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Rehearsal Methods            Return to Homepage



Step 1:  Read through the "Preparation, Practice, and Delivery" section of textbook Chapter 12, Delivering Your Speech, by following the link below.  Within that chapter please focus on p. 11-13.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8xG4NS0WS_-enJlS1dQbDlXYjA/view?usp=sharing

Step 2:
  View the rehearsal checklist* below.

rehearsal checklist
 

*This graphic is taken from the textbook chapter that is linked above.  Credit goes to author
Victor Capecce.

Step 3:  Keeping in mind the rehearsal methods you read about in the textbook chapter and the checklist above, create a video of yourself rehearsing a speech in which you briefly introduce yourself to a new group of people.  In this speech, you may introduce yourself in any way you see fit, as long as you speak for at least two minutes.  You should write this speech yourself and speak extemporaneously from note cards or an outline, following the guidelines in the textbook chapter above.  Return to the "delivery methods" page if you need to be reminded of what it means to speak extemporaneously.  Remember, this is just a rehearsal video, so it won't be a perfectly polished speech.  Embed your rehearsal video in a post on the class blog, or upload it to YouTube and paste a link to the video in a blog post. 

Access the blog by following this link:
howtodeliveraspeech.blogspot.com

Step 4:  Once you have completed all lessons on this site and feel comfortable delivering a speech, you should create a final video of yourself delivering the introduction speech you rehearsed using the extemporaneous delivery method.  Unlike the rehearsal video described above, this video should should display a polished, well-rehearsed speech.  Please embed your final video in a post on the class blog, or upload it to YouTube and paste a link to the video in a blog post.