Lesson 6 – Presentation Posture and Eye Contact

Presentation Posture and Eye Contact

We learned about good presentation posture. We learned that before we speak, we should start with good posture.

Follow these steps:

1. Set your feet (shoulder width apart for men, toes pointed out, one foot in front of the other for women).
2. Set your hands (clasp one hand in the other)
3. Look at your audience (look from one end of the audience to the other slowly and then back to the middle)
4. Speak with a loud, clear voice after taking a breath.

For good eye contact, look at someone for about 3 seconds or one full sentence.

Speaking of Speech
We learned about good posture for giving presentations. We also looked at a model Informative Speech as well. Next week you will give an Informative Speech about your hometown or any city. You can use your own computer to give the presentation. If you want to use my computer, you will need to use  Google Slides  for your presentation (no USB dongles, no Powerpoint). See the steps below.



Presentation Slides
You need to share your slides with me before you come to class next week.

1. Go to Google Drive.
2. From the New button on the top left, choose Google Slides.
3. Give the title your full name + 18S AE + Informative Speech (eg. Taro Suzuki 18S AE Informative Speech).
4. Click the Share button and write my Rikkyo address. (You can continue to make changes after you share.)
5. Finish your slides before class and be ready to present. Due 5/7 23:59. You can share your slides now and continue working on them until the class.
6. Practice, practice, practice!

Your slides should be full slide photographs of your city. The best photographs are your own photographs from your camera or smart phone. If you cannot get your photos yourself, get large photos from Google Images.


Your slideshow should have at least 8 slides:

• A title slide with the name of your hometown and your name. (1 slide)
• An overview slide with your four points (text). (1 slide)
• One (or more) slides for each point. (4 or more slides)
• Summary slide with your four points (images). (1 slide)
• Title slide as your final slide. (1 slide)

Watch Lisa Suzuki's Informative Speech again. Practice with your slides many times to be smooth at it. Practice makes perfect! 

EWr
We tried Extensive Writing (EWr) again. Could you beat your score from last week? Enter your score in your EWr Log.

Model Speech

Watch the model speech again to help you prepare.

Quiz

Next week we will have our SPA and 4 Strands Quiz. I promise!