NAME: RAGMAC, MICHAELA B.

SECTION CODE: B119

Lesson Five: Communication for Various Purposes

Pre-Tasks:
Be Critical
• Watch and critique the TED Talk video of Lera Boroditsky from TEDWomen
2017. The talk’s topic is: How language shapes the way we think
• You may also use the link below:
https://www.ted.com/talks/lera_boroditsky_how_language_shapes_the_wa
y_we_think?referrer=playlistthe_
most_popular_ted_talks_of_2018&utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medi
um=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
• Use the matrix below for your critique:

All about how the language we use impacts our cognitive process.
Topic/Main Idea The speech also discusses how our understanding of the human mind
is constrained because most studies are conducted on American
undergrads who speak English.
To inform and educate global audiences in an accessible way and to know
Purpose the beauty of linguistic diversity that reveals to us just how ingenious and
how flexible the human mind is. To illustrate to her listeners that
language, whether it is grammar or just the general logic, does
indeed affect how we think.

It is presented without notes and entirely from memory it is not,

Style of as some people think, spontaneous; It is scripted and meticulously
Delivery rehearsed for a month, MEMORIZED SPEECH

Vocabulary cognitive, hisses, puffs, vast, bizarre, quantum, speculating,

aboriginal, accuracy, egocentric, spectrum, quirks, perceptual

During Tasks:

Prepping Time

It’s your turn!

Create your own speech by first making a plan. Follow the instructions below:
Introduction (The speaker sells the idea to the audience so they’ll want to listen first
few minutes of a speech are very important.) 10%

A. Get Audience’s Attention

• Share a brief story or example that directly relates to the speech.
• Mention a startling statement, statistic, or fact.
• Start with a question, quotation, or familiar saying that has to do with
the topic of the speech.

B. State The Topic

C. Relate To Audience
• People pay attention to things that concern them.
• You might refer to a common experience, fear, or situation with
which everyone is familiar.
• Challenge the audience with a question, invitation or quiz.
D. Preview Main Points
• Simply list the points in the order they will be presented.

Body of Presentation (The body includes the main points of your message.) 80%
• Select three main points you want to emphasize.
• A point can be expressed in many different ways.
• Repeat an important point before moving on to discuss another point.
• Use transitions to connect parts of the presentation. Transitions are
words or phrases that allow you to move smoothly from one point to
another.
• Use stories, personal experiences, or humor to add interest and reinforce
each point.
• Picture words help individuals visualize what you say and keep the
listener interested.

Conclusion (The speaker wraps up by summarizing the main points the audience
needs to keep in mind. Just as first impressions are important, the same is true
of final ones!) 10%

A. Signal the close of the speech by using a simple transition sentence that lets the
audience know the speech is nearly finished.
B. Reinforce the main points by reminding the audience about the most important
things they have just heard.

C. End strongly
• Use a brief story, example, or quotation.
• Or, encourage the audience to do something to follow up on what they
have just heard.
• Sometimes it is helpful to mention where additional information can be
obtained.
For the final output, write the entire speech by putting all parts
together.
Post-Tasks:

This is it!

Speech Delivery in various platforms:

• Technology has changed the way people deliver their message out to an
audience. The new digital mediums have opened up opportunities for
speakers to reach out ideas to the different corners of the Earth.

• Below are the most popular platforms where you can deliver your speech.
Choose among the four platforms and deliver the speech you created in the
previous activity by using the format or guidelines of the platform chosen. You
may check the internet for the guidelines or format of their speech delivery.

• YouTube
• TED Talk
• Toast Master
• Live Streams (Facebook, Periscope)