USING VISUALS Enhancing Speeches VISUALS ARE FOR YOUR AUDIENCE KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER: USING VISUALS: THE SPEECH Autonomously or with a partner, you will create a speech that informs your audience about a specific topic. Your goal is to 1. THOROUGHLY inform your audience about your topic. 2. EFFECTIVELY use at least three visuals in this speech. Visuals may include: Pictures Short videos Charts Maps Props Demonstrations CONTENT: Going Solo? Your speech should be 3-5 minutes. With a Partner? Your speech should be 5-7 minutes. First, make sure your topic is specific and focused enough to allow you to delve deep, but also lends itself to the time frame above. Next, make sure this is a topic that you can logically research at school. Gather 5 sources. We will evaluate them for credibility. Every source you use will need to be sited in the presentation and proved credible. RUBRIC: 24 Points Possible: 7 pointseffective use of at least FIVE visuals, applying what we learned in the video and in class. 7 pointscontent is credible, sited, and focused on engaging your audience with information they do not know. 5 pointscontent is well organized. Starts with an attention grabber and clearly wraps up at the end. 5 pointsdelivery is confident and smooth, no reading to the audience. IDEAS: How a touch screen works The functions of the brain The history of the slinky What you need to know to be a Whovian How to fake a French accent Three modes of transportation to take between here and Florida. Top three products in various hunting gear categories How to read your palm The basics of how to get by with sign language How to throw a pot. How to record a song. Acting 101 OUR TIMELINE: Today: Turn in notecard with topic proposal, start finding information and visuals. Tomorrow: Work time, put together presentations. Monday: Finish organizing presentations. Practice delivery, not attached to notecards. Tuesday: Presentations Wednesday: Remaining Presentations