Public Speaking
TED Talks
Students will pursue a topic of their own choosing, a global issue that has relevance for everyday people in their daily lives. They will present a 3-5 minute speech, live in front of their peers.
The purpose of a TED Talk is to share an ‘idea worth spreading’ with an audience. This means the content of your talk should be relevant, inspiring and worthy of attention for an audience in Melbourne.
Your speech will be presented in class.
- Talks are individual
- 4-5 minutes in length
- A very small number of slides or visual aids can be used – these must be illustrative for the audience and not used to prompt the speaker
- Talks must be delivered from memory without notes
- No video recordings or content created by others
- All writing must be original and unaided by AI. Talks generated by AI will not be marked.
The task in depth –
STEP 1
Brainstorm topics – you can work in groups at this stage, use ChatGPT, watch TED talks, share ideas.
STEP 2
Select a topic on which to focus. Aim for something that affects everyday people in the normal course of their lives – anything from managing positive mental health to mending a broken heart, changing a wound dressing or resettling in a new community.
STEP 3
Research – you should use:
- Wikipedia or other web source,
- research paper from a reputable journal (jstor – see Cornish Library),
- news or media article
- and personal research (survey, straw poll, experiment, vox pop, video/audio/photo)
Keep notes and references and remember that IA should be used for ideas but cannot be used to write.
STEP 4
Draft your TED Talk. It is recommended you handwrite this stage.
STEP 5
Seek feedback and redraft.
STEP 6
Rehearse your TED Talk. Your delivery is worth as much as your content.
STEP 7
Deliver your TED Talk. Submit the script, the research, the earlier drafts and the references to the task on the class page in STL Link.
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
- Content
- Delivery
- Structure
- Language