10. Say your talk out loud

Activity 1 - First practice!

Activity Tasks

Prepare - You are going to share your entire Talk with your group. Get prepared to present the Talk by getting your script and visuals ready.
Review - In the very first TED-Ed lesson here (Activity 2), we developed a list of group expectations and ground rules when listening to a presentation. Remind yourselves of these before you listen today.
Present! - In your groups, you will now have 8 minutes each. 5 minutes to give your Talk, and 3 minutes getting feedback from your group.
Feedback - As you listen, give feedback to each presenter on the content of their Talk:
1. Are there any relevant stories or details missing?
2. Is there another fact or quote that could help the Talk?
3. Can you identify the speaker's throughline or is there more than one main idea in the Talk?
4. Was there a clear beginning, middle and end?
5. How did the speaker engage you? Were there moments of the Talk that felt out of place or unnecessary?

Activity Tasks

Watch - Watch the Talk 'How to speak so that people want to listen' by Julian Treasures.
List - As you listen, create a list of the tools that Julian mentions to become a better speaker. Use page 35 of your ideas journal to record them. Then revise them!
Edit - Read through your draft script again. Add notes to your script, looking for:
1. Find the most important word or phrase in each paragraph = double underline it!
2. All sentences that end with a ? = highlight them
3. Any moment you talk excitedly/faster than others = start them
4. Find any other reoccurring patterns, or places you want to emphasise = use indicators

Activity Tasks

Prepare - Prepare to give your Talk again, but this time focus on your presentation style. Prepare to use some of the presentation habits suggested by Julian Treasures.
Present - You now have five minutes to present your Talk to your group again. Then, you will have 3 minutes to hear feedback. Use page 36 of your ideas journal to note down any feedback you receive.
Feedback - Give feedback to each speaker. Consider the following guiding questions:
1. Was the speaker speaking loudly and clearly enough?
2. How was their body position during the Talk?
3. Did the speaker connect with the audience?
Reflect - Complete page 37 of your ideas journal to reflect on your project so far. You are almost at the end! What steps do you need to take before moving on?

THINGS TO REFLECT

Whew! I’ve said my Talk out loud to others!
I received feedback on my delivery and some places where I can continue to edit my Talk.

THINGS TO DO

Work on script edits and rehearsing your edited script out loud to as many people as you can.

THINGS TO SHARE