On the 4th and 5th of October 2017, we welcomed actor and public speaking tutor, Alan Devine, to our school. Over 2 days both TY classes learned about the art of public speaking. TY A's went on the first day and TY B's went on the second day. I was in the TY B group.
To build up our confidence, we played different games as a group and practiced talking in front of the class. These games included The Elminator (carrying out a selection of dance moves to the nusery rhyme Old King Cole), picking jokes out of a hat and saying them to the class, eye contact game (holding eye contact with a person without telling them verbally that you're looking at them) and the hand gesture activity (pretending to be a robot, copy the robot's hand gestures, hold eye contact with people in the class and answer Alan's questions all at the same time) Then Alan talked to us about how a speech is written and how it can be delivered. He gave us examples of different speeches that students in schools he had visited had given including a sheep farmer's son's experiences of delivering lambs, a young girl's experience of being bullied for having red hair and how she overcame it and a boy's mental health problems. Next Friday, Alan will be returning to the school to listen to our own speeches.
On Friday 13th October, Alan Devine returned to the school to hear our speeches. We were allowed to bring our notes with us and leave them on a desk beside us. Alan recapped on some of the main points that he told us last week. Some of the speeches told included a calf being born in pieces, rock music and how someone broke their arm. My speech was about the role of women in WW2. Overall, I really enjoyed the Public Speaking Workshop and feel that I have become more confident when speaking in front of the class.
To build up our confidence, we played different games as a group and practiced talking in front of the class. These games included The Elminator (carrying out a selection of dance moves to the nusery rhyme Old King Cole), picking jokes out of a hat and saying them to the class, eye contact game (holding eye contact with a person without telling them verbally that you're looking at them) and the hand gesture activity (pretending to be a robot, copy the robot's hand gestures, hold eye contact with people in the class and answer Alan's questions all at the same time) Then Alan talked to us about how a speech is written and how it can be delivered. He gave us examples of different speeches that students in schools he had visited had given including a sheep farmer's son's experiences of delivering lambs, a young girl's experience of being bullied for having red hair and how she overcame it and a boy's mental health problems. Next Friday, Alan will be returning to the school to listen to our own speeches.
On Friday 13th October, Alan Devine returned to the school to hear our speeches. We were allowed to bring our notes with us and leave them on a desk beside us. Alan recapped on some of the main points that he told us last week. Some of the speeches told included a calf being born in pieces, rock music and how someone broke their arm. My speech was about the role of women in WW2. Overall, I really enjoyed the Public Speaking Workshop and feel that I have become more confident when speaking in front of the class.