Utah Education Network
Uen: Dress for Success
Students will learn about the different types of attire necessary in a business environment. Interview attire and business casual are included in the content of the lesson plan.
College Grad
Job Hunter: The Nonverbal Interview Technique
This article discusses the non-verbal communications skills that need to be mastered in order to succeed in an interview.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Formal Language
This slideshow lesson focuses on formal language. It reviews the basics of formal language and the need to know your audience. It explains how to change various types of informal language into formal language and provides examples....
BBC
Bbc: Skillswise: Listening for Specifics
This Skillswise site focuses on listening for specifics. Included are a video about why learning how to do this, fact sheets and worksheets for instruction, quizzes on the information presented, and games to practice the skill. The...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Informative Speech Critique Sheet (Pdf)
This PDF is a critique form for evaluating informative speeches. SL.9-10.3 Eval Presentation. CCSS.ELA-LiteracySL.3, SL.9-10.3 Eval Presentation
Other
How to Analyze a Speech
An interesting approach to how to analyze a speech. Presents a rhetorical pentangle as well as a rhetorical triangle, where each of the vertices represents an item to analyze. There is also an outline of the different areas to examine in...
McMaster University
Mc Master University: Making Class Presentations [Pdf]
Comprehensive guide with 17 areas of suggestions and tips for delivering a successful class presentation. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF] CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.4, SL.11-12.4 Presentation
Other
Air War College: Speaking Effectively: Preparing to Talk
Use tips from this experienced speaker to help you get through the jitters of public speaking. Explains how to assess your audience and adapt your presentation, how to choose a focus, and how to establish your purpose.
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: Introducing Your Speech
Follow these do's and don'ts of writing an effective introduction to a speech that will grab your audience's attention and state your central idea. Use the arrows to move through the information.
Other
Storytelling to Assess Speaking and Listening
An effective use of rubrics that encourages the student storyteller how to determine if his/her audience is listening. Learn about the different listening skill rubrics, storytelling rubrics and a self-assessment guide that asks the...
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Interviewing
Learn about different types of interviews, how to set up an interview, and important tips to remember during an interview.
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: Intercultural Communication: Gestures
In this learning module, students will recognize common gestures and identify the meanings associated with those gestures.
Other
Ncsall: Relationship Between Reading and Speaking
The interview discusses the relationship between reading and speaking.
Other
Channel 3000: Phone Interviewing Skills Are a Must
This is an article that discusses the importance of phone interviewing skills. It gives some brief advice on things to avoid during such an interview.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Revising Our Argument for Presentation Part 1
Young scholars will compare and contrast the written form of Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman" to a live reading of the poem by an actress. Follow-up activities provided.
Kidsource OnLine
Kidsource: How Can Parents Model Good Listening Skills?
Good listening guidelines that parents can model for their children. Also includes suggestions for communicating with children.
Other
Essential Training: Public Speaking Tips
From a company that trains business and professional people to speak in public, here are thirty suggestions to help in overcoming speaking anxiety.
Other
Monster.com: The Most Difficult Interview Questions
This resource provides users with difficult interview questions and possible answers. In addition, there are links to related topics.
New Zealand Ministry of Education
Nz Ministry of Education: Speech Making
This lesson focuses on speech making including watching famous speakers and noting their language choice, diction, body language, pauses, etc. This is followed by group work practicing the "hamburger" method of writing a prepared speech....
Other
When Job Hunting: Dress for Success
This site provides some hints for dressing for success for both men and women. Also includes some accompanying sample pictures.
BBC
Bbc: Skillswise: Giving a Presentation
This Skillswise site focuses on giving a presentation. Included are a video about why learning to give a presentation is important, fact sheets and worksheets for instruction, and quizzes on the information presented. The Skillswise...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Memory Preservation One Relative at a Time
After organizing and conducting an interview of a grandparent/senior citizen, students create a slideshow presentation using the information and memorabilia collected at the interview.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Oral Presentation of Favorite Celebrity
Using the Internet to research facts about a favorite celebrity, students gain the organizational and oral presentation skills needed to successfully deliver an effective speech and slideshow presentation.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Lesson Plan: Effective Interview Questions
Explore effective interview questions. By choosing questions that are open-ended and important to them, students can learn great interview skills that can be helpful in future college and job interviews.