2. 1. The Table of School Based Curriculum Standar Kompetensi
Kompetensi Dasar Mendengarkan
1. Memahami makna yang
terdapat dalam public speaking sederhana
1.2 Merespon makna yang diungkapkan oleh
Show Presenter Host dan News Reader
Berbicara
2. Mengungkapkan makna
dalam konteks public speaking sederhana
2.2 Mengungkapkan makna dalam konteks
public speaking sederhana sebagai Show Presenter Host dan News Reader
Being a good show presenter is not easy. There are some elements on show presenting skill that must be studied by the students to achieve the
competence to perform. According to Comfort 1996: 56, from effective presentation the elements include below:
a System
b Delivery
c Language
d Manner
e Body language
f Visual aids
I deal with delivery and body language as the basic of the teaching and learning process of show presenter in senior high school students. Considering to
Comfort 1996: 54, delivery includes: 1
Tempo Vary the speed-don’t talk at the same pace all the time. And pause from time
to time-few seconds silence are sometimes just as effective as word. 2
Volume This is largely a question of voice projection. There is no need to shout. Vary
the volume. A quiet part can contrast with a louder part. 3
Expressiveness Vary the pitch high pitch= soprano, low pitch= bass. A good way of varying
the pitch is to introduce questions into your presentation. This should force you to raise the pitch a little.
4 Articulation
The sounds will be clearer if you don’t rush your words. If you anticipate difficulty in pronouncing certain key words, practice them beforehand.
Usually the problem is the syllable stress. Based on Carl Storz et al 2000: 17, body language includes:
1 Eye contact to keep audience’s attention
2 Facial expressions should be natural and friendly. Don’t forget to smile.
a Raise eyebrows to show surprise
b Open eyes wide
c Squint your eyes
d Knit your eyebrows to show consternation or puzzlement
3 Posture – stand straight but relaxed
4 Movement – to indicate a change of focus, keep the audience’s attention
a move forward to emphasizes
b move to one side to indicate a transition
5 Gesture
a up and down head motion or other movement to indicate importance
b pen or pointer to indicate a part, a piece on a transparency
c Shrug of the shoulders to indicate “I don’t know”
d hands – back and forth = two possibilities, or less
e arm – movement back, forth
Based on the explanation above, I can conclude delivery and body language are important elements for presenting skill. Show presenting skill
consists of two way of communication. Verbal communication is defined as spoken communication, including the use of words and intonation to convey
meaning. The verbal communication belongs to pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and content. On the other hand, non-verbal communication is “silent”
communication, including the use of gestures, postures, position, eye contact, facial expressions, and conversational distance delivery and body language.
Verbal communication and non-verbal communication relate each other.
2.2.5 The Assessment of Speaking
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