Me-In-A-Box Speech

Me-in-a-Box Speech

The next speech you present will give the class some idea of who you really are and possibly offer them some interesting information they didn’t already know. This speech will be 2-4 minutes long. Here’s how to proceed:

1. Choose 3-5 personal items that represent important things about you as a person or symbolize key elements of your personality or interests. What these items represent or symbolize about you are your main points. Does your basketball shoe represent that you are an athlete? Do your car keys symbolize your independence with friends? Does a picture of your mom represent the importance of your family? Also collect a box and decorate it in a way that represents your personality. In this speech, you will show each item in your box, describe each, and explain what each item represents about yourself.

2. Now for your sub-points. These are what you want your audience to know about each main point. Do you want your audience to know 1) when you started playing sports and 2) what your favorite sport is? Do you want your audience to know 1) what you do in your free time and 2) who you spend your free time with? Do you want your audience to know 1) who is in your family and 2) what kinds of activities your family does?

3. Next you will spend a little time coming up with your support materials. This is how you’re going to tell your audience what you want them to know and the specific information that will communicate and support your sub-points. Look at your treasure chest of support materials for ideas on how you can describe and explain yourself and the personal items. Do you have any special stories about any of the items you have chosen? Are you going to list activities, friends, interests? Are you going to compare/contrast? Will you use quotes? Think of information that will make the speech fun to hear. Figure out a way to work in one or more narratives in your speech (personal story or experience). Choose the story well as it should relate closely to one of the items you have chosen and should be something your audience will find interesting. Your speech outline is due on______.

4. One last thing to do: Practice, practice, practice. You will practice with various partners in class. However, you need to practice at home as well. Practice standing up. Practice in front of a mirror. Practice in front of a friend. Practice in front of your parents. Practice in front of Mrs. Hartwig. Practice with a pencil in your teeth. Add expression. Add gestures. Add character! Your speech to this point (ready for presentation) is due on______.

Complete Speech Outline Title: ______Use margin for Transition & Connection Ideas I. Intro Capture: ______Assert: ______Motivate: ______Preview: First Main Point ______Second Main Point______Third Main Point ______

II. Body A. First main point ______(what your item represents about you) 1. sub-point______(what you want them to know about main pt) a. support material______(how & what you’re going to tell them about b. support material______your sub-point) 2. sub-point______a. support material______b. support material______

B. Second main point______1. sub-point______a. support material______b. support material______2. sub-point______a. support material______b. support material______

C. Third main point______1. sub-point______a. support material______b. support material______2. sub-point______a. support material______b. support material______

III. Conclusion Transition______Review: First main point ______Second main point ______Third main point ______Link Back:______Bang! ______Me-in-a-Box Speech Rubric

Introduction A B C D The introduction includes all 4 CAMP The introduction includes all 4 CAMP The speech has an introduction but doesn’t The speech has no introduction. components and is interesting and catchy. Components and is interesting. Speaker include all 4 CAMP components and/or lacks Speaker does not refer to the 3-5 It clearly sets the speech apart from others introduces the 3-5 items and makes eye creativity, interest, or uniqueness. Speaker items. Speaker makes little or no like it. The speaker introduces the 3-5 items contact with most of the audience members lists the 3-5 items and makes eye contact eye contact with the audience in a unique way and makes eye contact with during the introduction. with some of audience during introduction during the introduction. each audience member during the introduction. Content A B C D The information is clearly organized and easy to The information is interesting. Much of it is Information is general but interesting at Information is general and lacks follow. The items are discussed in depth. The specific and detailed. Some pattern of times. Information seems randomly interest. No pattern of organization speech contains interesting detail, making it organization is apparent. The narrative is arranged. The narrative is somewhat is apparent. The narrative is hard very memorable. The narrative is interesting interesting. Speaker does a good job of interesting. It is told so that the audience to follow or non-existent. It is and detailed. The speaker tells the story in a telling the story. can follow it. poorly told. way that makes it highly interesting to hear. Transitions A B C D Transitions between points are skillfully Transitions are mostly well written and The speech contains transitions, but they The speech has few, if any, written and help the speaker move smoothly provide a smooth avenue from one item to seem mechanical. transitions. and cleverly from one item to the next. the next. Delivery A B C D The speaker’s posture is straight and confident. The speaker mostly looks relaxed and The speaker has moments of looking The speaker looks uncomfortable S/he avoids fidgeting, snapping the head to confident. S/he occasionally fidgets or confident, but frequently fidgets or makes and/or fidgets nervously. move hair, and other distracting movements. makes distracting body movements. other distracting body movements. Vocal quality A B C D Speaker’s volume and speed is appropriate and Speaker’s volume and speed is mostly good, Speaker needs to increase volume or Speaker is too soft, too fast, or too easy to listen to. Voice projects well. Speaker is but could be improved in spots. Speaker adjust speed. S/he needs to sound more mumbled to understand. S/he enthusiastic and varies tone and expression. sounds interested and uses some variety and enthusiastic. Uptalking and/or filler words speaks with a monotone voice. S/he avoids uptalking and using filler words. expression. S/he uptalks or uses fillers seldom. are often used, enough to draw attention. Uptalk/filler words used frequently Nonverbal message A B C D The speaker looks at everyone in the audience Speaker looks at mostly everyone in the Speaker looks at the audience less than Speaker uses no gestures. S/he throughout the speech. Eye contact is evenly audience throughout most of the speech. half the time. S/he needs to spread eye avoids eye contact with audience. distributed. The speaker looks pleasant and Mostly, s/he looks pleasant and interested. contact evenly. S/he needs to look more S/he looks bored, nervous, or interested. The audience can see both eyes of Speaker handles the items well. Speaker pleasant and interested. Speaker displays the disinterested. The speaker fidgets the speaker. The speaker handles the items uses some good gestures, but could use more items. Speaker uses only a few gestures. with the items or fails to display gracefully and skillfully. The speaker uses or use gestures that look more natural. Mostly, Gestures look unnatural. Speaker sways or them. Speaker uses no gestures. meaningful gestures that look natural. The Speaker’s weight is evenly balanced shifts weight occasionally. Speaker sways or shifts weight speaker’s weight is evenly distributed through throughout the speech. Speaker sways or often. the speech. shifts weight just a few times. Conclusion A B C D The conclusion effectively draws together the The conclusion clearly ends the speech and The speech has a conclusion, but it fails to The speech has no conclusion but ideas in the speech and includes all 4 attempts to draw the ideas together, but give the speech a sense of finality or leave simply ends. components (T, R, L, B). It leaves a strong, lacks effective use of all 4 components a positive lingering impression. positive final impression. (T, R, L, B)

Speech Presentation ______Pre-Writing (outline) ______Self-Evaluation ______Total Grade: ______