LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Name: _______________________ Grade/Section: ______________Score:______

Subject: Oral Communication in Context Teacher:______________ Date: Weeks 9 and 10

Activity Title:

Type of Activity: Concept Notes with Performance Task

Learning objectives:
 Compose a simple speech following the instructions given.
 Deliver a two to three- (2-3) minute speech.
 Appreciate the basic rules in delivering a speech.

Reference/s:
For Print Material/s:(Please include title, author and page number)
Elements of Public Speaking 4th Edition- by Dr. Fortunato Gupit Jr., pp. 12-26.

For Online Resources: (Please include website, URL and date retrieved/accessed)

Concept Notes:

Platform Behavior- A general rule to remember is that everything that a speaker

does and does not do must have proper motivation. Mannerisms, such as scratching your
head, rubbing your nose, looking at the ceiling, playing with your fingers, and others are
inconsistent with the characteristics of a good speaker. These should be avoided.

Posture- Balance the weight of your body on both feet at all times. There is no
fixed rule as to how the feet are to be positioned, but it can be said that they must
reasonably be apart or close together.

Loudness- A good speaker must be fully aware of his audibility while speaking.
Pay attention to the people in the last row. If they can hear you, then everybody can.

Clarity- The diction used in an ordinary conversation is different from the diction
used for audiences. What is clear in an ordinary conversation may not be clear to an
audience. The nature of the speaking situation must be taken into consideration.
Therefore, speak slower and enunciate the words a little more deliberately than in
ordinary conversation.

Pronunciation- The pronunciation of English words is distinct and separate from

the pronunciation of any other language or dialect. Whenever in doubt as to your
pronunciation, consult a modern dictionary/ speaking dictionary and listen how the words
are uttered.

Grammar- Correct grammar is nothing more than the accepted usage of the
language. It is not really a matter of intelligence, but a matter of use. Knowing the rules of
grammar and actually applying them is very helpful in shortening the period of learning.
But most practical thing to do is expose yourself to the language as often as possible:
thinking, reading, writing, speaking, listening, even dreaming in the language, if possible.
If you often do these, you will achieve improvement.

Self- confidence- is explained by a dictionary to mean assurance or assured

expectation or the mental attitude of trust, reliance, or faith. It is essential to a successful
delivery because, really, it takes a lot of courage to stand before a group of people.

Peace and Poise- A confident person has a peace of mind and poise in delivery.
The following may help you gain self- confidence:
1. Take care of your physical appearance. Be well-groomed at all times. The
saying
“clothes make the man” still holds true. Dressing properly may command
respect.

2. Prepare well. A good deal of success in public speaking hinges/ is dependent

on
preparation. When one is not prepared, definitely, his/her confidence is also
affected. He/she will fumble for words to say when in fact, it could have been
avoided.

3. Face up to your audience. Look at individual members of your audience straight

in the eye. Talk to them as you should.

4. Exercise before delivery and more within proper bounds during delivery.
Physical
movement relaxes your muscles and minimizes tension.

5. Concentrate on your speech and on your audience. In delivering the speech, the
speaker should concentrate on the subject matter of his speech and on his
audience. That way, he thinks less about himself. That way, too, he can be
substantive about his speech and be truly communicative with his audience.

6. Be determined. As in all human endeavors, determination is the key that opens

the door to success. If you are prone to give up easily, you are defeated even
before you start. The will to speak is similar to the will to live. Indeed, if you think
that something will be so, it will be so.

7. Go through the same situations repeatedly and watch your confidence develop
rapidly. Without a warm reaction from the people around, no speaker can be at
ease, unless he himself exerts effort to bring about the right warmth that he
expects.
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Performance Task:

Since you already learned about the types of speeches from your previous lesson, and
above are some necessary tips on how to do public speaking, you are now to deliver a
simple speech as a *life coach to help the people whose livelihood were affected by
the recent COVID-19 pandemic. The speech must be a 2 or 3- MINUTE PERSUASIVE
MEMORIZED SPEECH. Note that you should put into consideration the concepts
presented above. Dress properly/ appropriately. Take a video record of your speech
 and send the soft copy to your teacher via private message. Please choose a quiet
place in your home in delivering your speech. See the rubrics below for your guidance
as to how you will be given points.
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*Life coach- (a life coach is someone who helps people identify their goals and develop an actionable plan
to achieve them)

4 3 2 1
Category Exceptional Meets Satisfactory Needs Score
Expectation Improvement

Introduction The first few lines The first few lines The first few lines of
The first few lines
of the speech really of the speech got the speech did not
of the speech did
got my attention my attention and I get my attention and
not really get my
and made me want was curious to hear I did not want to
attention and I
to listen intently. the rest. hear more.
was not sure if I
want to hear more.

Content The speech The speech focused The speech The speech was
explained the issue on the issue and focused on the unclear, did not
thoroughly, using used examples but issue but did not explain any of the
examples. did not fully explain it issues thoroughly
explain it. thoroughly and did and did not use
not use examples. examples. (x 2)

Delivery The speaker spoke The speaker was The speaker was I could not hear or
in a loud, clear loud and clear but difficult to hear understand the
voice, was was not expressive, sometimes, not speaker. Confidence
expressive, and and confidence is expressive, and is unsatisfactory.
clearly confident. quite wavering. confidence is
overlapped with
nervousness.

Conclusion The end of the The end of the The end of the
speech was speech was not speech was not
The end of the
exciting and very exciting or exciting or lovely at
speech was
lovely. somewhat lovely. all.
exciting and lovely.

Overall The speech was The speech was The speech was The speech made
exciting and informative and not very me not want to
informative that somewhat informative or agree with the
made me agree with exciting that made exciting I would speaker’s viewpoint.
the speaker’s me think about the not probably agree The speaker never
viewpoint. The speaker’s with the speaker’s observed proper
speaker observed viewpoint. The viewpoint. The platform behavior
proper platform speaker observed speaker observed although he/she
behavior excellently, proper platform proper platform compensated it with
and dressed behavior just fine, behavior dressing properly.
properly. and dressed minimally, but
properly. dressed properly.

Total Score