2011 School Magazine

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T Iking the Tolk i 11 English spoken tasks have been a little different this year, as a result of the Faculty's Talk the Talk initiative. From Year 8 to 11, girls have been making terrific progress towards the goal of relaxed, comfortable, and authentic speaking. Full scripts, readin8 aloud, and hiding behind the Iectern are out; speechnotes, talkin8 to the audience, and standing and moving naturally are in.

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inThis year the comforting blanket of the full script was taken away. Instead we were rewarded with a newfound independence that comes from not relying on those lovable letterns. "

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I Mr S Woods. Director of English I

"At first, the thought of performing with only I 50 words to guide me was frightening. I have always been quite nervous about orals and this initiative increased my anxiety leading up to my first oral in Year I I. As a result of my worry, I practised much more than I had in previous years and found that I was able to deliver a confident and fluent speech that I achieved well in. "

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001 was nervous and worried at first in case I forgot words or said the wrong thing. Whilst doing my speeches, I found that these problems did occur from time to time, but I believe that the little mistakes will help me learn and improve for the future. "

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00Eliminating full scripts makes that change from reading to talking; you have the freedom to gesture, present, and look your audience in the eye. "