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to be an effective public speaker as stated by the expert previously. They are gestures, postures, eye contact, topic selection, pronunciation, nervousness, and
mastery of the material. According to the students‟ experience, there were some suggestions to
improve the weekly public speaking in
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. Firstly, the students stated that the speaker should be more than one two or three speakers were better each week. Secondly, in order to make the speech
more interesting, the students suggested the existence of question and answer session. Thirdly, after conducting the weekly public speaking, the teacher was
expected to give evaluation. detailed evaluation on the students‟ performance would be beneficial for the students‟ improvement on public speaking. Lastly, the
students suggested that the teacher held a speech contest every semester as a way to show their speaking ability especially in public speaking.
B. Recommendations
The researcher would like to give some recommendations to the students of
Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri 1 Godean
, the teacher of
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, and future researchers.
1. The students of
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A speaker has big responsibility to make the audience understand about the material delivered. Preparation is really needed before conducting a speech.
The selection of the topic should be appropriate to the audience, the level of audience, and the occasion of a speech. The students should select the purpose and
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the method of delivery while preparing a speech. Clear explanation and pronunciation is important in order to ease the listeners grasp the meaning. The
students should consider having good confidence, postures, gestures, and eye contact. The gestures and eye contact can support the success of a speech.
appropriate gestures and eye-contact can also allow the speaker to see the listeners‟ responses toward the speech. Practicing before giving a speech will help
the speaker speak more fluently and improve quality of the content.
2. The teacher of
Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri 1 Godean
As the result of this research, the students show the positive perception toward the weekly public speaking. The activity was effective to improve
stu dents‟ speaking ability. Therefore, the teacher should take role in the activity
by providing explanation and train the students how to make an effective speaker. Explanation and example can be given to the students in the beginning of the
semester. In or
der to improve the students‟ ability in a speech, the teacher should give detail evaluation for each student. The evaluation is not merely about
praising „good‟, „awesome‟, but in detail evaluation such as the students‟
gestures, postures, eye contact, or any correction related to the quality of the speech.
Furthermore, teacher should present during the students‟ speech in order to make sure that the other students‟ pay attention to the speakers.
The result of this research toward the weekly public speaking is positive. Since the weekly public speaking brings positive benefits, the teacher can
elaborate the topics based on the curriculum implemented in the school.
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3. For future researchers
