Teenage Pregnancy in Trinidad and Tobago

STEP 1: divide yourselves into groups of 4, delegating specific roles to each person. There should be a leader, presenter, researcher and technical person.

STEP 2: You will need to find out what is teenage pregnancy, its causes and consequences as well as its prevalence in various countries around the world. Here are some useful links:

http://www.familyfirstaid.org/teen-pregnancy.html

http://www.unc.edu/~jones16/service%20learning%20article.pdf

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HzG5pX9NAQ

*At this point you should begin accumulating your statistical and empirical data to include in your speech.

Now that you know all about teenage pregnancy lets embark on a journey to becoming good speech writers and presenters. Follow these links for useful guidelines on speech preparation and presentation.

http://www.speechtips.com/how-to-write-a-speech.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sff002X22CM. This link takes you to a speech given by a victim of teenage pregnancy. It not only provides useful information on the topic but gives great tips on how to give a speech to an audience.

*At this stage you should begin drafting your speech but wait what about your powerpoint presentation. This medium will really help your audience connect with what you want to say. Make it as interesting and compelling as possible. Remember your audience are high school students living in the technological age.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNG0etmnwuk follow this link for tips on good powerpoint presentations.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyWFKhvs-mM example of a good powerpoint presentation.

Now that you are well on your way to delivering one of the most moving public speeches that's going to change the life of your peers forever, begin editing and practicing your speech. Ensure you have an audience to practise with. Remember be confident, fluent and have fun.

NB This project spans over a six week period. During this time feel free to contact me concerning anything you may not be sure about as well as incorporating your own iniatives. This is a learning experience so good luck and have fun.