Delivery refers to the way in which something is presented to an audience.

Eye-contact is when a person is looking directly into someone else's eyes when speaking to them.

Pauses are temporary stops or breaks in something.

Gestures are physical movements made with the hands, arms and other body parts.

Volume refers to how loud or quiet something is.

Delivering a speech to an audience

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In 'Speeches’, the pupils learn to follow a structure when making an argument. In 'Introduction to Debate' pupils will build on this by using the same structure to orally make arguments in front of an audience. 

In 'Healthy Eating Adverts: Persuasive Writing’, the pupils learnt how to use persuasive techniques in their writing. In ’Speeches’, they will build on this by further exploring ways to verbally persuade an audience.’

In this unit, pupils learn why speeches are important and what makes a successful speech. They learn to use the PEPs structure to organise a speech and identify the purpose of speeches, exploring how they can provoke an emotional response. Pupils write their own speech and deliver it to an audience.

Speeches

What is the name for the word that refers to the way in which something is presented to an audience?

Where should an introduction be added to a speaker's speech?

a polite greeting directed to the audience

saying what you are doing and the speech title

Correctly order these parts of an introduction.

as many people in the audience as possible

Who should the speaker make eye-contact with when speaking?

use positive and professional body language

Which of these are things a speaker should try and do when delivering their speech?

building suspense at certain points in the speech

making the audience think the speaker has forgotten what to say

surprising the audience when speaking loudly after a pause

Which of these is a benefit of using **pauses** when delivering a speech?

the action or process of getting ready to do something

the length of time a person does something for

The structure to use when writing a speech is called PEPS, but what does that stand for?

the clothes they will wear to deliver their speech

Before writing their speech, a speaker must first decide on the title of their speech and what else?

When delivering their point, which word will a speaker use to signal that they are now going to justify their opinion with reasoning?

What is the name for the part of a speech when a speaker recaps the important things they've already said?

In the summary, one section of the PEPS structure would likely be repeated in full. What section is this?

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