11. Practice, Edit, Practice

Activity 1 - Presenting warmup!

Activity Tasks

Warmup - Today you will practice delivering your Talks again. Before we start, warmup by doing the following:
1. Lion face: make your face real big
2. Raisin face: scrunch your face together
3. Say "unique New York" 3 times fast
4. Say "yellow leather, red leather" 3 times fast
5. Say "jingle, jungle, jangle, joker" 3 times fast
Review - What are the top three things you should do, and not do, when presenting? Review the following graphic - how many did you discuss in your group?

Activity Tasks

Present - In your groups, you will each have 5 minutes to share as much of your Talk as you can.
Record - This time, your presentation will be recorded. Either your teacher or group leader will do this. If they are not available, use a screen recorder like the zoom record feature or screencastify to record yourself.
Feedback - Now feedback to each speaker for 3 minutes, focusing on the content of their Talk. Record the feedback you receive on page 41 of your ideas journal. Consider:
1. Was the idea too big? - Could it be more specific?
2. Was there too much irrelevant information? - Can you edit and remove non-critical information?
3. Was there too many ideas? - Can you improve clarity by focusing on one idea?

Activity Tasks

Reflect - Watch the recording of your presentation and spend five minutes in silent reflection. Consider:
1. How will you approach the next round of edits?
2. How will these edits impact on your Talk?
3. Do you notice any habits while you speak?
Record - Use page 42 of your ideas journal to note down three things you noticed about your speaking habits from the video. What could you try to correct next time?

things to reflect

You have practiced and are now a bit more comfortable sharing your whole Talk with an audience.
You have a recorded video of your Talk to use for reflection and rehearsal.

things to do

Try conducting further research to add to your scripts if necessary
Perform your Talk in front of friends and family - what tips and feedback can they give you?

things to share

Try sharing your Talk with family members, practice in front of the mirror and record yourselves on you phone if you can. The more you practice, the more comfortable and natural the delivery will be.