Speech tips

Speeches- Help Sheet 1

 

You will need to start working on your Oratory immediately so that you can get it finished and memorised.  Start planning today, so that you can give yourself plenty of time to get organised.

Starting Off

• Think about these when you choose your topic
• What is my purpose? I am trying to persuade people!
• Who is my audience?
• What kind of speech would suit me?

An oratory is a particular type of speech whose purpose is to persuade people.

 

Persuasive:  Backs up points with examples

Example of possible topics -

·       Children have a difficult life

·       Computers are the enemy

·       We can make a difference

Probably the hardest part of doing a speech is deciding on a topic!

Choosing a topic

Think about the type of speech that you might like to give.  Then think about these questions. 

• What do I care about?
• What makes me angry?
• What makes my happy?
• What would I like to change?
• What are my interests outside school?
• What is important to me?
• What will the future bring?

Now it’s your Turn

Decide on a topic – discuss it with your parents and anyone else who will listen.  Your brothers and sisters can also be a great source of information and help (remember they have probably presented one before).

Things to think about as you write your speech

Personal Pronouns

Include the audience so that they are on your side.  “The future is ours – we must plan how we want it to be”.

Rhetorical Questions

Force your audience to think! “Is this the way we want the world to end”?

Repetition

Stress the important points. “The world as we know it is at risk unless we plan for the future now”! “The future is in our hands”.

KISS

Remember the KISS principle, “Keep it simple, stupid!” It is much better to make a few well illustrated, memorable points than to keep going over small things that your audience will not remember.

·       Once you have decided on your topic think about the places you can get information from

·       Internet

·       Library – reference section

·       People – Interviews, surveys

·       Books

·       Television

·       Radio