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Title: How to Write and Give A Speech


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How to Write and Give A Speech
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How should a speech be structured?
  • Introduction
  • Body
  • Conclusion

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What is the purpose of your speech? 
  • Decide on the message that you want to give to
    this group. Do you what to congratulate them on
    their accomplishments, advise on the road ahead
    or

4
Choose A Theme
  • The key to writing good speeches lies in using a
    theme. If you always refer back to this theme,
    the audience will respond positively and remember
    your words. This means that inspirational quotes,
    anecdotes and jokes should be integrated into
    your speech in a way that makes sense.

5
Get Their Attention
  • Nobody likes to be bored. So put yourself in
    your audience's shoes. Find an interesting way to
    start your speech.

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  • First, you must decide who will make up your
    audience. In a promotion speech, you are
    addressing your fellow classmates. However,
    parents, grandparents, teachers and
    administrators will also be present.

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  • While you will be focusing on people your age,
    what you say must be in line with the dignity of
    the ceremony itself. Remembering that, think of
    the ONE thought with which you want to leave your
    audience.

8
Whats your message?
  • Write your main message in one sentence and in
    plain language.
  • Think about your main message and write your
    closing statement
  • One technique, which ties everything together, is
    to open and close with the same statement.

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  • Why only one idea? Mainly because if you
    reinforce a single point instead of focusing on
    entirely different ideas, your audience will have
    a greater tendency to remember it. A speech does
    not lend itself to having many themes. Stick with
    one really good theme, and use each point you
    make, your theme reinforcers, to bring that idea
    home.
  • Remember, you only have two - three minutes for
    your speech!

10
End With a Bang!
  • End your speech with a rousing conclusion. Leave
    people feeling excited and that's what they'll
    remember about you.

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  • Remember that you're writing a speech, not an
    essay. People will hear the speech, not read it.
    The more conversational you can make it sound,
    the better. So try these tips

12
Write Like You Talk
  • Always read your speech aloud while you're
    writing it. You'll hear right away if you sound
    like a book or a real person talking!

13
  • Use short sentences. Its better to write two
    simple sentences than one long complicated
    sentence.

14
  • Use contractions. Say "I'm" instead of "I am"
    "we're" instead of "we are."

15
  • Don't use big words that you wouldn't use when
    talking to someone.

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  • You don't have to follow all the rules of written
    English grammar. "Like this. See? Got it? Hope
    so." People don't always talk in complete
    sentences with verbs and nouns. So try to write
    like people talk.

17
Step 2 Say It
  • After you've written your speech, it's time to
    practice saying it.

18
  • Never underestimate the power of the pause.
    Pauses provide both you and your audience with a
    moment to think and reflect upon what was just
    said. Pauses are also important ways to
    underscore humor or new facts or information.

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Mark Up Your Script
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Practice
  • Practice your speech with someone else and ask
    for input.

21
  • Make (and maintain) eye contact with individual
    members of your audience. Seek out smiling,
    friendly faces and speak directly to those
    people. Be sure to make eye contact with several
    different audience members and work your eyes
    (and smiles) around the room.

22
  • As a rule of thumb, a single-spaced, typed page
    should take 3 to 4 minutes to read through at the
    correct pace. If it takes less, you're going too
    fast.

23
  • Your speech is due Thursday!
  • Do your best. Be prepared to present your speech
    in class.
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