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

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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

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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!

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

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

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• 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.

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Step 2 Say It

• After you've written your speech, it's time to
  practice saying it.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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