Present an Article
Goal
Give a speech about an article you read.
Background
In this speech, you rehearse summarizing a piece of text. Familiarize with an article from a magazine or book. If you haven’t done this before, a one-page article is enough. The purpose of this speech is to extract the main message from a longer text.
Time
3-5 minutes
Questions for preparation
- What is the central message of the article?
- Which words from the article may require explanation?
- Do you need a visual aid (picture, slide, one is enough)?
- Do you want to add your own opinion at the end or not?
- What can you do to stay on time?
Questions for evaluators
- What strong points did you find in the speech? Name one or more!
- What did you understand about the article?
- Would you like to read the article yourself?