Public speaking
is the number one fear
in the United States!

Need to give a speech? There are a variety of different types of presentations that a teacher or employer might ask you to give:

• Impromptu - a speech with little or no preparation time
• Introduction - a short informative speech about you or someone else
• Demonstration - informing an audience of how to do something
• Expository - an in-depth informative speech
• Sales - a speech designed to convince someone to buy a product or service
• Convince - a persuasive speech to get the audience to change their mind
• Problem/solution - a persuasive speech that investigates a problem and suggests a solution to solve that problem

Follow the links below to see assignments, outlines, and video examples.

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High School Student Resources

Lesson Title	Associated Documents	Large Video	Small Video
Fundamentals of Communication
Interpersonal
Listening
Interviewing
Small Group
Speaking	Choosing a topic Citing sources Writing Transitions	QuickTime 320 x 240 24.5 MB	QuickTime 240 x 180 14.5 MB
Limited Preparation Speaking
Oral Interpretation
Media Literacy

 

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last updated: October 17, 2002