4 Rose Engaging Your Audience - Public Speaking for Primary 4 by Toh Adeline

Our Learning Goals:

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By the end of this lesson, you will be able to

i) use at least three audience engagement techniques

during your presentation.

ii) present effectively and captivate your audience.

Supporting Skills

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You will be able to engage your audience by:

- giving a captivating introduction and conclusion

- using visuals and props
- making eye contact with audience members
- asking engaging questions
- using appropriate gestures
- incorporating audience participation

Hook (5 mins)

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Watch a short clip of an engaging kid presenter. Discuss what makes their presentation interesting.

Direct Instruction (10 mins)

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A powerpoint presentation on how to present effectively and captivating your audience.

Interactive Practice (15 mins)

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Using Padlet's collaboration feature, work in pairs to create and share your 'Top 3 Tips for Engaging an Audience'

Group Activity (15 mins)

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Students practice in groups of 3: one presents about their favorite hobby, one observes engagement techniques, one represents the audience. Rotate roles.

Extension Activity

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Advanced students can incorporate props and movement into your practice presentations.

Formative Assessment

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Teacher observation during group practice using engagement technique checklist.

Peer Feedback

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Students use simple rubric to give feedback on their peers' engagement techniques during practice.

Self-Assessment

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Students record themselves using 3 engagement techniques and evaluate their performance.

Group Discussion (5 mins)

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Create a collective list of 'What We Learned About Engaging Our Audience'

Practice Assignment

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Present a 2-minute talk about your favourite food, snacks or drinks to family members, using at least 2 engagement techniques. Get their feedback.

Fun Challenge

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Create a short video explaining how you spent your March holidays, making it as engaging as possible. Share on our class Padlet!

3-2-1 Exit Ticket (5 mins)

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Note down 3 new techniques you learned about public speaking focusing on audience engagement
Decide on 2 engagement techniques you want to practise more
Write 1 engagement technique you feel confident about