Objective

The purpose of Task 1 is for students to demonstrate their ability and confidence in preparing and practicing effective communication skills in any setting.

REQUIREMENT

Delivering an effective speech is a skill that needs to be developed especially for those with job tasks involving speech, such as teachers, salespersons, lawyers and many others. The most important thing to do is to research a good topic that attracts your audience.

This assignment aims to confidently deliver an Informative speech through a recording.

With reference to the OUMH1303 Module (pg 178), choose ONE (1) purpose from the two speech purposes below

1. Demonstration
2. Explanation

to record a speech on the topic: SPORTS or GAMES

Task specifications in preparing your recorded speech:

1. Start by brainstorming the topic: CLOTHES and find a smaller or more focused aspect/subtopic to start planning your speech text. You MUST discuss your title with your e-tutor in the e-forum or during the e-tutorial sessions. Find a title that you are comfortable with to deliver the speech. g.: A demonstration speech: “How to create a Wii character” OR an explanation speech: “Playing football: Rules for beginners”.
2. Plan and write your speech text in short notes or the complete text. Your introduction should state your name, ID, Course, and the purpose of the speech with the title.
3. You can refer to various resources or use your personal observations, experience, and knowledge for writing the content, but make sure that the content of the speech is appropriate to your targeted audience.
4. You will need to decide: the producer, your targeted audience, the surroundings (background, lighting, soundproof area), and other aspects to consider even though you are not going to mention them verbally in the presentation.
5. Plan visual aids. You are encouraged to use creativity and innovation in producing the video by catering to both the brain’s visual and auditory systems, body language, facial expressions, imagery and music, etc. You might want to use applications to further exemplify the speech text like PowerPoint Presentation, iMovie, Funimate, Adobe and many others. However, remember that this video is a speech presentation NOT a video presentation.
6. Record your speech between 7 to 10 minutes. Marks will be deducted either for a duration of less than 7 minutes or more than 10 minutes. Adhere to the following:
7. Look professional and deliver confidently
8. Ensure that your speech has an introduction

• The purpose of the speech must either be to DEMONSTRATE or to EXPLAIN.

1. The video screen must capture the top half of your body so that your hand gestures and facial expressions are visible at all times OR at least 80% of the recording duration.
2. Your speech must be engaging and interesting.

You must offer an ending (conclusion) in the video.

1. Ensure the recording of your speech is authentic, clear and organised. Remember, “you are the scriptwriter, the speaker and maybe even, the producer!”. Your aim is to deliver a speech that is engaging and interesting to your audience.
2. Submit your video online according to the instructions. If your video is larger than 400MB, please refer to the guidelines on how to compress your video for submission. You may also include a link to your video as a backup in Task 2. To get this link, upload your video to YouTube or an online storage service such as GDrive or OneDrive. Make sure that your link is NOT set to private access only and that the link is accessible before you submit your assignment.
3. Your speech will be assessed through 6 criteria:
4. Speech content
5. Presentation of speaker
6. Originality and creativity of ideas,
7. Video recording organisation,
8. Overall and clarity of the video; and
9. Use of language

Online Class Participation

Discuss the following topic(s) in the forum and submit proof of your participation in the online discussions: