speechmakers club meetup #1
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Speechmakers Club № 1
Natalia Koulinkovitch and Tatyana Shmanovskaya
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Short improvised speeches
Work-related topics. #TeachersTalkShop
WHY Are We Here?
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Target Areas
• Improvise= Think On Your Feet= Face the Challenge
• Give short speeches (toastmasters.org)
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toastmasters.orgtoastmaster(s)
timer (moderator)
speakers ah-counterevaluators grammarian
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Mick AmelishkoPandaDocDirector of Engineering
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Longer prepared speeches (toastmasters format)
What Can Go Wrong?• You run out of time Remedy: cover major points in the time given
• You run out of ideas = mind goes blank = panic mode
Remedy: Paraphrase the question=buy some time
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Impressions are formed based on:
Impression:++++++
Voice volume:Too soft -Just right +Too loud -
Movement on stage:sways -shifts weight from one leg to the other - paces up and down -
Speaker sounds finished
‘That’s about it!’
Eye contact with audience:yes +no -too much -
Body language:waist&breast area +hands in pockets -
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MAIN CONCEPT
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AH-COUNTERYour native language: ... filler words per
minute (fwpm)Foreign language: >>> filler words per
minute (fwpm)
TARGET:Balance.HOW?Make short pauses. Breathe.
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FILLERS WORDS ‘ER’ ‘UM’ ‘AH’
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Timer (moderator)
2:00 per question
1:00 left = green
00:30 left = yellow
00:00 left = red#TeachersTalkShop
Check-list • How much time do
you have to answer the question?
• Do we ask the speaker questions?
• How long? • Who gives feedback?
• When is feedback given?
• You’re dying to answer the same question. Is that OK?
• Who watches the time?
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Applause
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Describe workaholics. What makes them different from normal people?
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Should married people work together? Why/why not?
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Management suggests installing speakers in office toilets with some
relaxation music. What will you think (and maybe say)
about this idea? #TeachersTalkShop
How to quit your job right without making enemies?
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What’s your dream job?
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How much do you hate open space offices on the scale from 1 to 10?
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Talk about your big success story. An achievement you’re proud of.
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What stereotypes do people have about your job? Are any of them
true? #TeachersTalkShop
Do you think you can train someone to do your job well (a padawan)? Yes (How
long would it take?)?/No(why not?)? #TeachersTalkShop
Recommendations1. On the one hand...on the other hand…С одной стороны...с другой стороны...
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Recommendations2. Beware of false friendsЛожные друзья переводчика
Cabinet=шкафчикКабинет=office, study
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