Code No: MPU 2222 English For Communication

KERTAS TUGASAN
DIPLOMA VOKASIONAL MALAYSIA,
PROGRAM
KOLEJ VOKASIONAL KPM

NAME OF CANDIDATE

COURSE ENGLISH FOR COMMUNICATION

SEMESTER DILPOMA SEMESTER 4

01 SPEAKING SKILLS

KEBOLEHAN / ABILITIES Prepare and deliver speeches

At the end of the module, the students will be able to:
1. Apply techniques for a variety of public
speaking situations
OBJEKTIF MODUL / 2. Plan and prepare speeches that inform,
persuade, or fulfill the needs of a special
MODUL OBJECTIVE occasion;
3. Develop and deliver a clear introduction,
body and conclusion for presentations.
4. Plan, structure and deliver short speeches.

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TOPIC: SPEAKING SKILLS

OBJECTIVES:
1.1 Identify and use techniques to improve public speaking skills.
1.2 Prepare outline of various speeches.
1.3 Develop speaking skills to produce effective presentations for a range of
situations.
1.4 Present a variety of speeches.

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Public Speaking Assignment One:

1. The purpose of this assignment is to effectively research, organize, and

deliver a speech to your audience.
2. Please select an original topic.  It should both show interest and suit your
audience.  

 Choose a topic you're familiar enough with that you can comfortably fill a 5-
10-minute time period. Remember the purpose of the speech.
 Choose appropriate visual aids that would work best for your presentation.
 You may refer to notes or index cards during the speech; however, please be
sure to maintain eye contact with the audience
 You need to hand in a hardcopy of your speech.
 An introduction should be used to grab the audiences’ attention and to
introduce what the topic of the speech will be.
 The body of the speech should have at least THREE (3) main points about
what you are informing the audience about and should include supporting
details.
 Speech should have a conclusion

Your voice should be clear and loud enough that you can be heard in the back of the
room. You should make frequent eye contact with members of the audience,
without focusing on just one person. You should demonstrate good posture and
avoid nervous or distracting movements to demonstrate good poise.

Due Date: The speeches will be performed: _______________

Rubric: Please refer to rubric below

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Public Speaking Rubric

Category 4 3 2 1
Always has eye Most of the time Sometimes has Does not have
contact with has eye contact eye contact with eye contact with
audience. Good with the the audience. the audience. No
DELIVERY
control of body audience. Body language appropriate body
language. Gestures present not coordinated language. Low
Variation in but a bit with speech. and monotonous
volume of voice awkward. Uneven volume tone.
Some variation in and tone.
volume of voice.
Very enthusiastic Most of the time Sometimes Does not appear
about the topic enthusiastic about enthusiastic enthusiastic about
during the the topic during about the topic the topic during
ENTHUSIASM
presentation. the presentation. during the the presentation.
presentation.

Maintains clear Conveys a central Attempts to focus Has little or no

focus on topic. idea. Well on a central idea. focus on idea.
Unfolds organized . Intro, Organised . Intro, Disorganised.
ORGANIZATION
naturally.Intro, main body and main body and Audience is
main body and conclusion are conclusion are unsure as to the
conclusion are present and present and purpose of the
apparent and connect well with connected. speech
natural one another
Uses Uses appropriate Use words that Inappropriate use
sophisticated and language and may be unsuited of language
varied language word choice but to the topic, distracts the
LANGUAGE
suited to the topic with less audience or audience because
and audience. sophistication and purpose of it is too informal
Word choice is originality. speech. Word and imprecise.
concise, original choice lack
and effective. originality.
Includes a clear Includes a Attempts to form Little or no
conclusion or conclusion or a conclusion. conclusion.
opinion linked to opinion that is
the central idea. linked to the
CONCLUSION central idea.

TOTAL / 20

COMMENT

LECTURER’S NAME & SIGNATURE

CANDIDATE’S NAME & SIGNATURE

SPEECH OUTLINE
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NAME: YIP XIAO HUI INDEX NUMBER: 0000000000

STEP ONE: PREPARATION

TOPIC PUBLIC SPEAKING

AUDIENCE 1 DVM ETN

TITLE OF SPEECH Tajuk anda (CTH: The benefits of reading)

PURPOSE OF SPEECH To effectively research, organize, and deliver a speech to

your audience

STEP TWO: INTRODUCTION

Assalamualaikum and a very good morning to my

GREETING teacher and fellow friends.

ATTENTION GETTER Cth definition: Reading is a window to a world of

knowledges. We can gain knowledges
(cara anda menarik from different types of reading materials
perhatian penonton likes books, magazines, newspaper,
anda: comics and the latest e-books.
CTH: question @
/definition) Cth question: Do you guys love reading? How many
books do you read per month? How much
of time do you spend on reading?

There are many benefits of reading. Let me to present

OVERVIEW you about the benefits of reading.

 Transition (signals moving from Introduction to Body)

STEP THREE: BODY

The first benefit of reading is it can improve our

MAIN IDEA 1 knowledge.

SUPPORTING IDEA
(#huraian)
DETAILS/EXAMPLES
By reading, we can broaden our mind in different field. As
a result, we can gain different knowledges by reading the
different fields of books.
For example, we can always flip through the National
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Geographic magazines to acquire knowledges and

information on this certain fields.

(#kalau tiada examples, boleh masukkan huraian yang

seterusnya.)

VISUALS (# gambar
berkaitan isi tersebut)

(# Kalau boleh cuba masukkan gambar yang berkaitan)

 Transition (signals moving from main idea 1 to main idea 2)

In addition, reading can help us to build a better

MAIN IDEA 2
vocabulary.

When we read, we might come across a few words we

don’t understand or even recognise. This confusion will
SUPPORTING IDEA
lead us to look up the definition of the words. By referring
the dictionary, we will build a richer vocabulary.

For example, the richer vocabulary can also help us in

DETAILS/EXAMPLES
writing essays indirectly.

VISUALS

 Transition (signals moving from main idea 2 to main idea 3)

Besides, reading can help us to improve our focus and

MAIN IDEA 3
concentration.

This is because we concentrate on the thoughts of the

SUPPORTING IDEA story while we are reading. The longer story we read, the
more concentrated we are.

Indirectly, the concentration that we learned through

DETAILS / EXAMPLE
reading help us in our lives.
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VISUALS

 Transition (signals moving from body to conclusion)

STEP FOUR : CONCLUSION

SUMMARY OF MAIN In conclusion, there are many advantages of reading in

POINTS our lives.

RE-STATEMENT OF For examples, reading help us to a richer vocabulary, to

IDEA / OPINION / acquire knowledges and keep us to concentrate on the
BENEFITS important things.

CLOSER / CALL TO Lastly, I hope everyone can gain some knowledges from
ACTION my speech. Thank you.

Speech Transitions: Magical Words and Phrases

When listening to a speech, have you ever:

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 wondered “how does this relate to that?”

 felt the speaker jumped randomly from one point to the next?
 gotten totally lost?

If you’ve experienced this, there’s a very good chance that the speaker failed to use appropriate
speech transitions.

What are speech transitions?

Speech transitions are words and phrases that help your argument flow smoothly. They often
consist of a single transition word or a short transition phrase, but occasionally form an entire
sentence. In a written speech, speech transitions are generally found at the start of paragraphs.
Speech transitions smooth over the boundary between two ideas, and reveal the
relationship between the words just spoken and those about to be spoken. In this way, speech
transitions help your audience understand your message.

Types of Speech Transitions

There are many types of speech transitions. Each type highlights a different verbal relationship. For
example, one type of transition highlights the contrast between two different ideas.

1. Transition between Similar Ideas or Points

 Likewise …
 Similarly …
 This is just like …
 In a similar way …
 We see the same thing if we consider …

“Speech transitions smooth over the boundary between two ideas, and reveal
the relationship between the words just spoken and those about to be
spoken.”

2. Transition between Contrasting Ideas or Points

 However …
 On the contrary …
 On the other side …
 On the other hand …
 If we examine the opposite side, we see …

3. Transition to elaborate upon an idea

 Also …
 Moreover …

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 In addition …
 Furthermore …
 In other words …
 Not only that, but …

4. Transition to Numbered Ideas or Points (or Process Steps)

 First … (The first step is …)

 Second … (The second step is …)
 Third … (The third step is …)
 Last … (The last step is …)

5. Transition to show Cause-Effect Relationship

 Therefore …
 As a result …
 Consequently …
 For that reason …
 This is important because …

6. Transition to a Supporting Example

 For instance …
 For example …
 As an example …
 To illustrate this …
 What’s an example of this? …

7. Transition to a Supporting Demonstration

 Now that we’ve covered the theory, let’s see it in action …

 To reinforce what we’ve learned, let’s see a demonstration …
 I’ve prepared a demonstration to show how this works.
 Let’s see a demonstration, which applies what we’ve learned.

“When executed well, speech transitions help make a speech understandable.

When executed poorly, speech transitions can obscure meaning and frustrate
audiences.”

8. Transition to a Supporting Quotation

 X said: …
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 In 1968, X said: …
 This idea was expressed clearly by X who said …

9. Transition from Introduction into Speech Body

 Let’s begin …
 To get started, let’s examine …
 Let’s get started talking about …
 Now that we’ve given an overview, let’s start with …

10. Transition from Speech Body into Conclusion

For a short speech, you might conclude with a single statement:
 In short …
 In summary …
 In conclusion …

In a longer presentation, your conclusion might include a review of a the key points:
 Let’s summarize the key lessons …
 Let’s recap what we’ve covered today …

HOW TO MAKE A GREAT SPEECH

Making a speech is like telling a good story.

Your speech should have a beginning, middle and end.

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Use simple English.

Relax and breathe slowly.

Stand up straight.

Look at your audience but do not stare at one person!

Speak in a loud and clear voice. Don’t speak too slowly or too fast.

Show your feelings through your voice.

Remember your punctuation.

Practice in front of a mirror.

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