Back to TrackClass 8 • Communication & Practical Skills
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Unit Overview

Communication: Public Speaking

Part of the communication skills track — this unit builds Communication: Public Speaking in a way that is applied and inquiry-led.

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Why it matters for the future

Builds the communication & collaboration employers say graduates most lack.

🧠 Skills & Topics

Oratory

Speech delivery.

Clear Expression

Organising ideas about Communication: Public Speaking.

Confident Delivery

Communicating Communication: Public Speaking clearly.

🎯 Learning Outcomes

  • Delivers 5-min keynote
  • Analyses how Communication: Public Speaking works and applies it to a new situation
  • Justifies answers about Communication: Public Speaking with clear reasoning
  • Connects Communication: Public Speaking to a real-world example

🎲 Suggested Activities

  1. 1Record or present a short piece demonstrating Communication: Public Speaking
  2. 2Research and summarise Communication: Public Speaking in 5 points
  3. 3Debate a question about Communication: Public Speaking

✅ How Learning is Checked

  • ◆Topic quiz and marked worksheet
  • ◆Mini-project assessed on a rubric
  • ◆Oral viva or structured peer assessment
🧰 Materials
Notebook and reference sheetsA supervised internet-enabled deviceBasic project materials
🔑 Key Vocabulary
OratoryClear ExpressionConfident Delivery

👨‍👩‍👧 At Home — for Parents

Discuss Communication: Public Speaking at the dinner table and link it to real news or family life. Encourage your child to research questions rather than handing them answers.

🍎 In the Classroom — for Teachers

Open with an inquiry question on Communication: Public Speaking, use worked examples then problem-solving, and close with an exit-ticket check. Build in peer discussion.

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