Extempore

What does extempore mean?

With little or no preparation or forethought.
Without prior preparation.
Extempore speaking is the term used for a non
formally prepared speech.
Structuring your speech with ‘3Ts’

(a) ‘T’ elling the audience what you are going to tell
them (future)
(b) ‘T’ elling them what you want to tell them
(present)
(c) ‘T’ elling them what you told them (past)
 Preamble: Formal salutations and greetings
 Introduction :Topic
 Issue:
Speaker’s motive…
Supportive points…
 Conclusion:…
Recommendations and limitations…
 Structuring your speech

Sticking to ‘4 Points’

One of the biggest mistakes speakers make is

trying to say too much. A speech is a golden
opportunity, so you want to say all you can.

The problem is, the more points you make, the

less likely the audience is to remember what you
say.
 It’s much better to limit
yourself to four points.

 Ideally, the first two or three

points should add up to your
last point.
 Prepare ahead of time by reading a lot about
current events.
 Stick to the topic.
 The more you keep to the actual topic the more
impressive you will be.
 Mind Mapping : For an extemporaneous speech
it's best not to write the whole speech out.
Immediately identify your strongest
emotional response to the topic &
try to build on that.
 Ask yourself how the topic directly
affects you, then those around you,
then the world as a whole.
 The emotion will help set the tone.
 Treat it like an essay.
 Have an opening paragraph.
 Try to have something pithy as your first line to
get the attention of audience.
 Conclude by summarizing the topic .
 If you can, coming up with something punchy to
finish off with.
 Practice a lot.
1.Introduce yourself.

2. Describe your hometown. What is special about it?

3. Compare your hometown with another town.

4. Describe your country’s education system. What is

your attitude toward this system? Do you think it’s
effective?
5. Describe the organization you work for.
Where is it? What does it do? What is
your job function?

6. Describe the process of taking a job in

your country.

7. Compare the role of men and women in

your country.
8. What is Brain drain? What are the
causes and effects of it?
9. Describe a traditional instrument in your
country.

10. Describe an important festival of our

country. When is it? What do people do
then?

11. Describe the ethnic mix in your country.

12. Describe a traditional food of our country.

13. Talk about mass media. Newspapers and
their attractions for you.

14. Describe a traditional game.

15. Why do people play games?

16. What is your greatest wish/ one of your

wishes?

17. What don’t you know about your future?

18. Describe your best holiday, party, event in
your life. When was it, where and why?

19. Talk about the best present you have ever

had in your life. When, why and who gave
it to you?

20. In what occasions do people give presents

in your country?
21. Why always women cook and men
do not in your country? Which is a
better cook, a man or a woman?

22. Compare your time with your

parents. What is the same and what
has changed since then?

23. How has traveling changed since

100 years ago?
 National Education
 What are your countries aims for education
 What is the importance of extra-curricular
activities
 Styles of Teaching
 Describe different styles of teaching
 What is your preferred method of learning?
 Should learners be grouped by ability?