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Wiki How: How to Write a Persuasive Speech
Learn how to write a persuasive speech in three parts: Preparing to Write, Writing you Speech, and Delivering your Speech. A video [1 min, 43 secs] and writing tips are also provided.
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Fripp & Associates: Preparing Your Talk
General principles and techiniques for delivering speeches. Target audience, materials, organization and writing and rehearsing speeches are discussed along with many more insights. SL.9-10.4 Presentation
TES Global
Blendspace: Parts of a Presentation Class
A twenty-one-part learning module including links to texts, images, and websites on how to give a presentation in class.
TES Global
Blendspace: 2014, Term1 Writing Expositions Week 3
A four-part learning module with links to images, a website, and a video explaining how to write an argumentative piece.
TES Global
Blendspace: Informative Speech
A nine-part learning module with links to websites, videos, and images to use while learning how to write and deliver an informative speech.
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Cyndi Maxey: Afterthoughts on After Dinner Speech
This article illuminates nine steps for planning and performing an after dinner speech which include defining terms, determining the tone of the evening, re-thinking a handout, and being prepared for reactions in unexpected places.
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How to Study: Making an Oral Presentation
Ten useful ideas for making oral presentations more effective and interesting. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.4
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Prezi: Explicit vs. Implicit
Slideshow explains the difference between explicit and implicit meaning in texts and visuals. Includes good examples and practice questions.
Columbia University
Columbia: Tips for Effective Presentations Using Four Important Design Concepts
Excellent, clear guidelines to aid you in using visual aids in a presentation. Curser down to find the information. W.9-10.6 Techno, SL.11-12.5 Audio Visuals
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Public Speaking in a Diverse Society
Ten-slide PowerPoint presentation on special occasion speeches. Not much for depth, but you can download the presentation for a class project. Covers types of everyday speeches, especially special occasion speeches, giving definitions.
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Ecg Coaching: Pulling It Out of Thin Air
An article about public speaking that presents various strategies for recovering when one forgets what to say.
BBC
Bbc Bitesize Revision: Describing Scenes
As part of a revision and writing section of BBC Bitesize focusing on specific forms of writing, this site discusses describing scenes as a type of descriptive writing. W.9-10.3d Precise/sensory details
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National University of Singapore: Preparing for Presentations
Some tips are presented on how to properly prepare the content of and structure a presentation. SL.9-10.1a Prepared/Discuss. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.4, SL.11-12.4 Presentation
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Speak for Success! Persuade! How to Use Body Language in a Persuasive Speech
This site explains how to use body language in a persuasvie speech. Distinctions are made in the realm of body language as it applies to speaking while standing, sitting, or communicating virtually. SL.9-10.3 Eval Presentation
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Frontiernet.net: Note Taking
This site from Frontiernet.net outlines the reason why educators prefer to "lecture" students, as well as the best ways to take notes during these lectures.
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Public Speaking and Writing Tips
Over 20 useful tips on technical writing and public speaking. Many different categories within each topic are discussed. For public speaking tips, CLICK on the highlighted CLICK HERE at the end of paragraph 1.