Wheel Speech Project

Wheel Speech Project:
In Wheel we are  learning how to compose a compelling, and interesting speech. There are many ways to organize or structure a speech.  There are the sandwich, cause and effect, chronological, acronyms, and mind map techniques. We also learned about the "power of three" when you write a speech.  If you address three topics, multiple times in your speech, chances are that people will remember what you talked about later on.  If instead, you talked about ten different topics in one speech, the listener would remember less.  Another way to enhance your speech, is with your body language.  If you have good eye contact, and a lot of voice variation, chances are that people will be intrigued with your speech and want to hear more.  The eight grade class, was given the option to write a speech on their NHD topic, or a breakthrough. The breakthrough could be historical, environmental, medical, entertainment, or anything else that is a significant breakthrough.  I chose to write my speech on the development of the ultrasound machine. Our speeches have to be between three to three and half minutes long. These speeches are due on either October 23 or October 30th, depending on which date we signed up to present our speech.  Overall, I learned a lot about how I can improve my speech and make it more interesting.  I can't wait to her everyone's speeches!

-Emma V.