Presentation · B6 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.1.10.3.7 - Speak with confidence before different audiences using appropriate verbal and non-verbal cues to convey meaning

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain why speaking with confidence matters when addressing an audience, giving at least two reasons from discussion.
Identify at least three verbal cues (pace, volume, tone) and three non-verbal cues (eye contact, posture, gestures) that help convey meaning during a speech.
Demonstrate confident speaking by delivering a short speech or presentation before a small group, using appropriate eye contact, posture, gestures, and clear speech.
Give constructive feedback to a peer on their verbal and non-verbal delivery using a simple checklist.
Reflect on their own delivery and state one thing they did well and one area to improve in their speaking confidence.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Presentation (1.10)
Content standard: B6.1.10.3 - Plan and present information and ideas for a variety of purposes
Indicator: B6.1.10.3.7 - Speak with confidence before different audiences using appropriate verbal and non-verbal cues to convey meaning
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 11 (Week 11 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 167
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Through discussion, explain the need to be able to speak with confidence before an audience.
- Show video clips of well-known persons delivering speeches for learners to observe and comment on. Let learners practise these in pairs and groups.