Impromptu Speech

Pre-lesson

Explain the meaning and objectives of Impromptu speech clearly to students.

Emphasize on the need for well-organized ideas and good presentation skills.

Show ways to develop and organize content. These can include having a clear introduction with a
purpose, body paragraphs with main and supporting ideas and a relevant conclusion. A few trial runs
were also carried out to let the students have a fee before the actual activity.

The actual lesson.

Topics were not repeated to ensure some form of fairness. Each student was given about 30 seconds to
think of the content after the topic was picked by him/her. Cue cards and notes were not allowed. The
students were told to present a 2 minute speech based on the topic. Variations can be made to this
style.

Sample single word topics (the topics became more complex in the subsequent rounds)

Glass

Light

Water

Flower

Toothpaste

Peer and tutor evaluation was carried out.

The presenters were evaluated on the following

Enunciation
Tone
Eye contact
Gestures
Audience engagement
Fluency
Pace
Content
Organization of ideas