Bahan Ajar Speaking For General Purposes BA Speaking For General Purposes
Bahan Ajar Speaking For General Purposes BA Speaking For General Purposes
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Pada hari ini Jumat 18 Februari 2021, Bahan Ajar Mata Kuliah Speaking for
General Purposes Program Studi Sastra Inggris Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni telah
diverifikasi oleh Ketua Jurusan/ Ketua Program Studi Sastra Inggris.
Mengetahui
Ketua Program Studi Sastra Inggris Dosen Pengampu/ Penanggungjawab MK
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PRAKATA
Berbicara (Speaking) dapat diartikan sebagai suatu penyampaian maksud (ide, pikiran, isi hati)
seseorang kepada orang lain dengan menggunakan bahasa lisan sehingga maksud tersebut dapat
dipahami orang lain. Dengan pengertian tersebut dapat dikatakan bahwa tujuan berbicara yang
utama ialah untuk berkomunikasi. Sedangkan tujuan berbicara secara umum ialah untuk
memberitahukan atau melaporkan informasi kepada penerima informasi, meyakinkan atau
mempengaruhi penerima informasi, untuk menghibur, serta menghendaki reaksi dari pendengar
atau penerima informasi.
Berbicara di depan umum merupakan salah satu teknik atau seni berbicara yang harus
dimiliki oleh pembicara untuk mampu menarik perhatian audiens. Untuk menarik perhatian
audiens, pembicara harus melakukan persiapan materi yang matang.
Bahan ajar ini disusun untuk memberikan gambaran yang berkaitan dengan hal-hal yang
perlu dikuasai pembicara saat berbicara di depan umum seperti penguasaan materi, penguasaan
diri, penguasaan metode, penguasaan audiens, serta penguasaan medan.
Bahan akan membahas topik tentang Group Discussion, Oral Presentation, dan Speech.
Diharapkan dengan mempelajari buku ajar ini, mahasiswa akan bertambah ilmu serta keterampilan
dalam berbicara, khususnya yang berkaitan dengan diskusi kelompok tentang isu-isu terkini, cara
presentasi serta berpidato yang baik dan benar sehingga mampu menarik perhatian audiens.
Selanjutnya, masukan dan tanggapan terhadap bahan ajar ini akan sangat membantu untuk
mengembangkan dan menyempurnakan isi dalam bahan ajar ini. Semoga bahan ajar ini dapat
berguna bagi dosen maupun mahasiswa yang mempelajari mata kuliah Speaking for General
Purposes.
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Mata kuliah Speaking for General Purposes mengajarkan bagaimana berbicara dengan
menggunakan Bahasa Inggris yang berterima pada Group Discussion, Oral Presentation, dan
Speech. Mahasiswa akan bertambah ilmu serta keterampilan dalam berbicara, khususnya yang
berkaitan dengan diskusi kelompok tentang isu-isu terkini, cara presentasi serta berpidato yang
baik dan benar sehingga mampu menarik perhatian audiens. Mahasiswa juga akan banyak berlatih
saat berbicara di depan umum seperti penguasaan materi, penguasaan diri, penguasaan metode,
penguasaan audiens, serta penguasaan medan.
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DAFTAR ISI
Prakata
Deskripsi mata kuliah
Daftar Isi
Unit I Group Discussions
Deskripsi Singkat
Unit II Panel Discussion
Deskripsi Singkat
Unit III Oral Presentation
Deskripsi Singkat
Unit IV Speech
Deskripsi Singkat
Daftar Pustaka
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UNIT I
GROUP DISCUSSIONS
Deskripsi Singkat
The course is designed to provide the students in understanding and practicing of English speaking
skills for general purposes, especially those related to group discussion on recent issues on contextualizing
politeness and tolerable values.
A. Discussion Techniques
A discussion is an argument for the sake of arriving at a decision.
7. Ask questions and make summaries. Try not to intrude personal views.
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3. Examine how the group work rather than what it does (objective view).
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4. Give a feedback by supplying insights into the operations of the group process.
5. Keep away from participation in the discussion.
6. Make an oral report to the group (describing and summarizing how the group is operating) with
the permission of the leader.
7. Ask the group to evaluate its patterns of operations in order to work toward more efficient
operation.
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UNIT II
GROUP DISCUSSIONS
Deskripsi Singkat
The course is designed to provide the students in understanding and practicing of English speaking
skills for general purposes, especially those related to panel discussion on recent issues on contextualizing
politeness and tolerable values.
A. Definition
What is a panel discussion?
A panel discussion usually formal discussion of a subject or topic of public interest by a group of persons
forming a panel. It usually has some audience (Oxford, 2000).
A panel is a group of people gathered to plan or discuss an issue. The activity of a panel discussion usually
is led by a moderator, the one who moderates or holds moderate views/opinions. The moderator acts as a
medium between the panel members and the audience.
B. What to Prepare
Some discussions may have a secretary who writes minutes (= a written record of statements or actions
during the activity).
The minutes contain:
• The name of the activity
• The place, date, and time
• The names of the persons involved
• A record of attendance/the number of audience
• An account of statements, motions, questions or resolutions made.
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UNIT III
ORAL PRESENTATION
Deskripsi Singkat
The course is designed to provide the students in understanding and practicing of English speaking
skills for general purposes, especially those related to oral presentation on recent issues on
contextualizing politeness and tolerable values.
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4. Look at the audience more than your notes (and if you don’t feel comfortable looking at your
audience, you need to practise your presentation a few more times until you do).
5. Avoid showing your nervousness through tics such as pacing back and forth, jingling change in
your pocket, or playing with your hair.
6. Stand behind a podium if it makes you feel more comfortable.
7. Convey enthusiasm for your subject – it’s contagious.
Stand well. Stand to your full height, with feet a bit apart, and put your weight evenly on both feet. Feel
yourself grow taller and wider, so that you fill your space. Enjoy feeling how tall, broad and flexible you
can be without effort.
Relax. Without slumping, feel every part of your body relax and melt, from the top of your head down
through your body to your feet, while your skeleton stands tall and flexible. This is confident relaxation –
the perfect way to produce your best from your voice.
Breathe. A strong voice depends on air, so you need to breathe well. The first step is to get rid of your old
air. Blow all your air out and, without collapsing your body, just relax – as you relax, your body fills with
fresh air naturally. Practise relaxation and good breathing frequently.
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Lower your tone firmly at the end of a sentence. Lowering your tone may seem a minor adjustment, but
makes a surprisingly big difference to how you come across. As a general rule, a falling tone at the end of a
sentence is used for statements and commands, and sounds final – as if you mean business. A rising tone
indicates incompleteness or uncertainty, and is used in all types of questions. End low and you sound as if
you’re confident of your own opinions.
Keep up your energy to the end. If your voice tails off at the end of a sentence, you sound as if you lack
confidence in what you’re saying. If you speak with clear emphasis and keep up the energy in your voice to
the end of your statement, people believe what you’re saying – simple as that.
Avoid weak additions to sentences. Try to avoid saying ‘okay’, ‘like’, ‘actually’, ‘kind of’, and of course
‘um’ and ‘er’. People put in the useless little extra words because they think it buys them thinking time.
But you don’t need them. Take your time to think of the next thing you want to say and be happy with
silence. You then sound confident.
Speak long phrases well. If you want to sound confident, you need to be able to speak long phrases as
well as short ones. Practice speaking long phrases in a loud, energetic way. Doing so builds up your ability
to breathe well and you sound as if you really mean what you say.
Believe in yourself. Self-belief isn’t so much about thinking you’re fantastic as about giving yourself
permission to be you. When you’re uncertain about your speech, you tend to tightly control your delivery.
But giving yourself permission to be you means allowing yourself to falter on occasion, say the wrong
thing or show unexpected emotion. When you give yourself permission to be human, mistakes are much
less likely to occur. You come across as someone who’s at ease.
The time to think of a witty line to deal with a problem in your presentation is before the problem occurs,
because more than likely, you’ll be too nervous at that moment. Using humor shows your audience that
you’re not upset and that you’re still in control. Staying on your toes at all times is important, because
unfortunately, lots of problems can occur when you’re giving a presentation.
Visual-aid Problems
Those pesky slides, overheads, or writing tools never seem to work right when you want them to. Take a
look at some annoying issues with visual aids and what you can say in response to operational hangups:
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You’re writing on a flip chart, and the highlighter runs out of ink.
• Obviously, I’ve come to the dry part of my presentation.
Distracting noises
Loud noises have a way of occurring just when you’re in the middle of an important point. Take a look at
some distracting noises and things you can say in response:
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UNIT IV
SPEECH
Deskripsi Singkat
The course is designed to provide the students in understanding and practicing of English speaking
skills for general purposes, especially those related to speech on recent issues on contextualizing
politeness and tolerable values.
Successfully preparing a speech involves gathering and organizing your information and practicing your
delivery. When you’re speaking in public, use visual aids to help get your message across to the audience,
make sure your speaking location is prepared ahead of time, and get a handle on stage fright.
Remember!
The audience is on your side. People want you to succeed; they don’t want to waste their time listening to
a boring presentation. You are in a position of power: you have the knowledge that everyone wants to
acquire.
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As long as you appear calm, it doesn’t really matter that you’re feeling nervous. Avoid these telltale signs
of worry:
Fidgeting: Avoid touching your face or playing with jewellery. Keep your hands in front of you. If using a
lecturn, place your hands on either side of it.
Pacing: Rather than pace in a random, panicky manner, move strategically. Move a few steps and then
stop. This can help keep an audience engaged, and you can use it to emphasise the message you’re
communicating.
Hands shaking: Use cards rather than sheets of paper for your notes. This will make your shakiness much
less apparent.
Posture is crucial: Stand up straight with your feet slightly apart and your arms loose. Avoid placing your
hands on your hips and avoid swaying while you talk. Looking rooted will make you appear more confident
and believable. “Closed” gestures to avoid include crossing your arms or legs and standing with your arms
behind your back. This creates a mental barrier between you and your audience.
Engage your audience (and look as if you’re interested in them) by making eye contact with as many
people as possible. Don’t just fixate on one friendly face. You should ensure that you engage all parts of
the audience, so scan the sides and back as well as the people at the front. Spend more time looking at the
audience than your notes. Notes should be a prompt, and not something you read from.
writing a clear message. Once you’ve written the perfect speech, you need to prepare for the delivery.
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2. Organize your information in a simple pattern that the audience can easily recognize.
3. Use various types of material — examples, stories, statistics, quotes — to maintain audience
interest.
5. Have a special conclusion ready that you can go right into if you run out of time. Never omit a
conclusion.
2. Vary the rate, pitch, and volume of your voice, as well as its tone.
3. Use your hands to gesture instead of keeping them clasped in front of your crotch.
5. Don’t pace back and forth, jingle change in your pocket, or play with your hair.
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Good visual aids will highlight your speech. To avoid mistakes and display your information efficiently
when using the appropriate visual aids, follow these guidelines:
1. Make slides and overheads easy to read by avoiding too many words per line, too many colors,
and designs that are too busy or too small.
3. Take advantage of computer software templates that help you design visual aids.
6. You can’t check the working condition of the slide or overhead projector too many times.
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