Elevator Speeches: Essential Tips for Effective Communication
Elevator speeches are concise messages designed to engage listeners quickly and effectively. Learn the key elements, importance, and sample formats to create a compelling elevator pitch for professional networking, job interviews, and more.
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WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM IMPROMPTU SPEAKING AND THE 4 KINDS OF SPEECHES! A GREAT WAY TO IMPROVE YOUR SPEAKING! JIM HANSON/CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN
WELCOME TO OUR SPEAKING PROGRAM! You are about to embark a journey! A Journey toward speaking excellence Where you will improve as a communicator While you have the fun of expressing your ideas Interacting with others who have some great thoughts Ready? Let s Go!
WHO ARE YOU? Me? I m _____________ You? What s your name? Optional: Pronoun/Anything important to you? What s your favorite thing to talk about?
WE ARE NOT GOING TO WASTE ANY TIME We want to hear you! We want your ideas! So . . . We re going to start with a Short Impromptu Speech.
SHORT IMPROMPTU BASICS . . . You are given 3 topics PICK ONE TO SPEAK ON You ve got 4 minutes to prepare You speak for up to 2.5 minutes.
6 STEPS 1. Pick your topic 2. Thesis 3. Points/Examples 4. Supports 5. Intro and Conclusion 6. Present it!
LETS DO IT TOGETHER We are going to go through the 6 steps and you ll present for 2 minutes each Get a piece of paper and pen Write down each of the parts of your own speech as we do this.
STEP 1 PICK TOPIC Each of you Pick your topic from these six: Games Friends Science US Government Policies School Food You have 20 seconds get this step done as quick as possible Each of you . . . What did you pick?
STEP 2: THESIS What point do you want to make about your topic? I believe Minecraft is the best game. I m going to tell you about my best friend. I will show a new medical breakthrough for treating headaches. I believe the US should increase the use of renewable energy. I can t stand school start times. I think people should eat more healthy foods. Each of you: What is your thesis?
STEP 3. YOUR MAIN POINTS Come up with 2 points or examples that support or illustrate your Thesis Example: My best friend topic Point 1: My best helped when I broke my ankle Point 2: My best friend has a great sense of humor Each of you: What did you come up with?
STEP 4. SUPPORTS Backup your points with Stories References to books/articles you ve read Stats/statistics/expert opinion Great minds on the subject Renewable Energy: The UN said Climate Change is a looming threat. Each summer we see more smoke from fires. Each of you: What did you come up with?
STEP 5A. INTRO Attention Getter short but interesting intro State the topic VERY EXPLICITLY My topic is _______ State your thesis (if you have quotation first include an explanation of the quotation) Preview your points ( to support this, I will show ___ and ___. ) Each of you: What did you come up with?
STEP 5B. CONCLUSION VERY brief summary of what you said (2? Sentences) SHOW the importance of what you said to proving your thesis, to being useful to the judge/audience, impact to the world Concluding sentence finishing it up Each of You: What did you come up with?
STEP 6. PRESENT IT Each student now goes . . . Remember we are learning this is a first time Do we support each other? I want to hear you louder! Just do your best and I ll give you feedback to improve.
WHAT ARE THE 4 KINDS OF SPEECHES YOU CAN DO IN OUR PROGRAM? EXTEMP: Speech on Current Events and Issues POWERPOINT: Speech using PowerPoint PLATFORM: Persuasive, Informative and/or Humorous Written out Speech INTERPRETATION: Perform a short part of a play, book, or poetry.
1. EXTEMP You will be given 3 questions about current events Questions might be: Should the US stop buying all oil from Russia? What should be done in response to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock? Should the US use more solar power? You pick one of the 3 You get 30 minutes to research an answer to the question (you may use the Internet) You speak for 5 or 7 minutes answering the question USING AND REFERRING TO YOUR RESEARCH ( According to ______ ).
SHORT EXTEMP You get 12 minutes to Research on the Internet Pick 1 Question: Should schools start later in the morning? What is a new science invention? Should plastic shopping bags be banned? You ll speak for 1.5 minutes answering the question with the research you found (so have at least one According to ___.
SPEAK FOR 1.5 MINUTES Have a short intro including State the question State your answer to the question Give your reason/research answering the question Include an According to ______ Conclude.
2. POWERPOINT SPEECH It s simple . . . You ll put together a professional, quality PowerPoint You have an Intro, Main Points/Sections, and a Conclusion And Present it for 5 to 7 minutes BONUS: You can put together and record an Environmental PowerPoint with a Group and submit it to a Seattle group and maybe win an award and money for your favorite environmental group.
WITH THE POWERPOINT SPEECH You ll learn to add in bullets, pictures, and videos And to make your PowerPoint polished, professional, and interesting And give a great Presentation!
3. PLATFORM SPEECH Persuasive, Informative and/or Humorous Written out Speech 5 or 7 minutes long You memorize/semi-memorize the speech Choose a subject you are interested in!
SHORT PLATFORM SPEECH Actually do it now pick a subject that you are interested in You ve got 10 minutes to Write up a paragraph with Intro Body with an argument/explanation/story Conclusion And then Present it! 1.5 minute short speech.
4. INTERPRETATION SPEECH With this kind of speech . . . Pick a favorite play/script, book or story, or poetry Then you perform/present that play story or poetry You can even change your voice to be a character! 5 to 7 minutes long Right now I want you to give a presentation I ve got two short pieces you can do OR if you have your own go for it.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory By Roald Dahl SHORT INTERPRETATION Still I Rise by Maya Angelou You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may tread me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I ll rise. Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? Cause I walk like I ve got oil wells Pumping in my living room. Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I ll rise. CHARLIE: Is it really true that Wonka s Chocolate Factory is the biggest in the world? GPA JOE: True? Of course, it s true! Good heavens, I thought everybody knew that! CHARLIE: And is Mr. Will Wonka really the cleverest chocolate maker in the world? GPA JOE: My dear boy. Mr. Willy Wonka is the most amazing, the most fantastic, the most extraordinary chocolate maker the world has ever seen! GPA JOE: You see, Charlie, not so very long ago there used to be thousands of people working in Mr Willy Wonka s factory. Then one day, all of a sudden, Mr Wonka had to ask every single one of them to leave, to go home, never to come back. CHARLIE: He didn t do that! Why? GPA JOE: Spies! All the other chocolate makers had begun to grow jealous, and they started sending in spies, pretending that they were ordinary workers. He shut the main gates and fastened them with a chain. Nobody sees him anymore. The only things that come out are chocolates and sweets.
WHICH 2 KINDS OF SPEECH DO YOU WANT TO DO? In the Chat Type your first and last name Type TWO of these: Extemp PowerPoint Platform Interpretation.
YOU ARE TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION! We are excited to work with you We want you give great presentations And we ll be helping you all along the way!
