Student Election Ready
Program Overview: Student Election ready is designed for Year 5 students preparing and presenting speeches in Term 4.
Term 4 is an important term for students who aspire to become a school leader in 2025. Not only are student elections running, but many public speaking events take place at the end of a school year, including debates, presentations and award ceremonies to name a few important milestones. This online Student Election Ready program will help prepare students for these important milestone events!
- This is a school-nominated program
- Workshops run in school hours
- This is an Online program
- Students rotate through 3 x 60 minute sessions
- The program will be running on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 9th September
Fees:
Student Fee of $102 to cover all three sessions.
Day schedule (AEST)
9.15 am Registration and Welcome
9.30 am Workshop 1
10.30 am 30-minute break
11.00 am Workshop 2
12.00 pm 30-minute break
12.30 pm Workshop 3
1.30 pm Finish
Workshops:
A Speech to Sizzle! - with Annette Subhani
Public speaking is far from scary – with the right tips, it is downright fun. First off, we’ll model a speech. We’ll then reflect upon its structure and presentation and we’ll take the plunge. We’ll dive deeper to discover how to prepare a powerful speech. The basic structure is pretty straightforward - from beginning (a clever opening, an introduction, and an audience ‘hook’), then to middle (structural hints, signposts) and finally to end (summing up, linking to the start and ending spectacularly). Finally, all you need is to add is a little magic and you’ll have a speech that SIZZLES! If we have time, we will hear a few.
Annette Subhani has been involved in education for over three decades, with G.A.T.E.WAYS for close to ten years and has a passion to contribute to the character development of children, as she believes this helps to build a community of motivated, responsible, productive and caring individuals. Central to building this capacity she believes is engaging children in meaningful learning that relates to ‘real-life’, that engages students in cooperative action and encourages them to use higher level thinking skills. She challenges children to relate insights and learning from across the curriculum to assist them in contributing to a global community. She has a love of history, reading, maths, storytelling, the arts and living life.
Speaking with Purpose, Poise and Power - with Ben Hinton
Self-awareness is one of the most important skills a leader needs. In this workshop you will explore your ‘why’ (what inspires and motivates you) and consider if anything is holding you back. Understanding your ‘why’ will give you the confidence to be your authentic self when you speak, allowing you to shine and stand out from the rest.
Ben Hinton Students should know that Mr. Hinton (call me 'Ben') has broken out of his cage to teach students of all ages writing and public speaking from his home office. His father was an actor and his mother was a ballet dancer, so don’t be shocked if you see Ben playing the ukulele and singing out loud at your local supermarket or shopping mall. Ben hopes to change the destiny of each one of his students through joyful learning and looks forward to seeing you in class!
Parents and teachers might like to know that Ben Hinton (once again, please call me 'Ben’) holds a BA in English Literature and Critical Thinking from the University of Sydney as well as an MA in Applied Linguistics from Macquarie University.
Embrace the Butterflies - with Dimuthu Perera
Public speaking can make our palms sweat and our stomachs churn, but in this workshop we’ll build a set of tools to transform that dread into excited butterflies ready to perform! We’ll see how delivering our words with confidence enhances our voice and message. To gain this confidence, you’ll learn how to pace your speech; the power of the pause; and how to vary pitch, tone and inflection to engage your audience. And best of all, you will learn to use those beautiful butterflies to your advantage! This workshop will also take some time to embrace technology, given our current set of circumstances this year! How can we enhance our communication skills through Zoom? Is it possible to still connect?
Dimuthu Perera is a transformational coach, public speaking facilitator and the founder of You Inspired. She is a graduate of Psychology and Information Systems and has over 20 years’ experience working in this area. Dimuthu is also an Advanced Practitioner of Coaching, accredited by the Inter-national Coach Guild. She leverages her depth of training, education and experience to help individuals effect change. Her focus is on confidence building through emotional awareness. Through extremely personalised and tailored sessions and workshops, her focus always remains on the individual. She is responsible for the creation of the Wonderful Me Program, which is specifically targeted at building confidence in children through a process of structured activities and coaching. Dimuthu believes that equipping her students with their own self-awareness and self-confidence is the most long lasting and sustainable way for them to live extraordinary and fulfilling lives.