Purpose: To share a selected collection of public speaking activities for teachers to use in their classes found on a website I have developed. These handouts and activities need little adaptation and have been very successful in my classes. Please use the resources freely and if you have any questions, please feel free to call 507-285-7553 or email Lori.Halverson@Roch.Edu .

If you would like more options, please see:

• PowerPoint Summarizing Important Preparation to giving a Speech
  http://www.acd.roch.edu/spchcom/AnxietyPPT/
  
  
• Student Resource Page
  http://www.acd.roch.edu/spchcom/anxiety_getting_started.htm
  http://www.acd.roch.edu/spchcom/anxiety_handout.htm
  
  
• General Speech Resource Page
  http://www.acd.roch.edu/spchcom/spam/speech_resources.htm
  
  
• Exercises
  http://www.acd.roch.edu/courses/spch2214/exercises.htm
  
  
  
• Handouts
  10 Steps to Writing a Speech
  Delivery Tips
  Physical Response to Anxiety
  

Ice Breaker Ideas

http://www.acd.roch.edu/lhalverson/icebreakers.htm

Try Assigning a Story to Tell!

http://www.acd.roch.edu/lhalverson/Assign/diversity.htm

Analyze your Audience:

• A basic audience analysis sheet (http://www.acd.roch.edu/lhalverson/Topic_Analysis.htm)
• A basic assignment on audience analysis (http://www.acd.roch.edu/lhalverson/Topic_Analysis.htm)

Evaluating the Media:

• http://www.acd.roch.edu/lhalverson/multimedia.htm

Outlines:

Informative Speeches (http://www.acd.roch.edu/lhalverson/organizational_patterns.htm)

Preparing an outline for a persuasive speech: (http://www.acd.roch.edu/spchcom/persuasive_organization.htm)

Excellent Tongue Twisters to Recite in Class

• http://members.aol.com/SdShowBob7/twisters.html
• http://www.contestcen.com/tongue.htm
• http://msowww.anu.edu.au/~ralph/tt.html
• http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8136/tonguetwisters.html

Last updated: 9/19/02
Lori Halverson-Wente, Rochester Community and Technical College