Public Speaking
ESL Lesson PlansPublic Speaking

Public Speaking

This engaging lesson plan is designed for adults at B2 level, focusing on the essential skills of a public speaker. The lesson structure includes reading impactful quotes, discussing TED Talk techniques, and practicing speech delivery. Students will enhance their speaking fluency and comprehension through targeted exercises, ensuring they effectively communicate their ideas and engage their audience.

Skills

  • Can understand straightforward, factual texts on subjects relating to their interests or studies.
  • Can produce stretches of language with a fairly even tempo, showing fluency and ease of expression.
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1

Read these quotes about the art of public speaking. Which one do you agree with the most and why?

Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to force.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
If it takes a lot of words to say what you have in mind, give it more thought.
- Dennis Roth
A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool speaks because he has to say something.
- Plato
Your answer:
2

Have you ever heard of TED Talks? Would you like to take part in one? Read these tips on public speaking.

3

Answer the following questions.

4

Complete Chris Anderson's main points about idea sharing.

5

Give your own TED Talk!