Introduction Speech

1. Introduction Speech -You will be signing up to introduce another class member’s demonstration speech(should be a different day from your demonstration speech) -The sequence of speeches will be 1st introduction speech, 1st demonstration speech, 2nd introduction speech, 2nd demonstration speech, etc.

2. Interviews -Tomorrow you will be interviewing one another to get enough information about each other and your topics -Keep the introduction speech rubric in mind when crafting effective speeches

3. Set-up of Speeches Every story should have a beginning (introduction), middle (body), and end (conclusion) Body of a speech needs to have clear transitions Conclusions are the most important and need to be carefully planned

4. Conclusions Plan your conclusion and know it well—they are vital as audiences hardly remember the beginning or middle Signal conclusion through a change in tone, dramatic pausing or verbal cuing— “in conclusion,” “to sum up” Should tie back to introduction or end in some other memorable, creative manner May want to discucss preview or review statements here (similar to thesis statement in writing)

5. Preview/Review Statements A preview statement often occurs at the end of the introduction to set up or clearly sign-post (transition to)the body of the speech A review statement often occurs at the beginning of the conclusion to help the audience solidify what they’ve just heard As Dale Carnegie used to say, “Tell them what you’re going to tell them, tell them, and then tell them what you’ve told them.” Though preview statements and review statements are not essential to every effective speech, there should be good reason to omit them.

6. Introduction Strategies 1. the straightforward approach (the least creative and our least favorite) 2. the mystery topic 3. questions 4. famous quotation(s) 5. stories 6. simulations

7. The Straightforward Approach “Hi, my name is Ms. Koning, and my speech is about ….”

8. The Mystery Topic “It is the most common chronic disease in the United States. Controllable but incurable, it is a symptomless disease. You can have it for years and never know it until it kills you. Some 40 million Americans have this disease , and 300,000 will die from it before the year is out. Odds are that five of us in this class have it. What am I talking about? Not cancer. Not AIDS. Not heart disease. I am talking about hypertension—high blood pressure” (Lucas 226).

9. Questions “Do you surf the Web for hours on end? Do you spend more time scanning the bulletin boards in cyberspace than reading books for your classes? Are you more connected emotionally with people in your chat groups than with friends or family members? Do you feel a sense of depression or aimlessness when you can’t get on the Internet? Is logging on the high point of your day? If so, you may be part of that growing portion of the population whom psychologists identify as Internet addicts” (Lucas 227).

10. Famous Quotations “’Space—the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: To explore new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no man has gone before.’ These well-known words, which opened every episode of the original Star Trek television series, captured the spirit of adventure that marked American attitudes toward space exploration during the 1960s and 1970s. They also captured the notion that space exploration was essentially a male activity: ‘To boldly go where no man has gone before.’ Today, of course, times have changed. Not only are women central characters in both of the later Star Trek series, but they are playing more and more important roles in the U.S. space program itself. Today I would like to discuss the current status and future prospects of women in the space program” (Lucas 228).

11. Stories “On a cloudy winter afternoon, Florann Greenberg, a teacher at P.S. 14 in New York City, noticed that her first-grade class was growing fidgety. One girl, dropping all pretense of work, stared at the snow falling outside the schoolroom window. Annoyed, Greenberg asked her, “Haven’t you seen snow before?” The girl whispered, “No.” Her classmates began nodding their heads in agreement. Then it dawned on Greenberg. Of course these children had never seen snow—almost all were immigrants from Colombia and the Dominican Republic. Immediately Greenberg changed her lesson plans. New topics: What is snow? How is it formed? How do you dress in the snow? What games do you play? This story, repeated in Time magazine, illustrates the cultural diversity now found in thousands of school classrooms across the United States and how creative teachers are adjusting to that diversity” (Lucas 228-29).

12. Simulations Simulations are essentially dramatizations. In giving an informational speech about her own father, a famous basketball star that played on the N.C. State National Championship team of 1983, reenacted the final moments of the game as a captivating introduction to her speech about him.

13. Speech of Introduction Rubric _____ Length between twenty seconds and one minute; says enough without detracting from the main event _____Purpose builds enthusiasm for the speaker and provides the necessary background to maximize audience receptivity _____ Rhetoric includes two to three prominent rhetorical devices, clearly labeled in the manuscript that will be handed in ____ Delivery maintains a strong connection to the audience even while utilizing a prepared text ____Format manuscript policy

14. Demonstration Speech Also known as a “how to” speech Demonstrate to an audience how to do something—such as how to assemble a skateboard or how to throw a football or how to construct an origami crane

15. Things to Consider… Shy away from giving a speech about a topic everyone has already mastered, such as how to tie shoes or make a sandwich, unless they have an interesting or unique or humorous twist they can bring to it On the other hand, they should not assume everyone in the class knows how to do something they take for granted as being “easy”

16. Requirements Must follow formal speech structure (intro, body, conclusion) Must incorporate at least one visual aid 2-10 minutes

17. Demonstration Speech Rubric _____ Length between two and ten minutes _____ Introduction mentions the topic and connects to the audience _____ Body effectively incorporates a visual aid and follows a clear and logical sequence _____ Conclusion provides a broader context for the skills demonstrated _____ Eye Contact abides by all the fundamentals honed in class exercises _____ Bodily Stance gesturing and poise appropriate to the subject, avoiding habitual, excessive movement _____ Presence comfort and command _____ Vocal Variety incorporates the necessary volume, speed, emphasis, enunciation, speed, and inflection to maximize audience receptivity