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Appendix B
Speaking Skills Array - p. 136

Audience:                   Self          Peers         Community             Larger society
Purpose: Express, Explain, Inform, Persuade, Problem solve, Imagine, Reflect, Question, Entertain, Share, Enjoy, Explore, Record, Summarize, Collaborate, Respond, Create, Clarify, Develop point of view, Interpret, Evaluate, and Critique
Forms:

Speech
Discussion
panel
cooperative group
Conversation
Interview
Performance
recitation
plays/skit
musical
oral report
Multimedia presentation
Teacher/Peer conference

Activities for Constructing Meaning:
State/order/restate
Pose/respond to questions
Organize ideas
Provide supporting details
Explain
Rehearse
Recite
Interact with audience
Use rhetorical questions
Collaborate
Use and adjust tone/volume/rhythm/pacing
State opinions
Develop conclusions
Use and adjust syntax/semantics/diction
Alternate roles, speaker/listener
Use and adjust stylistic devices to engage audience
Read and use nonverbal cues
Use visual aids and gestures to support speech
Purposes indicated in the Purpose box may also be
used as Activities for Constructing Meaning.
Anticipated Outcomes: 

Exhibits effective content/organization by
providing and/or maintaining:

. focus on a central idea or topic
. supporting details
. an opening and/or closing
. varied sentence structure and
vocabulary
. conclusion/opinion/stance linked
to the central idea or topic
. a sensitivity to audience and context for sneaking

Demonstrates effective delivery by:
 

  • providing and maintaining 
    • eye contact, gestures, body language
    • audible and expressive speech with appropriate pacing and intonation
    • visual aids, when appropriate
  • analyzing his/her speaking strategies, content, and delivery