2.5 Speech: Perspectives

Following our series of games, speech studies and debating sessions, we will now tackle the NCEA speaking assessment. A marker of gothic fiction is the presentation of complex ideas that are not simply ‘one sided’. Gothic fiction asks questions with multiple answers and so for your speech this year, you will explore at least two sides of a complex issue.

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If you need a little extra help or are interested in reading about some of the markers of successful speakers, check out these websites while you are writing and practicing your speech.

https://www.waldenu.edu/programs/communication/resource/eight-essential-traits-of-successful-public-speakers

https://www.fastcompany.com/3048748/10-secrets-to-sounding-confident

Posted by Renee Plunkett

Teacher of English at Mount Aspiring College, Wanaka, New Zealand.

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