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Speaking Skills: Avoiding Stereotypes in Discussing Food and Global Hunger

Practice speaking skills by discussing food and global hunger while avoiding stereotypes. Learn to convey a clear message with enthusiasm, gestures, and eye contact. Respect people regardless of beliefs, gender, race, or politics. Emphasize dignity and avoid negative language. Your task is to give a 2-3 minute talk on this topic.

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Speaking Skills: Avoiding Stereotypes in Discussing Food and Global Hunger

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  1. Part 2

  2. How fast do we talk?

  3. Task 1: Stand up, wave your arms around while smiling and then sit down. Ready to start? Player 2 – no peeking!

  4. Task 2: Point to a window in the classroom and bark like a dog.

  5. Task 1: Draw a circle with your finger in the air, put a dot in the middle of the circle and fold your arms. Ready to start? Player 1 – no peeking!

  6. Task 2: Cross your legs, cross your arms and pretend that you are a chicken.

  7. Using gestures • Enthusiasm • Speaking clearly • Eye contact • Altering the tone of your voice • Speaking slowly • Having a clear message • Repeating words for emphasis • Having a good beginning and a good end • Using facial expressions • – e.g. smile!

  8. How fast do we talk?

  9. Let’s play a game of...

  10. CAFOD believes in the dignity of each person. So each person should be respected regardless of their beliefs, gender, race or politics. • So we must be careful that when we talk about people living in poverty that we do not: • use stereotypes • use negative language • be patronising

  11. “...the poor are unlucky, but we who live in the UK are fortunate...” “.. over there is a terrible place to live...” “.. all people who live in Africa are poor...” “...poverty exists because there is so much corruption over there...” “...CAFOD only helps Catholics...” “... they are the poor helpless victims...”

  12. You can do your own research to find out all about your topic And remember to use the speaking tips that you have learnt today Your task: You are to prepare a 2-3 minute talk on the topic of: Food and global hunger

  13. Picture credits: Annie Bungeroth

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