Learn to Speak Effectively

Task b: (13.50-14.15 in rooms) practise delivering your three-minute talk and responding to questions.
Practise asking questions about the research of others.

Task a
Please could one person turn on the recorder (click on the three dots… in the tool bar and then select
Start recording in the options). Could another person please keep time.

Task a: (13.20 - 13.40 in rooms) practise delivering your 3-minute talk, focusing on clearly structuring
the information, supporting your non-expert listeners, and ensuring the delivery is clear.
Take turns to deliver your 3-minute talk. After each turn, the listeners should give feedback:

Effective Speaking , lesson 1

INSTRUCTION5

Task focus: a) to explain the context and the key aims of your research, guiding a primarily non-expert
audience through the material; b) to ask and answer questions about your research and the research of
others.
Delivery focus: focusing on speed, pacing, and pausing along with volume and clarity of sounds – first
impressions. Ensuring your audience can hear what you are saying.

I liked the way you… // Using the signposting language helped me follow what you were saying // Your
analogy really helped me to understand ... //I could understand everything you said even though I didn’t
understand the science so well!
It would have helped me if you had…// I couldn’t follow your main points easily and got a little lost//I
found all the technical terms difficult to take in.// I still don’t understand...// I struggled to follow you
speaking at the pace you were speaking at.
on:
 Structuring
 Supporting the non-expert
 Clarity of delivery
Swap every 6 or so minutes (divide up the time available).
Please turn off the recording (Stop recording) and return to the General room at 13.40.
Task b
Please could one person turn on the recorder (click on the three dots… in the tool bar and then select
Start recording in the options). Could another person please keep time.
Take turns to deliver your 3-minute talk. Avoid interruptions unless necessary (Sorry, I didn’t catch
that //Sorry, could you say that again? // Are you saying…? // Could you slow down a little, please? //
Could you speak up a little please?). After each turn, the listeners should ask questions for clarity and
interest:
You mentioned.....Could you give us an example?
Could you explain what you mean by....?
Could you please explain your research aims again; I missed this?
How do you hope to...?
What software are you using...?
Swap every 6 minutes or so minutes (divide up the time available). If there’s time, give a little feedback
to the speaker using the prompts from Task a.
Please turn off the recording (Stop recording) and return to the General room at 14.15.