Speech & Drama Class

1. Speech & Drama Class Fall 2015 Mrs. Webster

2. Welcome to Speech/Drama Class! • Please pick up your syllabus and your bell ringer from the back bookcase. • Begin reading through your syllabus. Highlight information you find interesting and useful. • Mark each Expectation with the CARE philosophy. • Come up with at least one question that you have after reading through the syllabus. • When finished, please work on your bell ringer until Mrs. Webster is ready to begin!

3. Wednesday, August 12: Agenda • Go over bell ringer • Paperwork • Review the syllabus • Review the expectations and consequences of Mrs. Webster’s Classroom • Go over layout of classroom & procedures • Exit Slip: What stuck with you today? Place above door (or on sides).

4. Syllabus Overview: • What are some areas you highlighted? • What are some questions you have? • Let’s write them on the board. • Let’s go over the important stuff and answer the questions.

5. Expectations & Consequences: • RESPECT • Late Work Policy? • Absent? • Materials needed daily? • Plagiarism • Food? Drinks? • Cell phones/ electronic devices? • Potty/locker/hall/water fountain/ etc Breaks? • Extra Credit Opportunities? • Consequences?

6. Classroom Layout: • Student Supplies • Teacher Desk • Student areas • Teacher areas • Copies • Absent folder • Turn- In Bin • Any other questions?

7. Class Introductions • I will roll the big dice. • The first di will tell you how many steps to take. • The second di will tell you how many facts you must tell that person. • Be creative!

8. Questionator! • Once you catch the ball, answer the question closest to your left thumb!

9. Famous Person Post-It • On a Post-it, write the name of one famous person. • I will collect them and stick them on your forehead. • Go around the room answering yes/no questions and try to figure out who you are.

10. Lastly: Exit Slip • On a Post-It Note (if you don’t have one today, get one from the Student Area) answer the following question. • What is one item that “stuck” with you? • Write one question you still have OR one concern you have. • Place your name on the back of the Post-It and stick it to the “What Stuck with You?” area. Homework: Supplies by Monday (10 points), and Syllabus signed due Monday (10 points).

11. Thursday Agenda: • Bell Ringer • Senior Class meetings • Underclassman work on Name Poem

12. Thursday, August 13th: Bell Ringer Answer the questions on the pre-assessment. • What past experiences have you already had in public speaking? (Giving speeches, presentations, etc.) • There’s an ELA standard that says: “Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with pertinent descriptions, facts, details, and examples…”(SL.6-7-8.4). What things do good speakers do to accomplish that? • The second half of that standard says: “…use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.” • How exactly should you do that? (What does that mean?) • Does all of that really matter? Explain. • Does your negativity or positivity matter while speaking, either in a speech or just a conversation? Explain. • Do your voice and body language REALLY matter, or do people exaggerate the importance of this? Explain. • Does your structure (order of ideas) matter, or do you just need to make sure you say everything that you want? Explain.

13. Friday, August 14th Bell Ringer: • Grab a index card off the back table and write the following information on the card. • PLEASE write legibly. • Have your YouTube Assignment on your desk. I will come around to check it.

14. Friday Agenda: • Bell Ringer • Notes over Public Speaking • First Assignment (Due Monday!) • Exit Slip LT: I can understand the importance of speech.

15. The Power of Public Speaking: • Public speaking is a way of making your ideas public. Of sharing them with other people and influencing other people. • The need for public speaking will certainly touch you sometime in your life. You might not know when it will happen, but it will happen. • Think of a time when you might have wished you were better at public speaking.

16. Facts: • A recent survey asked more than 300 companies what is the greatest skill an employee could have, 93% stated that thinking critically and communicating clearly is more important than your college major. • Other ways public speaking is powerful: • You can make a difference, • have an impact on society. • Others?

17. A Bit of History: • The oldest known handbook on effective speech was written in Egypt some 4,500 years ago. • Aristotle’s Rhetoric is still considered the most important work when it comes to public speaking AND many of its principles are followed by professional speakers today. • It was written in 3 B.C. • Aristotle suggested that people who could converse with others, could eventually be great public speakers. He also thought that anyone could be a good public speaker. Surprisingly public speaking is similar to conversation.

18. Similarities and Differences between Public Speaking and Conversation: Similarities: Differences: Public speaking is more structured. Public speaking requires more formal language. Public speaking requires a different method of delivery. • Organize your thoughts logically. • Tailoring your message to your audience. • Telling a story for maximum impact. • Adapting to listener feedback.

19. While Conversation Is a Lot Like Public Speaking… • One of Americans greatest fear is Public Speaking! • In 2001, 40% stated speaking before a public group as a top fear. • In 2005 42% agreed. Only 28% said they were afraid of dying. • You may have a fear of public speaking, but realize you are not alone. • Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, Jennifer Lawrence, Conan O’Brien, Oprah Winfrey, and Leonardo DiCaprio all have admitted they, at one point in their career, had anxiety about speaking in public. • You need to know… it is normal to be nervous or frightened about public speaking.

20. Tips to Help Stage Fright: • Stay Positive: • Think of stage fright as “stage excitement” or “stage enthusiasm” • Change negatives to positives. • Experience: • The more you practice, the better you get. • Prepare, Prepare, Prepare: • Pick a topic that you care about • Practice speaking to a mirror, your pet, your family, anything. • Rule of thumb: each minute of speaking = 2 hours of prep work (research, writing, practicing • Use Visualizations: • Visualize yourself ROCKING your speech. • Realize: Most nervousness is not visible: • Only a fraction of the fear you feel inside is visible on the outside. • Don’t Expect Perfection: • You will have mistakes, but only you will know. • Listeners are only concerned with your ideas. Make sure you have great ideas

21. Other Tips: • Be at your best physically and mentally. • Before you speak, quietly tighten and relax your leg muscles. • Take a couple of slow, deep breaths before you speak. • Work really hard on your introduction. • Make eye contact with your audience. • Concentrate on your message, not your fear. • Use visual aids.

22. The 7 Steps of Speech Communication • Speaker • Person who is delivering speech • Message • Whatever the speaker communicates to others • Channel • Means by which a message is communicated • Listener • The person who receives the message • Feedback • Two- way communication; messages sent from the listener • Interference • Anything that alters the communicated message • Situation • The time and place in which the speech occurs

23. Your First Assignment: YouTube Assignment • Using YouTube, find any speech that is longer than 5 minutes. • Watch the speech. • On a separate sheet of paper, write down 5 ways the speech impressed you and 5 areas the speaker could improve on. • Yes, bullet points will be acceptable. • YES, it must be legible. • Don’t forget to summarize the video and tell me what the website address is. • DUE DATE: Monday, August 17th, 2015 @ 8am. • POINTS: 10 points • CATEGORY: Text Activities (20%)

24. Using the Example: Exit Slip • Think back to an important conversation you had recently in which you wanted to achieve a particular result. • Example: asking your employer to change your schedule, explaining to a friend how to change the oil of your car, attempting to talk your parents into buying you something, trying to convince a friend to watch the movie you want to watch. • Explain the following about this situation: summary of the situation, purpose of your conversation, the message you were trying to communicate, the channel you used, the feedback you were given, any interference you experienced, and the outcome of the situation. • Also, explain if there is anything you would have done differently.

25. Don’t Forget: • Homework: • YouTube Assignment due Monday • Supplies by Monday (10 points), and • Syllabus signed due Monday (10 points)