February 6th, 2015
Review your research and check it for the following before you present:
- In your own words
- If you sound like you’re reading from Wikipedia, your audience a) won’t believe you and b) will be bored.
- Similes/Comparisons
- Include a simile to make statistics more meaningful to your audience
- It’s hard for your audience to imagine numbers and facts. Can you make a comparison to something familiar to your audience to help them understand.
- E.g., Ontario would save $8 billion – that’s enough money to build and staff 3 new nuclear power plants.
- Word Choice
- You need to sound passionate about your topic. Use passionate, powerful words!
- You must! It’s essential that…, You can’t deny that…
- Concessions
- If you don’t address something your opponent says, you are conceding the point – saying it’s true.
- There will always be concessions, but make sure you address the big points!
- Summarize
- Before you are done speaking, you will want to remind your audience of all of the great points you made before your opponent gets a chance to speak – in POINT FORM.
