Transcript your unit 3 oral presentation - EnglishasanAdditionalLanguage

YOUR UNIT 3 ORAL
PRESENTATION
Sophie Sinadino (English KLA Leader)
Select an issue you feel passionate
about
REQUIREMENTS
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You must present your point of view on a
current issue
You must present your oral in front of your class
whom are your audience
You must speak for a minimum of 5 minutes
In order to receive a score for this task, you
must present your oral on the date scheduled
Purpose of the oral
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Your purpose is to persuade the audience to
agree with your contention on the issue you
have chosen – Eg: My purpose is to persuade
my audience to believe that the legal age to
marry should be raised to 21.
Your contention & relevant information about
the issue should be clear and stated at the
beginning of your oral presentation
Adopt a persona – pretend to be a doctor,
lawyer, teacher, etc who has expert opinion on
this issue
Your chosen issue
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You must provide the audience information
about how this issue was generated. Eg: The
increased incidence of divorce among married
couples has sparked the need to examine the
benefits of raising the legal marriage age of 18
to 21 years of age.
You should identify the target group/s most
affected by this issue. Eg: Children (target
group) of divorced couples are most affected by
divorce. Other groups could include extended
family.
Your audience
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Although your audience is your class & teacher, you
should assume that they are the group you are trying to
persuade to agree with you. Eg: My audience could be
parents, or could be politicians, legislators or could be
young people.
Knowing who are your target group will influence the
type of tone and language you use. Eg: If I was
speaking in front of legislators I would use a serious
tone & legal ‘jargon’ or terminology. If I was speaking in
front of parents I may use a more serious but friendly,
inclusive tone using less formal language.
Content supporting your point of
view
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You must present at least three main
reasons to support your opinion on this
issue
It is wise to consider your arguments in
terms of social attitudes, economic issues,
government & legal issues, health, ethical,
religious or moral issues.
Social attitudes
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It is a good idea to know what people generally believe
about your issue and try to convince them to change.
Eg: Most in Australia believe that divorce is something
that is private – between husband & wife & that when
two people don’t want to be together, they shouldn’t.
While generally this is a difficult attitude to change, you
could present evidence to challenge the belief that
divorce is something that is not private as it effects the
target group/s identified.
You could use attitudes as a way to rebut the arguments
from those who oppose your position.
Economic issues
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Does your contention influence economic issues?
Can you offer arguments that would assist the
problem economically. Eg: Raising the age of
marriage might assist the couple financially as
they have more time to complete studies or save
for mortgage deposits
Can you offer arguments that show economic
problems faced if your contention is not
supported. Eg: If the rates of divorce are not
lowered, there is evidence to suggest that both
parties suffer financially
Legal Issues
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Do you have arguments that support the legal impact of
your issue?
Is the law broken? Can you provide legal evidence?
In my example, raising the age for legal marriage may
impact on the current legal definition of adult being 18
years of age. I could use this as a rebuttal argument
suggesting differences in the laws of other countries
such as America where the legal age of alcohol
consumption is 21 – or the historical changes in
Australian law in its definition of the ‘adult’ age.
Ethical, religious or Moral Issues
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Do you have arguments that support ethical,
religious or moral issues?
These arguments relate to what’s good or right
for the public, a particular cultural or social
group or the family. Eg: Ethically a marriage is
similar to a contract between two people ‘until
death do us part’. We have an obligation to give
our children the right to be raised in a family
unit. Evidence on the emotional &/or
psychological impact of divorce on children could
be used.
Persuasive techniques
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EVIDENCE SUPPORTING YOUR ARGUMENTS
In order to be successful at persuading your audience
you will need to provide evidence for your arguments so
that they sound logical & rational – therefore more likely
to be believed. This may include statistics, expert
opinion, results of surveys, etc.
Don’t forget to include a rebuttal argument, as this
assists you to become more convincing
Anecdotes – from your personal experience may be
useful to make your audience see that you understand
the issue
Use of rhetorical questions, etc. – you will be given a list
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LANGUAGE USE:
Inclusive language ‘we’ ‘us all’ helps the listener
to identify with you as you sound like you are
representing them
Use of jargon relating to your issue helps the
listener see you as someone who knows what
they are talking about ‘talk the talk’
Third person language ‘it’ helps the listener think
of you as an expert, creating a more formal tone
Emotive language – assists the listener to feel
what you want them to feel
TONE OF VOICE
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Obviously this can be adjusted as needed.
When presenting your arguments you may
sound serious
When presenting your rebuttal you may
choose to sound more angry or sarcastic
You may choose a humorous tone in some
instances to engage your audience &
capture their interest or attention
An attentive audience is more likely
to be a persuaded audience
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Think carefully about how to find a vivid & memorable
way to get your point across
Use photographs that illustrate damaging effects on
target group
Powerpoints to show statistics, graphs, expert opinion, a
list of your arguments or even just short catch phrases
that will be remembered by your audience
Use handouts with relevant information
Any other props, music, poems – use your imagination
Other hints
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Don’t rush – speak clearly & loud enough to be heard
Look at your audience – never read directly off a powerpoint – your
audience should only briefly attend to it
Move around & use appropriate gestures
Use cue cards to prompt you – never read notes for too long or your
audience will be asleep
Remember
– you already have experience at convincing others to believe you
- you have experience listening while others speak so you know
what is & isn’t boring
- Manipulate the audience to think, see & feel the way you want
them to