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A4b - GRADED EXAMINATIONS IN SPEECH: SPEAKING IN PUBLIC |
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Structure Specification |
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Level/
Assessment criteria |
Examination Content for each Grade |
Suggested age |
Time Allowance
(minute) |
Examination Fees(HK$)
1st Aug.10 ¨C 31st July.11 |
Level 3
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6 ¨C Bronze |
14 |
20 |
$ 800 |
| 7 ¨C Silver |
15 |
20 |
$ 905 |
| 8 - Gold |
16 |
25 |
$ 1,020 |
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Purpose of The Qualification
LAMDA examinations in Speaking in Public are designed to develop the skills necessary for effective oral communication and public presentation.
Broad Objectives of the Qualification
- Oral language skills
 To select, structure and shape subject matter into a coherent and concise oral presentation
To adapt language and form appropriate to audience, purpose and situation in an oral context.
- Technical skills
To build skills in clarity of speech and projection
To match tonal register to audience, purpose and situation
To integrate body language, notes and visual aids where appropriate, to support the subject matter and engage the listener.
- Knowledge of the presentation process
To have a knowledge and understanding of Speaking in Public techniques in order to support the practical presentation. |
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Examination Content
| Public Speaking |
1. Speech/ Technique |
2. Speech/ Technique |
3. Speech/ Technique |
4. Knowledge |
Total time allowance (minute) |
| =< 4 minute |
=< 4 minute |
2-3 minute |
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| The learner will state the imagined audience to whom the speech is to be given |
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| Note cards and visual aids may be used, if appropriate. |
Note cards may be used. |
| Level 3 |
6 - Bronze |
A speech promoting a particular viewpoint on a contemporary issue. |
A subject of own choice: The learners will deliver a speech on a subject of the learner's choice, Target audience, subject matter and style of the speech must differ from that presented in Section 1. |
An impromptu speech: A choice of impromptu topics will be available not less than fifteen minutes prior to the examination. |
Organising material for speeches (including those presented).
Matching topics, presentation and vocabulary to audience.
Voice production and projection. |
20 |
| 7 - Sliver |
A speech examining a moral or ethical issue. |
The importance of careful research to a speaker (including the research for the speeches presented).
Audience communication including eye contact, use of note-cards, body language/stance.
The value of pause, emphasis and clarity of speech |
20 |
| 8 - Gold |
A speech examining a political issue. |
A variety of styles of speech e.g. Persuasive, Informative, Political, Humorous, Impromptu, and 'A Vote of Thanks' .
Use of rhetorical questions, variation of tone, inflection, pace and volume.
The effective use of visual aids. 3 |
25 |
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General Notes and Regulations
For the purpose of these examinations a ¡®talk¡¯ is defined as a short address in an informal setting, as opposed to a ¡®speech¡¯, which is defined as a structured formal address.
Speeches must be directed towards an imagined audience, of whom the examiner is part. This must be specified by the learner at the beginning of each speech.
Any accent or dialect of English is acceptable, as long as the learner¡¯s speech is easily intelligible to the examiner.
Learners should not expect that specific equipment or furniture e.g. flipcharts, overhead projectors etc, will be available at LAMDA Public Centres.
Visual aids are not an examination requirement; however diagrams, pictures, objects, a Powerpoint presentation, an overhead projector or a flipchart may be included if appropriate to the subject matter and/or defined audience.
Learners may perform the prepared elements of an examination in any order.
Live animals are not permitted in an examination room.
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