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?