HS.90 Presentation Tips-Voice and Non-Verbals (PowerPoint)
This high school lesson (LifeKnowledge HS.90, “Presentation Tips—Voice and ‘Non-Verbals’”) teaches students how to use their voice and body language to deliver effective presentations and maintain audience attention. Through interactive activities, students identify and demonstrate the components of effective vocal delivery (variation, enunciation, pronunciation, enthusiasm, pauses) and non-verbal delivery (eye contact, gestures, movement/posture, facial expressions, appearance). It includes an interest approach, station activities, review/summary, application activities, and an assessment with answer key.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify and demonstrate the components of effective vocal delivery.
- Identify and demonstrate the components of effective non-verbal delivery.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 100 minutes.
- Grade level
- High School
- Materials
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- Writing surface
- Overhead projector and transparencies
- Large sheets of paper
- Markers
- Candy
- Copies of HS.90.AS.A—one per eight students, cut into strips
- Copies of HS.90.AS.B—one per student
- Copies of HS.90.AS.C—one per group of three to five students, cut into strips
- Copies of HS.90.AS.D through HS.90.AS.H—one per class, on bright paper, posted around the room
- Copies of HS.90.AS.I—one per student
- Copies of HS.90.Assess—one per student
- HS.90.TM.A
- HS.90.TM.B
- HS.90.TM.C
- Unit
- Stage Three of Development—DO
- Problem Area
- How Do I Effectively Communicate with Others to Accomplish the Vision?
- Precepts
- A5: Communicate effectively with others. M4: Communicate appropriately with co-workers and supervisors.
- Resources
- Any public speaking text would be beneficial to this lesson.
- Key Terms
- Enthusiasm; Enunciation; Pronunciation; Variation; Vocalized Pauses
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K12.4Communication Skills – Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.