Teacher Helpers::

Please approach your teacher helper, who will inform you when they are holding
meetings. They will then give you help with pronunciation, intonation and allow you
to practice your event with them.


Thursday Open Workshop

Every week, beginning Thursday 23rd October, Mr Jones will also have an
open workshop. This is open to all students who have questions or want
advice with their event. Please bear in mind that this session will no
doubt be quite busy, and time with each competitor will be limited. Please
see your teacher advisor for more in depth help.



How to prepare and Practice::

1. At home, take your notes, stand in the middle of your bedroom and begin speaking
aloud.  Try to speak slowly, loudly and clearly.

2. Approach your teacher helper as early as possible, so that you can get the
pronunciation of words correct

3. Choose your two or three sentences which contain your most important, funny, or
thought-provoking ideas, and be sure to say them very clearly and with emphasis. THen you should
pause for about 5 seconds to allow the audience to think about what you have said, or to laugh.

4. Nearer to the competition, be sure to practice your event in front of your parents and friends,
so that you get used to an audience.



Hints and Tricks::

1. Make sure you spend 95% of your time looking at the audience. Only glance at cue cards. Practice this right
from the start. Try to look around the room, do not focus on just the judges.

2. Make sure you do not rush. Slow and clear is much better.

3. Always remember to leave a short pause after the end of sentences, and a longer pause after a paragraph.

4. Vary the tone and speed of your delivery; sometimes slow and relatively quiet, sometimes faster, with lots
of emphasis.

5. If there is a question, make sure it sounds like a question (e.g. you voice should go up at the end).

6. If you are talking about something exciting, make your voice sound excited.
   If something sad is being discussed, make your voice sound sad.
   Etc.