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Dear Diary, today we worked on our public speaking (Year 6)

Miss Vega

Today we have worked on our public speaking skills. We have discussed the importance of intonation and the impact it can have on a audience. Furthermore, we investigated the pace at which we should be speaking to engage the crowd we are standing before. Different words per minute (wpm) engage crowds for different reasons: encouraging a variety of atmospheres and attitudes.

We have used metronomes to help us increase and decrease our pace linking our learning to our musical understanding!

Did you know?

John F. Kennedy talked fast, very fast. He is in the Guinness Book of World Records for rate of speaking. During a speech in 1961, he spoke 327 words in just one minute. That’s about 3 times faster than the normal conversation rate.

During JFK’s inaugural address, however, he remarkably slowed down his speaking rate to a 96.5 words per minute, the slowest in the past 60 years of inauguration speeches.

Take a look at our performances below!

Complete the following:

  • Slow: less than ______ wpm
  • Conversational: between _______ wpm and _______ wpm.
  • Fast: more than ______ wpm
  • How many words per minute do you find comfortable for your presentation?

21 responses to “Dear Diary, today we worked on our public speaking (Year 6)”

  1. Ilyas I.

    Slow is less than 110 wpm. Conversational is between 120 and 150 wpm. Fast is considered to be 160 and above.

  2. Abdirahman D.

    Slow:less than 110
    Medium:less than 140 150
    Fast:160

  3. Hajrah S.

    Slow: less than ___110___ wpm
    Conversational: between __120_____ wpm and __150_____ wpm.
    Fast: more than ___160___ wpm
    How many words per minute do you find comfortable for your presentation?100

  4. Xavier M.

    Slow: less than 110 wpm
    Conversational: between ___120____ wpm and ___150____ wpm.
    Fast: more than __160____ wpm

  5. Ridwan U.

    Slow is taking below 110wpm.

    (By the way the sound for 6R, got some videos there was no sound).

  6. Aayan M.

    Task:

    Slow: less than ___110___ wpm
    Conversational: between ____120___ wpm and __150_____ wpm.
    Fast: more than _160_____ wpm

    How many words per minute do you find comfortable for your presentation?

    I prefer conversational because it shows suspense and it shows you to speak with confidence.

  7. Aayan S.

    Slow: less than 110 wpm
    Conversational: between ___120____ wpm and ___150____ wpm.
    Fast: more than ___160___ wpm
    For a diary entry I prefer slow as it is creating more suspense and not just speaking very fast that no one can understand and compared to rapping

  8. Bolu

    Slow: less than ___110___ wpm
    Conversational: between ____120___ wpm and ___150____ wpm.
    Fast: more than ___160___ wpm
    How many words per minute do you find comfortable for your presentation?
    120 per minute

  9. Ravi J.

    Task
    Slow: slow bpm is talking below 100bpm.
    A conversation is an average of 120bpm to 150bpm
    A fast bpm is an average of 160bpm

  10. Aisha B.

    Slow: less than 110 wpm.
    Conversational: between 120 wpm and 150 wpm.
    Fast: More than 160 wpm.
    I feel comfortable when I am speaking 120 wpm-150 wpm.

  11. Muhammed A.

    Slow: less than 100
    Conversantional : 120 wpm to 150wpm
    Fast: Above 160 wpm
    I feel comfortable speaking 120-130 words per minute.

  12. Arina A.

    Task:

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    Slow: less than ___110___ wpm.—————————————————
    —————————————————
    Conversational: between _120______ wpm and ___150____ wpm
    —————————————————Fast: more than __160____ wpm.

    Questions:
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    How many words per minute do you find comfortable for your presentation?

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    I prefer the slow. This is because it creates more suspense when reading the diary.

  13. Safya S.

    Slow: less than __110____ wpm
    Conversational: between _120_____ wpm and __150____ wpm.
    Fast: more than __160____ wpm
    How many words per minute do you find comfortable for your presentation?
    in my presentation the most would be around 140 wpm

  14. Umaiza T.

    Slow- less than 110 wpm
    Conversational- between 120 wpm and 150 wpm.
    Fast- more than 160 wpm
    ————————————
    Did you know?

    That auctioneers speak from 250 – 400 wpm.
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    I found the slow pace better as it dramatises and creates suspense, also, you can work your way up to a fast pace.

  15. Aamina B.

    Slow: less than 110 wbm.
    Conversational: between 120 to 150 wbm.
    Fast:More than 160 wbm.
    I think that when you are performing a presentation you shouldn’t speak to fast.I think this because when you speak fast,the audience may not understand what you are saying and loose interest (in some cases).
    Therefore,I think that when you slow the pace down,the audience show more interest and understand what you are saying.So I think I would be comfortable saying 35-45 words per minute.Also,not every sentence should be slow,the pace should change a little depending on what the sentence is saying. e.g He was right… Short sentences show suspense,therefore it should be said in a slow pace rather than saying it fast.
    I really enjoyed reading our diary entries and expressing the different emotions the characters were feeling and exploring how the different sentences should be read.I hope we can do something similar to this next time!

  16. Adeena K.

    Slow is 110 won.
    Conversational: between 120 and 150 wpm.
    Fast is more than 160 wpm.

  17. Archi P.

    Slow: less than 110 wpm
    Conversational: between wpm and 120 and 150 wpm.
    Fast: more than 160 wpm
    How many words per minute do you find comfortable for your presentation.
    Reading at 120-130 was comfortable for me as I prefer reading slower.

  18. Iqra

    Slow: less than 100 wpm.

    Conversational: between 120 wpm and 150 wpm.

    Fast: more than 160 wpm.

    130wpm is comfortable for me.

  19. Marwa H.

    Slow: less than 110 wpm
    Conversational: between 120 wpm and 150 wpm.
    Fast: more than 160 wpm
    FACT:
    Auctioneers speak between 250 to 400 wpm.
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    I found the slow better as it dramatized the writing and created suspense around the room.
    This lesson helped me with my performance skills and I really enjoyed it!! :)

  20. Meghana Miriyam

    Well done everyone for your hard work.

  21. Abdullah A.

    Well done everyone.

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