Speak up! – Workshop for North Isles S1 pupils

Activity

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1. Introduction: welcome everyone; nerves!!!!

(keepy-up)

Organise 2 groups; names on stickers

Horseshoe; flipcharts; booklets; pens; post-it stickers;

-pupil has to interview a ‘stranger’ and write name on tag?

2. WARM-UP- name a country

Good energiser. Other possibilities??

ICEBREAKERS? Line up game-size/D.O.B/shoe size..

WHO AM I? Stickers?in pairs/3s; CIRCLE GAME

3. STAND-UP- ‘I like..I dislike’

Random with the ball- no time to panic

Why? To get up and speak & p info

(4. Name situations when communication

is important.)

How? In small groups, students

Discuss ideas- post on wall- OPTIONAL

5. What makes a good speaker?

(* INVISIBLE BALL!!!)

Flip chart? Go through (or 2 exaggerated examples of a

good/bad speaker)

10 tips- ‘YES SPEAKER’

-v hot; v cold; v heavy; helium; v large; tiny; precious

& v slippery!

6. Impromptu speaking

1min-choose a mystery object & speak about it!

Why? Highlights importance of structure( use

burger to emphasise this point)

7. FEEDBACK: (WIN!)

Giving good FB helps other speakers develop

skills.. GROUP fb only- positives at first &

USE BOOKLET p7

9.’THIS IS ME’

1 MIN SPEECH (GROUPS 4)

GO OVER STRUCTURE

GROUPS GIVE FEEDBACK

10. ENERGY BALL?

Other energiser(s)?

11. Planning & prep

Use p10 for ideas

12. ‘SPEAK UP’ CHALLENGE

2 min speech; use booklets & USE POST ITS- pupils generate ideas in pairs/threes for speech

In 1 group?

13. EVALUATION

14. CERTIFICATES

Additional games

- depend on timing

ASKING QUESTIONS GAME

Game where 2 players ask each other questions continually( on 2 chairs at front & are out if they hesitate or answer a question)

TONALITY

I didn’t say you stole the money

TABLE TOPICS & EYE CONTACT GAME