1. Engaging Learners to Speak
with Power & Passion
SIRHAJWAN IDEK
KENINGAU VOCATIONAL COLLEGE

2. Posture: How not to do it

3. The Pendulum
 1. Swaying from side to side is poor speech
posture
 because it communicates that you are also
swaying back and forth between ideas in your
mind.

4.  Leaning to one side is poor speech posture
 because it is too relaxed, and makes the audience
 feel that you aren’t serious about your speech.
 3.

5.  Looking up at the ceiling while giving a speech
 is poor eye contact because it shows that you
 aren’t well prepared and don’t know what to say.
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6.  4. Moving your shoulders and upper body around
 as you speak is poor speech posture. It makes
 the audience feel that you are not calm, and not
 confident about your message.
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7.  Swinging your hips back and forth and
 from side to side is poor speech posture
 because it shows that you are nervous, and
 not comfortable with your message.

8.  6. Rubbing your hands together as if you were
 washing them or playing with something in
 your hands is poor speech posture because it
 shows that you are nervous.

9.  Looking out of the window or staring at the
 back of the room is poor eye contact for a speech
 because it makes the audience feel that you are
 not interested in them.

10.  8. Standing stiffly at attention with your feet
 together and your hands at your sides is poor
 speech posture because it makes you look
 nervous and uncomfortable in your role as
 speaker.
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11. Posture: How to do it!

12. Posture (Feet)
 Place your feet shoulder width apart
 Balance your weight evenly on both feet
 This posture is stable and shows self-control and
confidence
 This is a firm foundation to build a speech upon

13. Posture (hands)
 Hold your hands together
 Keep them about waist high in front of you
 This posture focuses on your upper body and faces and is an
easy position.

14. Eye contact
 Look at the audience for three seconds before you
begin
 Look at several people in the audience
 Communication with the audience begins when
you make eye contacts. The three seconds wait lets
you collect your thoughts before you begin.

15. Presentation Voice
 Take a deep breath.
 Begin speaking in a voice 150% louder than your
usual conversation voice.
 Speaking loudly releases nervous energy and gives your
speech enthusiasm.

16. Powerful Speech
 Pause & Pace
 Simple Idea
 Easy language
 Natural expression
 Excited
 Passion & Personality
 Brief
 Not just a personal story, have an idea
 If you take the ideas from other sources (e.g. internet), make it yours, put
your perspectives into it
 Don’t go for generic topic, unless if you have new things to tell, new
discoveries, new perspectives
 credibility

17. Additional Tips
 Have an idea
 Believe in your own idea
 Speak about something you love
 Tell your audience something they would like to know
 Tell a story & personal experience
 Give it all out all the way
 It is so bad that it is so good!

18. Keep it simple
 I affirmatively advocate the notion that deprivation of emotional
attachment resulted from prolonged duration of isolation can possibly
culminate in exacerbated state of despair.
You can just say….
 Feeling lonely is bad

19. Choose your topic

20. Consider your purpose
 Informative
 Persuasive
 Demonstrative
 Entertaining

21. Know which topic you shouldn’t pick
 Don't pick anything so complicated that it would be impossible to inform
your audience.
 Don't pick something that's so simple that your audience could
understand it in just a minute or two.
 Don't pick anything that's too controversial.
 Don't pick anything that doesn't fit the mood of the audience.

22. Consider the knowledge of your
audience
 If you're speaking to a group that is knowledgeable about a topic, then
you don't have to waste their time by discussing the most basic aspects of
that topic.

23. Consider the needs and interests of your
audience.
 Imagine yourself as one of the audience members. If they're teenagers,
pretend you're a teenager. Try seeing your topic choice from their
perspective. If it bores or overwhelms you, then it won't be the right
choice.

24. Pick a topic that you're passionate
about.
 If you only have a limited amount of options and can't pick anything
you're truly passionate about, you should at least pick something that you
like or are interested in to make it easier and more enjoyable for you to
write and deliver the speech.[3]

25. Pick a topic that you're
knowledgeable about.
 You don't have to know every single thing about a topic to deliver a great
speech. You can pick something that you're knowledgeable about, and
can supplement that job with some careful research.
 If you're picking a subject you're knowledgeable about but know you'll
need to research further, make sure the topic is easy to research. If you
pick something fairly obscure, then it may be difficult to find more
information about it.

26. Pick something that relates to your
interests.
 Make a list of all of your hobbies and interests and see what would make
for an engaging speech topic.

27. Choose something timely.
 Read through popular national and local papers, listen to the radio, and
watch the news to see what people are talking about and how the public
is reacting to these events.
 You can also pick something that is particularly timely for your
community. If there has been controversy over a new policy regarding
public schools in your neighborhood, you could use it as an occasion for
a speech.
 You can pick something that is timely for your audience. If you're
addressing high school seniors, you can talk about the next stage of life
after graduation, and can bring in any relevant current information from
the news.

28. Choose something that relates to
your personal experience.
 Remember that you can add personal information to a topic that doesn't
feel so personal; you can discuss an aspect of your career, for example,
while throwing in a personal anecdote.

29. Samples of Topics
 Can Video Games be a Useful Learning Tool?
 artificial intelligence/robots should be destroyed
 Does travelling make you a better person?
 Why do you sweat?
 The coolest job in the world
 How do our mobile devices affect our lives

30. HowHow
Why
What
Topic
Benefits of public
transport
Lower
cost
You spend less
on bus fare
than on petrol
for car
It costs my
parents RM 15
per month for
the bus than RM
60 for the petrol
Make
friends
I meet and talk
to other
students on the
bus
We talk about our
favorite video games,
homework, school
activities and many
more
Helps the
environment
It helps
reduce the
numbers of
vehicles on
the streetsVehicles
produce smoke
and the smoke
is bad for the
environment

31. Topic for Public Speech
 The effects of mobile phones
 The benefits of exercise
 How to make schools better
 If I could rule the world
 How to help poor people
 Saving Planet Earth
 Why you should save money
 Love

32. Speech sentence stems
When you express your ideas…
 I think/I feel/I believe…
 In my opinion….
How you can structure your speech
 My first/second/third etc. point is ….
 For example, …
When you would like to connect your ideas or emphasize them
 This is why…..
 Therefore/hence/thus,….
 …..Because…..
 As a result, …

33. The Pitch
Persuade a group of full-time
housewives to purchase typewriters.
1. Explain who you are
2. Explain the features and functions
of the item
3. Explain how your audience can
use this item
Convince a group of nurses to buy
compact discs.
1. Explain who you are
2. Explain the features and functions of
the item
3. Explain how your audience can use
this item

34. The Pitch
Convince teachers to buy chopsticks.
1. Explain who you are
2. Explain the features and functions of
the item
3. Explain how your audience can use
this item
Be as creative as possible
Convince a group of lawyers to buy light
bulbs.
1. Explain who you are
2. Explain the features and functions of
the item
3. Explain how your audience can use
this item
Be as creative as possible

35. The Pitch
Convince taxi drivers to buy marbles.
1. Explain who you are
2. Explain the features and functions of
the item
3. Explain how your audience can use this
item
Be as creative as possible
Convince gardeners to purchase
pencils.
1. Explain who you are
2. Explain the features and functions of
the item
3. Explain how your audience can use
this item

36. Tips
 Don’t laugh at yourself
 Hmmm
 Pause & pace
 Posture
 Use your audience’ response
 Clear
 How to hold paper/book well
 Try not to read
 Don’t write an essay (bullet points)
 No need to be shy
 Ask a question, wait for response
 Acknowledge the response
 Loud & clear
 Personality
 Excited