Speeches for School

3) TIP 3- Writing a speech Most importantly consider the rules or guidelines provided by the school. For example length of time, topic etc. If your child is given a specific topic think about including simple elements of audience participation. For example asking the audience a question and getting a show of hands in response. Speeches that motivate or inspire your audience are powerful as well. Think about the topic given and think about how can I make this real for my audience in their lives. Consider you audience and their age etc. Judges look for how captivated your audience is. Remember that the teachers/judges are part of the audience as well. When my children are given free choice for a speech topic they always try to choose a funny topic as this gives them the most enjoyment. There are some good web pages that give great ideas. I have gained a few ideas from this great website https://www.write-out-loud.com/fun-speech-topics.html Taking an everyday topic and ha...

·        PROCRASTINATION Today I am going to talk about a very important skill. One that comes in useful time and time again. ·       I think it is something that you get better at with practice. ·       I am talking about procrastination and my mum says that I am a master at it, so I am here to share what I know with you. ·       I did not know what mum meant at first when she called me a master procrastinator but now I know. ·       Procrastination is the art of avoiding what you should be doing and doing something else. ·       For example on school days in the morning I should be eating breakfast, getting dressed and packing my bag. ·       BORING am I right??? ·       I can find so many more interesting things to do without even really trying. ·  ...

2) TIP 2 - Aids and props Firstly be aware of any rules set out by the school in relation to the use of aids such as palm cards or props. My children have always had palm cards with them when they present a speech. Hopefully they know the speech off by heart or almost at least however the palm cards are there for a back up and in case of stage fright or nerves. Not all competitions will allow the use of palm cards so make sure you check. If your public speaker is more seasoned or unlikely to get nervous you may not need palm cards. We learnt a lesson in relation to palm cards very early in my sons school career. He was in year 1 and presenting his speech in the finals. Right near the beginning of his speech he dropped his palm cards and they scattered all over the ground. Luckily they were numbered however the regathering of palm cards detracted from the presentation. The next idea was not my own but something we observed when attending public speaking competitions. Som...

 SPEECH 2 SHOELACES Good morning teachers and students. Today I need to discuss a problem with you. The problem I am talking about is shoe laces. Now they might look innocent. They may even look harmless BUT DO NOT be fooled. These things are pure evil. I like many kindergarten kids spent my whole kindergarten life pestering my mother for shoes with shoe laces. Silly I know, but I thought that shoes with shoe laces would mean that I had grown up. That I had made it to the big time. THAT I WAS SUPER COOL. I was so wrong. When I finally mastered the art of tying my own shoe laces mum brought me a pair of shoes with laces and it was downhill from there. I called my new shoes playtime stoppers. Tess your shoe lace is undone. Tess stop now and do up your shoe lace. Tess if you don’t do up that lace you are going to fall over. Tess undo your laces before you try and put your shoe on. Do you see my problem? I have so many important games to play and things to do and I alw...

1) TIP 1 - Involve your child Now this might seem obvious however to a time poor parent it can be tempting to write the speech for your child or find one already written. The level of parental involvement depends on many things such as the age of a child, school requirements, parental ability etc. Both of my children were expected to present speeches in kindergarten and lets face it most kindergarten kids are not able to put a speech together without significant assistance. They can certainly contribute with the topic, content ideas and presentation. Once my children were a bit older I would help them to bounce around ideas, perhaps based on their interest or personality (both my kids love making others laugh). They would then complete a draft to which I would offer suggestions. I believe your child will learn more through participation in the speech writing process rather than having it completed for them. There is also a sense of pride in the elements of the speech tha...

THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE DAY - SPEECH 1 Today I am going to talk about something very important. I am going to talk about the most important meal of the day. What do you think the most important meal of the day is? Hands up if you think its lunch? Hands up if you think its dinner? Hands up if you think its breakfast? Well I’m here to tell you that it’s not any of those meals. The most important meal of the day is dessert. Dessert is not treated with the respect that it deserves and it is often overlooked. This is a problem that we urgently need to fix. You have breakfast lunch and dinner every day don’t you? Why do you only have dessert a few times a week? That hardly seems fair. I am learning about social justice in class and that is just plain discrimination. According to the dictionary dessert is a course that concludes a main meal and usually consists of sweet foods or beverages. Doesn’t every main meal deserve a conclusion? I think based on that definiti...