Speech-craft

Skill Level: Upper Beginner to Advance Level

Duration: Flexible

Objective: public speaking activity

Speech-craft is a speaking activity that requires little to no set-up time on the teachers part. With speech-craft anyone can find a role they feel comfortable with and participate (even the teacher). Speechcraft can be played online or in an ESL classroom setting.

Instructions

1. Give your students time to prepare their speaking topic. A day is ideal.

2. Write down the list of roles (below), their speaking order and explain how each role works.

3. As students carry out their role, observe their communication skills and provide feedback.

Hint: Any logical order can be followed. If this is your first time, try the roles in the following order as listed.

Roles & Responsibility

MC - The M.C or host is responsible for introducing each participant before he/she comes up to speak.

Idiom - Writes down and explains an English idiom.

Quote - Writes down and explains a famous quote.

Joke - Tells a funny joke.

Speakers - Nominate one (10 min.) or three (5 min. each) speakers.

Questionaire - Asks 2-3 question about the speech.

Um/Ah Catcher - Counts the number of um's, ah's for every person.

Feedback - Gives feedback about language, grammar, body language etc. for all roles.

Timer - Provides feedback on the participants actual speaking time. The timer should also signal during a speech-craft session to let a person know they have gone over their time limit.