Materials for Public Speaking

These materials were designed to help English Language learners practise giving presentations. I have used them in classes of varying abilities and so have created intermediate and advanced versions. Click on the worksheet titles below to go to the handouts you want to see, or scroll down for full details.

• How to Give a Presentation (Intermediate)
• How to Give a Presentation (Advanced)
• Should and Should Nots when Giving a Presentation
• Intermediate Example Speech
• Advanced Example Speeches
• Intermediate Structured Topics
• Advanced Speech Topics
• Speech Plan Grid
• Palm Card Grid

The handouts are in PDF form, so to view, save and print them you will need Adobe Acrobat.

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• How to Give a Presentation (Intermediate)

This two-page handout gives a bulleted list of tips on how to give a good presentation. The advice is divided into areas of voice, audience, what language to use, how to get organised, palm cards, and how to use visual aids and equipment. Since technology has advanced so rapidly in recent years, the section on visual aids is now dated. I plan to revise it when time allows. Until then, feel free to change or add to any of the information given, to suit the needs of your class.

How to Give a Presentation (Intermediate) Handout in PDF form

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• How to Give a Presentation (Advanced)

This four-page handout covers the same information as the intermediate one above, but in greater detail.

How to Give a Presentation (Advanced) Handout in PDF form

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• Should and Should Nots when Giving a Presentation

This worksheet consists of a grid, which students can use to list what speakers should and shouldn't do when giving a speech. So as not to waste paper, I used to make the worksheet into an OHP transparency. Now that technology has progressed, I have transferred the worksheet to a PowerPoint presentation for use with a Smartboard or computer projector. Students copy the grid into their notebooks then work in pairs to brainstorm their lists together.

Should and Should Nots Worksheet in PDF form

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• Intermediate Example Speech

This handout gives the text of an intermediate-level example speech on the topic of favourite books.

Intermediate Example Speech Handout in PDF form

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• Advanced Example Speeches

This handout contains two example speeches for upper-intermediate/advanced level classes. The first speech is about Jane Austen and the second is about the Shetland Islands.

Advanced Example Speeches Handout in PDF form

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• Intermediate Structured Topics

This is a one-page handout that can be cut in half. It contains two structured speech topics for lower-intermediate level classes. The first is about favourite books and the second is about spooky experiences.

Intermediate Structured Topic Handout in PDF form

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• Advanced Speech Topics

This two-page handout lists fifty-one possible speech topics, divided into various themes.

Advanced Speech Topics Handout in PDF form

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• Speech Plan Grid

This grid contains sections for students to note down their speech introduction, main body and conclusion, and to plan research, visual aids, and how they might use the board.

Speech Plan Grid in PDF form

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• Palm Card Grid

This is a grid that can be cut out and made into cue cards. Each cue card has a little heading and bullet-pointed section for notes.

Palm Card Grid in PDF form

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