Choose a plan for organisation
5. State the main idea (thesis) of the speech 6. Develop an outline using the main points 7. Add supporting details to the outline 1. "Is what I said correct?"
Wendy wanted to know .
2. "Is what I've heard true?"
I wondered .
3. "Does Tony know what he's talking about?"
I wondered .
4. "Is there anything I can do to help?"
Sally wanted to know .
5. "I thing I'll go to the library to study."
Jerry said .
6. "Someday we'll be in contact with beings from outer space."
The scientist predicted .
7. "Have you ever met Ms. Shanty?"
Mr. Ronald asked me .
8. "I'm going to postpone the examination."
Professor Williams announced .
Complete the sentences by changing the quoted speech to reported speech.
Activity 8
Activity 1
• witnessed
• cheerleader
• wearing
• graduation
• daydreamed
• lectures
• eternal
• accompanied
• conÀ gurations
• fascinating
• education
• friendships
• almamater
• diplomas
• reality
Complete the speech using the words given in the box. Check your answers with your friendˈs.
Your Project
Pretend you are given a task by your headmaster to give a speech at your graduation day. You can ask your big brother/
sister to help you write the script.
I've attended this school for thirteen years now, and I've
1 you, my classmates, in quite a variety of clothing–football jerseys, 2 outÀ ts, and during spirit week–football players
3 cheerleader outÀ ts. But now, we've all come together for the last time as a class, sporting gowns and mortarboards for
4 .
Remember how many times we've 5 about this moment in the middle of class? We sometimes
drift off during 6 ,
fantasizing about how we would spend our days if life were an
7 summer weekend… and that's usually when the teacher brings us back to 8 with an authoritative–'ahem'–clearing
of the throat 9 by a
smug inquiry about the electron
10 of the noble gasses.
Thanks, Mr Gunawan.
Well, everyone, this daydream is just now becoming a new and
11 reality. For in addition to our quality 12 from the classroom, we've received an education in life from each other.
Solid, irreplaceable 13 with our peers and, yes, even with our teachers and coaches have been forged through hard work, devotion, good times and bad, and most importantly, pride for a school that we should all be grateful to call our
14 . We may be receiving
15 tonight, fellow classmates, but look around you at your teachers, coaches and friends, and realize what you've truly
16 for four years at Fairmont.
Taken from www.davegustafron.com
Activity 2
With a partner, develop a speech about a new regulation at your school. Pay attention to the following steps of making a speech until delivering it to the audience.
Get the topic 1.
2.
3.
4.
Start
5.
6.
7. Finish
Introduction
Write a 3-sentence introduction. Tell your audience what you're about to say. If your speech is persuasive, take side whether you are for or against the regulation.
Body
Expand on your introduction. What is the À rst argument, the second, and the third? Make each section about one or two paragraphs long.
Conclusion
If your speech is informative, make a summary of the main idea and speciÀ c purpose. If it is persuasive, combine a summary with a final appeal to the audience to accept the arguments offered.
Practising
To give a good speech you must sound familiar with the material; to become familiar with the material requires repetition. Repetition means reading the material aloud up to 50 times if necessary until you are totally familiar with it.
Feedback
During the practice sessions, ask your partner to listen to your speech. Ask their comments.
Get prepared for the show
Activity 3
For the preparation prior to the presentation, with your partner make the outline of your speech in the following “speech recipe”.
Ingredients:
• one headline
• one expandable thesis or plan
• three points to support your thesis or plan
• one conclusion
Fill in the blanks in the following order and serve it to your audience with a feeling of conÀ dence and an eye on clarity.
Introduction:
Hook:
Preview:
Body:
Point One:
1.
2.
Point Two:
1.
2.
Point Three:
1.
2.
Conclusion:
1. Summary 2. (Final appeal)
Ask the audience to make an individual assessment of your friends’ performance.
Group Names of
Students Topic Voice
Clarity Pronunciation Teamwork Entire Performance
Activity 4
Activity 5
After learning the lesson in this chapter, you are expected to be able to:
1. respond to various types of speech;
2. learn how to deliver a speech;
3. practise and deliver a speech;
4. read a speech;
5. identify meanings in speech;
6. prepare a speech;
7. write a speech.
Now, answer the questions:
1. What do you know about speech?
2. What should we do before delivering a speech?
3. What should we consider when delivering a speech?
4. What do we need to become a good public speaker?
If you À nd some difÀ culties, consult your teacher or discuss with your friend.
Learning ReÁ ection
1. Language Functions Opening Speech
"Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen, ...."
Introducing the Event
"Ladies and Gentlemen, this is a big moment for the event ...."
Useful Expressions for a Process of Speech
"I'm going to tell you how to ...."
Closing Speech
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to thank ...."
2. Public Speaking Delivering Speech
A speech is as much about the delivery as it is about the words. Want to know the best way to improve your delivery? Practise, practise, and practise.
Public speaking requires:
• more planning
• more formality (correct grammar, less slang)
• more deÀ ned speaker role (listeners seldom interrupt)
Chapter Summary
Listening:
• Listening to debates and presentations
• Responding to various meanings of debates and presentations Speaking:
• Expressing and practising a debate
• Expressing and practising a presentation
Reading:
• Reading texts and information related to debates and presentations
• Reading some debate topics and presentations
• Identifying meanings in debates and presentations
Writing:
• Learning how to write debate outlines
• Writing an opinion letter
• Writing a paper for presentations