09 Ted Talk Critique // Due the week of Dec. 2, 2014

Hi Everyone!

Hope you all have a lovely Thanksgiving Break!

For this week's homework, it's pretty basic: I just want you to watch 2 more Ted Talks at Ted.com, but this time, I want you to critique what how the speaker speaks. How are their movements, eye contact, gestures, voice tones, speed, etc?

Also, I'd like to videotape you all giving a speech when you come back, so will you email me if you do not have a video phone that could take a video of you for yourself?

Thanks!

08 Ted Talk

Hi Everyone!

Next week, your Ted Talks are due! While we may not get through everyone, I may choose the order randomly, so be sure you are ready to go if I call on you :)

Criteria for Ted Talks:

• Explains an idea that you think would help improve the world
• Lasts from 5-10 minutes long
• Is said extemporaneously
• Seems prepared and practiced
• Works to create eye contact with the audience
• Extras:
• You can have a visual presentation like a powerpoint, but it is not required
• Try to think of your gestures and how they affect the speech

Email me if you are confused!

07 Ted Talk Outline // Due the week of Nov. 3, 2014

Hi Everyone!

Last week, we brainstormed ideas for your own personal Ted Talks! Please bring an outline next week for your speeches—however, the speech is not due until the week after that :)

Thanks!

06 Ted Talks // Due the week of Oct. 28, 2014

Hi Everyone!

In a couple of weeks, we're going to be performing a speech very much like a "TED Talk." Therefore, I'd like you all to get the chance to see what these look like!

Go to:

Ted.com

and pick two different presentations to watch (they range from about 10-30 minutes each). You can pick anything that looks interesting to you. Then, either:

MONDAY: Come in ready to talk about the presentations you watched

TUESDAY: Write ~3 sentences about each presentation, showing that you watched it and what it was about.

Thanks!

05 Business Pitch // Due the week of Oct. 14, 2014

Hi Everyone!

Next week, you will be presenting your business pitches/presentations!

You will pretend that you are speaking in front of a board of investors/bankers/etc (our class) who will decide whether they would like to invest in your proposed business and give you money for it or not. In order to convince the investors to give you money, you will need to:

• Prepare a 5-7 minute speech that tells us about your business, why you are qualified to own it, why it would be successful, etc, and asks a couple of engaging questions of your audience.
• Prepare a powerpoint presentation to go with your speech that has the following things:
• An explanation of what your business is
• An explanation of why your business might succeed
• Some of your qualifications
• A breakdown of your budget—how much money you need and what it will be used for
• A couple of helpful pictures that could show:
• The building you would like to use
• What your design/decorating of your building might look like
• etc

**Feel free to make some things up, for example:

• You could make up statistics proving how important/successful your business would be
• You could make up your qualifications
• You could find pictures of a random neat building online

Email me if you have questions!

04 Business Decision // Due the week of Oct. 7, 2014

Hi Everyone!

This week, you will be thinking of a business you would like to create and do a pitch for! (We'll discuss the pitch more next week.)

For this week's homework:

• Write a 1/2-1 page explanation of what business you would like to create and why!

03 Persuasive Speech to your School // Due the week of Sept. 30, 2014

Hi Everyone!

Good job on the Socratic Seminars this last week!

Next week, you will be performing persuasive speeches!

• For your speech, you will be speaking to the "school board" of your school (just our class), and trying to convince them to add a special class of your choice to the school. 
• Example classes you could choose might be:
• Engineering
• First Aid and Medicine
• Technology
• Wood-Working
• Magic
• Video Game Design
• Home Economics
• Etc
• Your speech should be extemporaneous, meaning you:
• Write an outline
• Speak freely and conversationally using the outline as a guide
• Do not:
• Memorize your speech word for word
• Read your speech word for word from a piece of paper
• Come up with the speech off the top of your head
• Your outline should have the general following organization:
• Introduction
• Attention Grabber
• Statement of your opinion
• Reason 1 for your opinion
• Evidence
• Reason 2 for your opinion
• Evidence
• Reason 3 for your opinion
• Evidence
• Reason # for your opinion (as many reasons as you'd like to add)
• Evidence
• Conclusion
• Your speech must be between 3-5 minutes. You will be counted off for going below or over that time, so practice, practice, practice!

Let me know if you have any questions!