10.1.1 Oral Presentations: Delivering Speeches

• Occasions for speeches: assembly, prize day, wedding, funeral, music festival, club meeting
• Features of a short speech: greeting, purpose, two or three points, close
• Body language and voice; a one-minute speech on the importance of music

• identify occasions where speeches are presented
• apply the features of oral presentations for effective communication
• appreciate the importance of good oral presentation skills when delivering a speech

“How can one deliver a speech effectively?”

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1. Where speeches happen, and their shape
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   Name occasions for speeches. A short one greets, states a purpose, makes two or three points, and closes.
2. Rehearse and deliver a music speech
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   Write a one-minute speech on the importance of music, rehearse body and voice, present, then give one useful comment.