Attracting an Audience with Purpose

Attracting an Audience with Purpose What makes a good speaker? Part 1: Purpose and Audience

Have you ever been bored listening to someone make a speech? • Think about…. What makes a good speaker? • Video version of “I Have a Dream” • Jot down 3 things that makes a good speaker.

Speaking Behavior Checklist • Listen to Martin Luther King Speech again. • Students score his speech. • Discuss his speech. • What is the purpose of his speech? • Who was his audience?

Attention! Attention! What is the intended audience? What is the purpose of the speech? Why was it difficult to determine the purpose? Was the language used in this speech appropriate for the intended audience?

Who Are You Talking To? • Worksheet • You and a partner will have 20 minutes to complete this worksheet. • Discussion

Multiple Choice Test • Assessment #1 • What Makes a Good Speaker?

Exit slip 1. Why is it important to consider the purpose and the audience when making a speech?

Day 2 Billy Bob’s Speech

Billy Bob’s Speech • You will work in a group today. We will have 3 groups. Group A Group B Group C Cody L. Brittney William Ashley Tristen Cody H. Chris Bryan

Billy Bob’s Speech • Billy Bob is your best friend. He read a book called Driver’s Ed by Caroline Cooney. It is the story of a group of teenagers who stole a stop sign. A woman is killed when she drives through the intersection without realizing she should have stopped. She leaves a 2 year old son and her husband. The kids who took the sign don’t know if they should confess or just keep quiet. After all, they aren’t juvenile delinquents or anything like that! The book ends when they finally confess and find out that stealing a stop sign is just a misdemeanor in their state. Unfortunately, a woman is dead because of them and there’s no way to make it better.

Now each group will share their speech. • Each person must share part of the speech. • Did the group take into account the audience? • Did the group take into account the purpose of the speech? • Could you hear the speaker?

Exit Slip • Name one thing you should consider when writing a speech.

Attracting an Audience with Purpose