It’s All in the Delivery: 6 Rounds to Effective Presentation

At a Glance
Discipline
- Interdisciplinary
- Languages and Literature
Instructional Level
- College & CEGEP
Course
- English (4th semester)
Tasks in Workflow
Social Plane(s)
- Group
Type of Tasks
- Presenting
Technical Details
Class size
- Small (20-49)
- Medium (50-99)
Time
- Single class period (< 90 mins)
Inclusivity & Accessibility
- Diversity of engagement
- Variety of action & expression
Instructional Purpose
- Consolidation & metacognition
- Application & knowledge building
Overview
In this activity, students will improve their oral presentation skills, learning techniques that will benefit them in all future oral delivery activities.
In groups, individuals will deliver a poem six times while the other members act as the audience, providing feedback using a rubric.
Each time, the individual will focus on a different technique for oral delivery: speaking loudly, speaking slowly, exaggerating enunciation, dramatically exaggerating, making eye contact, and finally, putting it all together. The strategy applied for this activity is peer feedback. This activity is performed in one class session, usually a week before their final oral presentations.
Instructional Objectives
Students will be able to:
- Deliver their presentation with fewer oral tendencies such as fillers (ums and likes)
- Deliver their presentation in a well-paced, loud and clear voice
- Deliver their presentation while making eye contact with the audience
- Deliver their presentation with effective and non-distracting body movement
Workflow & Materials
Activity Workflow
Applied Strategies
Published: 16/06/2023
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