Two-Minutes Talks - 5 rounds

These will all be 2-minute impromptu-ish talks, even though they are technically somewhat prepared, they need to seem natural. No notes. Know it, don't memorize it. Rehearse your opening, main points, and closing. Be flexible. Adapt, ad-lib, and improvise where needed. ​
​Round #1 - ​Address an issue facing teens today. Focus on:
  • your message, what do you want people to learn about this issue? 
  • basic 3 part structure: hook & intro, body, and conclusion (ending on message)
  • using a problem-solution or cause-effect structure for the body
  • using all three rhetorical appeals: ethos, logos, and pathos
  • physical presence, stance, posture, and composure
  • Watch Hailey Hardcastle's TED talk "Why Students Should Have Mental Health Days" as an example
Round #2 - Teach the class about a cognitive bias (that you pulled from the hat in class), the focus is on:
  • engaging the audience through a hook / example of the bias in action
  • clearly explaining what that bias is, how it plays out, how to challenge and even avoid it if possible
  • follow a process structure using steps or a sequence or cause-effect
  • use examples from real life or the media
  • Here is a TED talk explaining the concept of cognitive bias by a teen: Yaqine Saada "Cognitive Bias, Why Your're Rightfully Wrong", DO NOT explain what cognitive bias is in general
​Round #3 - Present your lens analysis to the class. 
  • the whole class will see only the cover slide of your PPT so that the we can see the image you analyzed, you may point to certain aspects of the image during your talk, but no, you cannot present all your slides or read from your slides or script. NO notes. This means you will be standing by the SmartBoard.
  • engage the audience with a hook and end on message! You can use the same ones from your script.
  • distill the important information from your analysis - you cannot cover everything, so select main points / examples wisely. 
  • change your words, language, gestures and expression to suit this spoken, presentational context.
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