🎤 Presentation Skills
What should you do with your voice so everyone can hear you clearly?
Speak loudly enough, project your voice and pronounce words clearly.
What does confident mean?
Feeling sure of yourself and your abilities.
What are the three main parts of a story?
Beginning, middle and end.
What is the main purpose of a TED Talk?
To share an important idea, experience or message that informs or inspires an audience.
Name one quality of a good team member.
Possible answers include listening, encouraging others, sharing ideas, being reliable or helping the group.
Name two things you can do with your hands during a presentation.
Use natural, purposeful gestures; keep hands visible; avoid constant fidgeting.
Complete the sentence: “The speaker tried to _____ the audience with her powerful message.”
Inspire, engage, persuade or motivate may be accepted, depending on the sentence.
What is a hook, and why is it used?
A hook is an interesting opening that captures the audience’s attention.
True or false: A TED Talk should only contain facts and statistics. Explain.
False. TED Talks may include facts, but speakers also use stories, personal experiences, examples and opinions.
What should you do when a teammate is sharing an idea?
Listen carefully, avoid interrupting and respond respectfully.
Correct this presentation mistake: The speaker looks at the floor and reads every word from the slide.
Look up, make eye contact, use short notes and explain ideas rather than reading the slide.
What is the difference between inspire and inform?
Put these in the correct order: problem – introduction – solution – conclusion – example
Introduction → problem → example → solution → conclusion.
Name three features of an effective TED-style talk.
Possible answers include:
Your group disagrees about an idea. What should you do?
Listen to each person, discuss the advantages of each idea, compromise or vote fairly.
Give three tips for making a strong opening.
Possible answers include:
Use engaging, audience and message in one sentence.
Example:
“The engaging speaker shared a powerful message that captured the audience’s attention.”
Turn this fact into a short story: A student was nervous before speaking but completed the presentation successfully.
Example:
“Just before Maya walked onto the stage, her hands began to shake. She wanted to run away, but she remembered how hard she had practised. She took a deep breath, smiled at the audience and began. By the end, everyone was applauding.”
Why do TED speakers often include personal experiences?
Personal experiences help the speaker connect emotionally with the audience and make the message more believable and memorable.
Bonus Challenge: Your team has 30 seconds to create a team name, motto and action.
Award points when the group completes all three parts within 30 seconds.
Performance Challenge: Deliver the sentence “I have something important to tell you” using strong posture, eye contact, gestures and pauses.
Award points for:
Explain these four words: persuasive, memorable, passionate, credible.
Story Challenge: Tell a 30-second story that includes a hook, a problem, an example and a clear ending.
Award points when the story includes all four required elements and is easy to follow.
TED Challenge: Give a 30-second mini TED Talk beginning with: “Have you ever wondered…?”
Award points for a clear opening, interesting idea, confident delivery and complete mini-talk.
Team Challenge: Prepare and perform a 30-second presentation in which every team member speaks.
Award points when every student speaks and the presentation feels organised.