1. English 10
Spoken Word

2. Tips for an amazing Spoken Word
Choose a subject and have attitude/strong presence
Choose your poetic devices
Performance
Memorization
Power Poetry

3. Choosing a Subject & Poetic Devices
You need to be passionate about it!
What poetic devices are you going to use?
Repetition & rhyme are key!

4. Attitude is Essential

5. Performance Eye contact: look out at the audience (not the floor)
Projection: speak loud & clear so you can be heard
Enunciation: helps the audience hear you
Facial expressions: help to animate, bring life to your poem
Gestures: use hand motions & gestures to enhance your presentaiton

6. Memorization
Memorizing helps you connect to the poem & focus on the performance

7. The Power of Well Spoken Poetry
To be successful, your spoken word needs to be well spoken and excuted.
The better spoken it is, the more powerful it is.

8. Start brainstorming & planning
Now what?
Practice, memorize, practice
Start brainstorming & planning
Write, edit rewrite