STAGE 1 DESIRED RESULTS

Unit Title: _____________Tips for presenting in front of a group______________________________

Established Goals: At the end of this lesson, students will attain the skills necessary to effectively present in front of
a group.
Freshman class
Understandings: Students will understand that
Public speaking is about more than just presenting in
school; it is a skill that they will use throughout their lives.

Essential Questions:
How does effective public speaking improve my overall
communication skills?

Students will know:

nervous behaviors that will distract listeners

Ways to combat these nervous behaviors

Students will be able to:

Give a short presentation with confidence, avoiding
common public speaking errors.

Performance Tasks:

STAGE 2 ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE

Other Evidence:

Summative: rubric on item speech.

Formative: rubric of the YouTube speech

Self-evaluation: discuss their own speeches

Key Criteria:
Students will produce a speech, focusing on positive public speaking behaviors.

STAGE 3 LEARNING PLAN

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Introduce the topic by showing students a short speech on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=tShavGuo0_E W, H, E
Discuss why people are afraid of public speaking W, E
Discuss habits that they may have that are distracting
o Um, uh, like
o Rocking/pacing
o Pen clicking
o Messing with stuff in pockets
o Apologizing
o Nonverbal communication-arms crossed, etc. E
Any others? E, R, E2
Discuss generic rubric with students E
http://www.tusculum.edu/research/documents/PublicSpeakingCompetencyRubric.pdf
Watch short YouTube video, using rubric to critique. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQIbtUN8NrY E, R, T
Have students find a picture of an object that represents them and write a one minute speech about why this
represents them. E, T, O
Give speech. Have others critique using rubric. E, R, E2
Discuss what each student thought was the best part of their speech and which could be improved upon. R

Kate Lehne, SCF Librarian. 2015.

Kate Lehne, SCF Librarian. 2015.