GoalPlan a talk about what you learned, draw it as a flowchart and use good speaking tips.
New words
purpose · the reason you are giving a talkconfident · feeling sure that you can do it wellcritical thinking · asking questions and checking reasons before you decidepractise · to do something again and again to get better
Explanation
Now plan a talk about what you learned this term. Pick three or four ideas, for example systems and software, the word processor, and how your critical thinking improved. Critical thinking means asking questions and checking reasons before you decide, as you did when you judged AI replies in Week 16. Turn the plan into a flowchart: one box for each part of the talk. Each box will later become one slide. Then prepare to speak. Start by saying the purpose: ‘Today I will tell you three things I learned.’ Speak clearly, slowly and confidently. Practise a few times so that you do not read every word. And while you speak, point to each part of your diagram as you talk about it, so the audience knows where to look. A talk with a clear plan is easier for you and for your listeners.
Speaking tip
Why it helps
say the purpose first
listeners know what to expect
speak clearly and slowly
everyone can follow
practise
you do not read every word
point to the diagram
listeners see where you are
Worked examples
say the purpose→systems and software→the word processor→how my thinking improved→thank you
A talk plan as a flowchart. Seif’s boxes: say the purpose; systems and software; the word processor; how my thinking improved; thank you. Five boxes mean five slides.
read a claim→ask: is it always true?→check the reason→write the correct idea
Critical thinking at work. Farida reads ‘Every spreadsheet is a database.’ She asks: is that always true? She checks and finds that a spreadsheet can hold a database, but not every one does. She writes that on her slide.
Pointing at the diagram. While Mariam says ‘Second, the word processor’, she touches the second box with her pencil. Her listeners look at the same box and follow easily.
Class activity
Plan a talk. List what you learned this term in three or four ideas. Draw a flowchart with one box for each part of the talk, starting with the purpose and ending with thanks. Under it write one sentence for each box. Practise saying the purpose and the first box aloud, slowly and clearly, to a partner.
Practice
1
Name three speaking tips for a talk.
For example: say the purpose first; speak clearly and slowly; practise; point to the diagram.
2
Why should you practise a talk several times?
So you do not read every word.
3
What does critical thinking mean?
Asking questions and checking reasons before you decide.
4
Your flowchart has 6 boxes. How many slides will your talk have if each box becomes one slide?
