Podium Points
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Learn tips and tricks used to master public-speaking skills. In this video, you will learn how to strengthen your verbal skills to be a stronger, more confident orator.
Teaching Oratory
Analyzing Speeches and Current Events
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Analyzing a Speech
Students learn how to annotate a historical speech to identify the author’s point of view. Recommended Resources: Example Annotated Speeches and Historic Speech Database
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Remixing a Speech
Students learn to identify operative words and replace the author’s historical words with their own modern language for better understanding.
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The Rhetorical Triangle
By understanding the three elements of persuasive speech—ethos, pathos and logos—students will analyze the effect of rhetorical strategies and elements in commercials and speeches.
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Art and Oratory
Students create original art pieces inspired by a connection they make between a historic speech and current events.
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Pro Se Courts
Students take different sides of an issue and present evidence to support that side. A student judge then decides who presented the best argument.
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TEACHING THE SECOND INAUGURAL
Teachers will find resources to close-read and teach Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address. Students will find resources to better understand this historic speech.
Writing
Original Speech Writing Using Podium Points
Students write eight original speeches. Rubrics and examples included. Each speech performance focuses on using two Podium Points (elements of effective public speaking).
Performance
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Refining Tone, Pace and Emphasis
Students learn how intentions effect the tone of a speech, explore how and when to alter their pace, and discover how emphasizing different words can change the meaning of a text.
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Warm and Cool Feedback
Students learn the whys and hows of giving constructive feedback, for use in many performance settings but also for writing and visual art critiques.
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Podium Points
Students learn the nine elements of effective public speaking and recognize how to use them.
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How to Coach Public Speaking / Oratory
A guide that instructs on how to uses oratory Podium Points to improve students’ public speaking and performance skills.
