Public Speaking Course

Hi hi! Today I'm going to complete some heuristic methods that can be helpful for creating a nice speech.  Sometimes we experience creative bloсks and these tips can help us a lot. Warm-ups One letter You have to think about a letter and name as many objects as possible that start with this letter. I take the letter "R". There are 10 words, that came to my mind: Risk Regards Romance Roar Rehearsal Ruler Rollercoaster Ring Ringtone Rock 2.  Random words  Task: Go to the website https://www.textfixer.com/tools/random-words.php  Generate 5 random words at Random Generator List. Pick a few random words and try and tie them together in the most imaginative way possible. At 8 o' clock a daredevil boy was doing an amazing funny prank with his friends in the Novosibirsk city orphanage. Creative writing prompts I.What if…  Imagine a problematic situation and think of possible (or impossible) solutions.  For...

Hello everybody! I'm happy to tell you that I have successfully done the second challenge and now I have plenty of emotions to share with you! :) So, on Wednesday the 17th I went to the Globe theatre to see one of my favourite performances - "104 pages about love" ("104 страницы про любовь"). It was my second time watching it, but to be perfectly frank I enjoyed it even more than the first time. I'm still impressed because the story is so strong and touching and the play of every actor was just incredible. Already knowing that the spectacle was awesome I decided to buy a bunch of flowers and give to my favourite actor, who was playing the main role. Choosing flowers was another challenge for me, but I chose some good ones, I hope. When the performance was ending, I already started feeling nervous as there were so many people and I wasn't sure when to present the flowers. But I had some seconds to breathe in and relax, and then the actors went ...

The second step while preparing a speech is setting out clear objectives. I have watched 3 following speeches and have to identify the possible objectives. Links: https://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_bring_on_the_revolution    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKVTzuvjEpg     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD2cVhC-63I Speech 1. Ken Robinson “Bring on the learning revolution!” Possible objective: to change educational modal and improve the situation, use some innovative methods, individualise the educational process Speech 2. Zifang Su “Turn around” She is sharing her experience in overcoming fears. She tells us the importance of stopping being afraid and trying something new. Speech 3. Matthew McConaughey -  winning in Best Actors speech He says who he is thankful to and tells us about his hero and the rule of his life. Having done this task I appreciate the importance of setting out measurable objectives more and mo...

Dear readers! Hi! This week I have to do some tasks on the topic of preparing the speech. For now, they include two major points: clarifying the purpose of the speech and setting out clear objectives. I suppose it's clear that speaking without the aim just because you have to do it will make your speech pointless and boring to listen. So the first thing you need to do while preparing a speech is clarifying the purpose of the speech. In the course book we can find some questions to ask ourselves that can help us: - Why should I want to talk about this? - Why should anybody want to listen to me? - What single message would I want to put across? - What need in the audience do I want to have satisfied when I have finished speaking? - When they all walk away what state would I like them to leave in? Let's practice and use them for 3 different situations. Speech 1.  You are a primary school teacher. You should give a speech to your third graders on the following t...

Hi, everybody! As I am eager to overcome my stage fright, I've read a lot about useful tips which can help me to feel less anxious. Now I'd like to share 3 of them, which I consider the most helpful for myself. To begin with, it's a great idea to use diaphragm breathing when feeling stressed. I started using it only about a year ago. During our practical phonetics course, we had diaphragm breathing as an exercise to get ready to work on our pronunciation, but then the teacher said that it can also reduce stress. I've read about the technic more and tried it, and it really does help! So from that day I'm used to that breathing exercise and I benefit from it a great deal. Secondly, to make yourself calm you should make yourself laugh . Laughing is one of the best emotions that makes us happy, so even in a scary stressful environment, it will help you relax more or less. For instance, before giving a speech you can have some rest, forget about your upcoming...

Speaking in front of the audience is a big stress and our bodies react to it in a certain way. Have you ever felt shortness of breath, squeaky voice, sweaty palms and so on during a public speech? I'm sure you have and so have I. These symptoms are part of the Body's Primary threat Response. Basically, it's our body's reaction to fear or stress which allows us to defend ourselves. For example, my biggest symptom that I feel every time I'm giving a performance - trembling, and I'd like to find out what happens in my body while I stand in front of the audience and shiver. Well, the thing is that the body prepares for the possible danger and tries to save yourself. It accumulates all the energy and becomes ready to attack, to spring into action. You feel the adrenalin rush. But on the contrary, there's no visible danger and you just stand still with all this energy inside yourself. You start to shiver and understanding that you try your best to hold your m...

Dear readers, I'm glad to say that my journey of overcoming stage fright started with a successfully performed challenge №1 from my list of challenging social things. The 1st challenge is the easiest one, so it wasn't that difficult. Several days ago my friends and I ordered a taxi and all the way long we had a conversation with the driver, and I actively took part in it. It was him who started to talk to us and at first, I didn't really like it, but in fact, he turned out to be a nice and interesting person. So, talking with strangers is not that bad at all.

Hi hi! So, last week we were given an astonishing task to do - we have to make up a list of 10 social activities which we are more or less afraid to do. The idea is that we have to put them in order from the easiest to the most challenging ones and perform one per week, and then reflect on each of them in our blogs, sharing our emotions. Personally, I find this task really helpful in conquering stage fright and social awkwardness overall. I have such a struggle that might be familiar to you too - I'm afraid to make a fool of myself, especially in public, I'm frightened of doing something wrong and I really want to be approved by each and every one. But in fact, we're all people and it's a totally human thing to make mistakes, you should love your mistakes because they help you learn and become better. Talking about the task, it's also really fun and interesting both to do and to follow other people's progress! So, in a 10 week's time, I hope to become a...