`A SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN

In Oral Communication
PRINCIPLES OF SPEECH DELIVERY

I - OBJECTIVES
A - CONTENT STANDARDS - - Realizes the rigors in crafting one’s speech
B - PERFORMANCE STANDARDS- - Proficiently delivers various speeches using the principles
of effective speech delivery
C – LEARNING COMPETENCIES - Uses principles of effective speech delivery focusing
on articulation, modulation , stage presence, facial
expressions, gestures and movements, rapport with
the audience
Specific Objectives:
A. Discuss the principles of speech delivery
B. Perform a speech illustrating well the principles of speech delivery.
C. Appreciate the value of knowing the proper manner of delivering a speech for effective delivery.

II – CONTENT / SUBJECT MATTER

Principles of Speech Delivery

III – LEARNING RESOURCES / MATERIALS

Pens, Cartolina, LCD Projector, A speech video, audio material (speaker), pictures, strips of papers ,
28 copies of handouts
Reference: Oral Communication in Context, pp 66 – 69

IV – PROCEDURES

A – Preliminary Activities
Prayer, checking of attendance, and setting the mood of the classroom.

B – Motivation –
Grouping procedure: A box of strips of paper containing word will be passed which each
students will have to draw one. These words are: proper, varied, connected, loud, clear, confident,
convincing, interesting representing the names of the 8 groups. They will be seated together in one
place.
GAME: Tell me what?
Students guess whether the word shown on the strip is functional or content word. They will
say “The BEST” if it is functional and “SPEAKER” if content. The group to first stand and give the
correct answer wins a point. After all the words, they will create the sentence of all the words
mentioned, write it on a paper and submit it to the teacher. The first to submit with the correct
answer wins 3 points.

C – Presentation
Objectives of the lesson are presented.
Teacher points out to the outlines of the lesson: the principles of speech delivery which
include in the aspects: articulation, modulation, stage presence, facial expression, gesture and
movement, and audience rapport. Some known world’s public speakers will be presented.
 Two different videos of different speakers will be shown. Each group writes their observation
and differentiates the two speakers.

D. Discussion
Each group draws a topic assignment which they will discuss based on the given lecture note.
There are 4 groups assigned to explain and another 4 groups to differentiate the two speakers
on the video in terms of this principle assigned to them. These topics include: ARTICULATION
and MODULATION, STAGE PRESENCE, FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, GESTURES, & MOVEMENTS,
AUDIENCE RAPPORT

RUBRIC FOR GROUP DISCUSSION & PRESENTATION

Need
  Excellent Very Satisfactory Satisfactory Fair
Improvement
  10 8 6 4 2
All members Only few Only two or
Most members
Member's actively members three Only 1 member is
contribute ideas
contribution contribute contribute members are working for the
during the
/participation during during the ideas during evidently entire group
discussion
group discussion discussion discussion working
  30 25 20 15 10
Most of ideas
Topic is very Too far from the
Topics is are acceptable Many points of
well explained desired
Quality of Ideas explained only that but generally discussion
and is explanation and
presented and the few points are not lacks clarity seem
explained very never shows any
manner of clear due to lack of and vigor in questionable
enthusiastically enthusiasm at all
presentation vigor in explaining explaining
  10 8 6 4 2
All members
Some of the Most of the
are very Most members are All of the
members are members are
disciplined, very disciplined, members are
creating creating
creates no creates no creating
unnecessary unnecessary
Group unnecessary unnecessary unnecessary
noise, and are noise, and are
Behavior/Discipline noise, and are noise, and are not noise, and are
doing doing
not doing doing anything doing something
something something
anything other other than the other than the
other than the other than the
than the given given task given task
given task given task
task

Guide questions:
To explain:
1. What does the word mean?
2. How should a speaker deliver his message following this principle?
3. What would probably happen if the speaker fails to observe this principle well?

To differentiate:
1. Which speaker performs better?
2. In what ways is that speaker better than the other?
3. How could the other speaker possibly improve her speech performance?

E. Application (Differentiated)
 This time, the group will be engaged in Public Speaking Competition. To cater different talents of
members, each group chooses a SPEAKER, EMCEE to introduce the speaker, COACH/TRAINER of
the speaker, MAKE-UP ARTIST / STYLIST to groom the speaker, and some to render
INTERMISSION NUMBER.

The overall performance of the group will be rated as follows:

RUBRIC for the GROUP'S OVERALL PERFORMANCE

 
Very Needs
  Excellent Satisfactory Fair
Satisfactory Improvement
           
SPEAKER (refer to other table)
  10 4 3 2 1
Speaks with a well Speaks loud Voice is audible Voice almost
Voice is somehow
modulated voce, very and clear but with less cant be heard
EMCEE audible and lacks
clearly, very enthusiastically enough, and conviction and and no energy
energy
and with much conviction with energy energy at all
  10 8 6 4 2
Shows much competence Is somehow Seems not Not competent
Is competent
and coaches with competent and competent and at all and does
COACH and coaches
considerable desire and coaches with shows less desire not show desire
with desire
dedication desire somehow and dedication and dedication
  10 8 6 4 2
Shows no
Is resourceful
Is somehow Seems a bit resourcefulnes
MAKE-UP Very resourceful and very and
resourceful and resourceful and a s at all and is
ARTIST/STYLIS accommodating to the accommodatin
somehow little bit not
T needs of the client g to the needs
accommodating accommodating accommodatin
of the client
g
  10 8 6 4 2
Is not
Is somehow
Very entertaining and Is entertaining Seems entertaining entertaining at
INTERMISSION entertaining but
observes exact time but exceeds 10 but exceeds 30 all and exceeds
NUMBER exceeds 20
allotment seconds. seconds 40 seconds
seconds.
and beyond
  10 8 6 4 2
Most members
All of the
are very Some of the
Most of the members are
disciplined, members are
All members are very members are creating
creates no creating
disciplined, creates no creating unnecessary
PLUS FACTOR - unnecessary unnecessary
unnecessary noise, and are unnecessary noise, noise, and are
DISCIPLINE noise, and are noise, and are
not doing anything other and are doing doing
not doing doing something
than the given task something other something
anything other other than the
than the given task other than the
than the given given task
given task
task

They will be rated with the rubric below:

RUBRIC FOR SPEAKERS’ PERFORMANCE
EXCELLENT VERY SATISFACTORY GOOD FAIR
 SATISFACTORY
10 6 4 2
8

Speakers’
Audible, clear, but not Audible, some parts Not so audible, most Almost not
Vocal Quality Loud, clear, and
perfectly varied not clear, varied parts not clear, audible, not
(Modulation, proper variety of
according to proper intonation and pitch somehow varied but clear and
Intonation, pitch and intonation
intonation and pitch but not properly done not properly done monotone
Pitch
11 words and
Articulation All words perfectly 1-3 words not well 4-7 words not well 8-10 words not well
up not well
/Pronunciation articulated articulated articulated articulated
articulated
Almost no
Maintains proper Only few moments
Sometimes lost eye eye contact
eye contact, proper Established eye of eye contact with
Eye contact, contact with the with the
gesture and body contact, gestures and the audience,
Gesture, Body audience with minimal audience, no
movement body movement are gestures and body
Movement gestures and body gesture and
throughout the generally considerable movements are
movement body
presentation generally awkward
movement
The effort to own the Shows
Displays great Shows great Somehow shows
Stage stage is evident but almost no
confidence to own confidence but falter confidence but fright
Presence the fright is confidence at
the stage sometimes. is more evident
manifesting a little all
Establishes and Establishes rapport
Falters sometimes but
maintains rapport but loses several Somehow shows Connection is
Rapport with generally is able to
with the audience times this connection connection with the almost not
the audience keep the rapport with
from the very start till along the audience evident at all
the audience
the last line. presentation

F. GENERALIZATION

1. What are the different aspects/principles the speaker has to look into in preparing himself to speak
before an audience?
2. How would you describe a speaker who does not observe these principles well?

V – EVALUATION
1. Which principle of speech delivery refers to the ability of the speaker to own the stage?
a. Stage presence c. rapport with the audience
b. Eye contact, gesture, body movement d. stage ownership
2. When the speaker is able to establish the connection with the audience, what principle has he
fulfilled?
a. Stage presence c. audience impact
b. Rapport with the audience d. connection establishment
3. What is the significance of varying intonation, pitches and modulation of voice in public speaking?
a. It is simply nice to hear variety, so, it should be achieved as how it pleases the speaker
b. It is always a standard to make it varied, hence, must be done so, in whatever ways
c. Varying voices tell various meaning and thus signal the audience to pay attention to it
d. None of these really tells the exact answer
4. Which one tells best the reason why proper articulation is important in public speaking?
a. People will laugh at you when you mispronounced it
b. One who pronounces well is always well admired
 c. Wrong articulation of the speaker might lead to wrong comprehension of the listener
d. It is shame to mispronounce words.
5. Which speaker do you think would win most the attention of the audience?
a. Jenny, who pronounces very well, with a very soft voice, standing erect the whole time she is speaking.
b. Gary, whose voice is heard up to the last row, consistently very loud and monotonous up to the last
sentence.
c. Karen, who stands very confidently, speaks very fast, and looks straight to the panel of judges only.
d. Jeremy, who lends forward as he speaks, varies and modulates his voice properly, looks to the eyes of
every one.

V – ASSIGNMENT
Look for a video of a public speaker. Make a commentary with the ways he does his task as a speaker.
Base your comments on the principles of speech delivery. 20pts.