Here's how to effectively support your student leaders to become confident and powerful ambassadors for your school in their speaking roles.

This resource bundle is perfect for a start of year workshop and supports school administrators and teachers in preparing student leaders for public speaking success across the range of scenarios they may encounter in their role.

Suited to student leaders in:

• final years of primary school
• final years of middle school
• final years of secondary school

The resources help prepare individuals of all levels to:

• be confident
• take pride in representing their school
• gain enjoyment in speaking in a leadership role

Students learn about the 9 key steps (the 'what' and the 'how') to becoming a successful public speaker, from Step 1: Knowing Your Audience - context and purpose (with questions prompts) and advice on use of AI, to Step 5: Greeting Your Audience - formal and standard occasions, through to Step 8: Being Human. All aspects of speaking - from the preparation stage to post-delivery - are covered in this resource.

Contents (3 digital/editable/printable files ready for immediate download and use):

1. Teaching Presentation (23 slides - .pptx):

• Goal - as a public speaker and a leader
• Why Public Speaking Matters
• 9 key steps unpacked in detail - the 'what' and 'how'
• 5 x 'Speak Up' interactive, practical tasks

2. Student Booklet (13 pages - .pdf/.doc formats):

• Why Public Speaking Matters
• 9 key steps unpacked in detail - the 'what' and 'how'
• Event - Speech Planner template - use to gather details of event requirements of the speaker (with a checklist)
• Speech Structure template - with a section-by-section breakdown of what to include at each stage of the speech script
• 10 x Scenarios for role-playing speech practice and preparation
• 20 x Powerful Speaking Devices - including definitions and examples
• Key Vocabulary - sentence starters for introducing a point, reinforcing, contrasting ideas and concluding

Lesson duration: 9 lessons

Curriculum Links:

The Teacher Pack relates directly to the following General Capabilities within the Australian National Curriculum:

• Personal and Social Capability
• Literacy

Features:

• Digital/editable/printable files delivered in a single zip file (1 x pdf, 1 x doc, 1 x pptx)
• Professionally designed by an experienced educator
• Highly visual and engaging
• Suited to all learners
• Crisp, clean layouts