how to get a distinction on english GCSE speaking exam | public speaking advice

this week’s video is about succeeding in the speaking component of the english language gcse!
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timestamps:
00:23 choosing a topic
02:08 planning & writing
08:08 overcoming nervousness
09:32 supplementing your speech

[@ijdtch]

when i watch informational videos im never usually intrigued besides from this one, but i actually watched till the end. it was extremely helpful and i appreciate you so much

[@YasmineBourote]

Thank you so much , I’m stressing out so much for my speaking exam, as I hate public speaking in general 🥲. I’m am literally the quietest in my class and the amount of times I know an answer to a question that no one else knows but I’m to shy to say it or when the teacher can hear me and I have to repeat so many times….. to many to count 😅. This video was really helpful so thank you again 😁

[@BL4KE_]

just got told that i have to do this in 5 weeks and this video helped me so much

[@conflitct]

mine in 2 🥶🥶🥶🥶

[@adhuritanishareddy4009]

@@conflitct mine in 1, literally freaking out

[@aanyabhogal]

Mine is in 4 days 😢😢😢

[@aanyabhogal]

So scared 😱😱😰😰

[@conflitct]

@@aanyabhogal ayy I did mine and got distinction, dw abt it brotha

[@brookyln-ze3fr]

my topics is going to be public school vs homeschool is that a good topic?

[@Jyothsna-ji9zb]

I'm doing "Which Disney princesses would win a fight" is that good I feel like it's not good for this

[@brookyln-ze3fr]

i feel like this is a good topic but you need to be able to talk about why they would and give reasons and stuff!

[@pranayoncrack7201]

Do i need to memorise it for a pass?

[@sophiethorougood6229]

most schools let you have q cards to help memorise certain things but its dependant on the school

[@user-qe7yx5km6h]

Is this part of GCSE Language AQA Component 2?

[@wiklikesstudyingandbooks]

it's not a part of either of the papers but rather it's a separate requirement you have to complete in order to pass your GCSE - your teacher will probably know more than me!

[@user-qe7yx5km6h]

@@wiklikesstudyingandbooks Thanks for letting me know

[@Ebear2020-ro6wz]

I would like to do mine on the six wives of Henry VIII but I'm not sure how to make it engaging and as interesting to other people as it is to me. How could I add a hook as you say into it?

[@etheral_of]

What exactly would you like to talk about the wives

[@iya4631]

Is "technology can have some negative impacts" good

[@Dnfbdodnsgtxodmalzhebeuxeeysdb]

it is a little bit generic but if you can make the speech really good and be prepared to answer the ending questions then you should be good

[@clover5858]

i did social media / beauty standards but went for a different take as it was very generic and was over done in my year group and ended up getting a distinction so if u take a different take it should be fine

[@kittiesxox]

@@clover5858i was thinking of doing something similar, can i ask how you made it different from others?

[@archie2456]

Would my topic of “why I believe cats are better pets than dogs” be good ?

[@wiklikesstudyingandbooks]

that's a great topic since you can easily argue for your side and make it funny or relatable - good luck!

[@user-ou1zd3je7y]

no way hosay

[@archie2456]

@@wiklikesstudyingandbooks tysm I got distinction ❤️❤️❤️

[@Motivation.mindset327]

@@archie2456 heyy, i was thinking of doing a similar topic, will you be able to give me some points for it please and any tips :)))

[@archie2456]

@@Motivation.mindset327 Hii so I eventually did which is a better pet cats or dogs and so basically some of my points were the benefits of each one what that means for families like companionship and I was able to link facts about how they can improve depression the drawbacks and issues that my affect families like financial issues and behavioural issues and talked about which one would be better for different types of families and also if your school allows you to make your own questions for the examiner to ask DEFINITELY do it and make sure to cover topics about your chosen subject in your questions because my teacher said that really helped my mark and the fact I could answer the questions he asked me off the top of my head also massively helped because it showed I knew a lot about my topic