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Understanding what speeches are and why they are important, understanding the features of a successful speech, adding structure to organise a speech, deciding the purpose of a speech, writing a speech, delivering a speech to an audience.
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A handy planning grid for preparing a speech. Includes useful tips and prompts such as opening with a punchy line, using a tone appropriate for the audience, and finishing with a 'weird or wonderful' fact!
Suitable for KS2.
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It's the season of speeches.
Every four years, Americans are treated to oratory by speakers of both parties who address their national party conventions. The purpose of such oratory is less to persuade than to fire up the attendees who will sally forth from their respective conventions determined to mobilize forces for their candidates up and down the ballot.
Some of the speeches are downright scary, while others are joyous and uplifting. Regardless, the focus on so many speeches in such a condensed period of time emphasizes the power of the spoken word.
As a former speechwriter turned executive coach, I have helped many women and men hone their messages. I want to share a few things I have learned, mainly through trial and error.
Know Your Audience
People want to hear what you say, but you need to do your homework before you can connect. Understand what the audience expects of you and tailor your remarks to resonate with their needs.
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Many times, what a leader has to say is what they must say. That is, the situation is challenging and presents problems. A leader can only accomplish so much. Failure to acknowledge what you can do and what the organization must do is asking for trouble. People will simply tune out.
Address Objections
Everyone wants to give an uplifting speech that resonates with harmony and joy. Unfortunately, life is not like that. Leaders need to paint a realistic picture, citing the pluses and minuses. What the leader must do may conflict with what the organization wants to do. It is the leader's responsibility to be honest about the decisions and set the course forward.
Tell Stories
Reveal yourself through stories. Cite examples of individuals in organizations who are making positive contributions. No leader succeeds alone. Every leader needs the team's buy-in. So, make that clear.
Issue The Call To Action
Not every speech may need a formal call to action, but every public utterance needs to be understood as a call for unity, a coming together to achieve the mission. However, if there is a call to action, learn from the politicians—ask for their support. Simultaneously, include your commitment to supporting the individuals and teams that make up the organization.
Uplift Your Audience
Knowing, acknowledging, addressing and challenging are just the basics of speechmaking. Each speaker must craft a message that reveals who they are and what they want to accomplish. Give people a reason to believe in you because you believe in them.
One thing I have yet to emphasize in this little essay is delivery. So let me quote the legendary film director, John Ford , who famously said “You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart.” In short, relax. If you have a good message, speak directly. Show people how you feel with the words you deliver. Doing so will encourage listeners to have faith in you and your leadership.
So often, it is said that a leader's job is to elevate followers and enable them to do their best. If that is the case, a good speech—well-honed or off-the-cuff remarks—is an excellent way to begin the uplifting process.
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Writing a speech
Subject: English
Age range: 14-16
Resource type: Worksheet/Activity
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28 August 2020
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Thank you. There is some great content here to help students to structure and write their speeches. The power points will be very handy as will the variety of lead up lessons included. Thanks for sharing your resources.
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Summary - A summary will briefly recap the main parts of a speech. This lesson may benefit from being set up for a homework task where pupils write their speeches over the weekend. Alternatively, children could work in small groups to write a joint speech. Teacher tip. Licence.
Speech writing is the method of conveying a thought or message to a reader using the correct punctuation and expression. Speech writing isn't much different from any other form of narrative writing. There are8 parts of speech in the English language. These parts are nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and ...
In this video, Twinkl Teacher Jack demonstrates some resources you can use with KS2 children to analyse famous speeches, and to help them write and perform t...
This speech template is particularly useful, as it comes with 3 handy tips for your students to consider when preparing and giving their speeches. The template advises students to do the following: Practise reading your speech in front of the mirror or in front of people you are comfortable with. Remember to keep your head up and try to project ...
This handy Speech Writing Guide PDF will help you to teach your class how to write their own speeches, using strong techniques and persuasive language. It comes with separate pages on guidance, planning and writing, making it a brilliant introduction for those who are new to this kind of writing. The templates provided will take away the pressure that comes with having a blank page, while the ...
Persuasive speech writing. Lesson that encourages students to write a persuasive speech using examples and techniques. Also focusses on using different sentence types and topic sentences. Report this resource to let us know if it violates our terms and conditions. Our customer service team will review your report and will be in touch.
Writing a speech. I can write a speech by following the PEPS structure. 1 Slide deck. 1 Worksheet. 2 Quizzes. 1 Video. 6. 6. Delivering a speech to an audience. I can deliver a speech to an audience. 1 Slide deck. 1 Worksheet. 2 Quizzes. 1 Video. Pupils. Learn online. Teachers. EYFS. Specialist. Key stage 1. Key stage 2. Key stage 3.
Focus. Spoken language. A handy planning grid for preparing a speech. Includes useful tips and prompts such as opening with a punchy line, using a tone appropriate for the audience, and finishing with a 'weird or wonderful' fact! Suitable for KS2. 34.5 KB.
Next comes the argument - The bulk of any speech is a series of reasons and arguments for why the audience should agree with you. A key feature of speech writing is objection handling. As a speech is a monologue there isn't room to take questions, or objections. A strong speech will be able to address any objections that might arise in the ...
Children can read the school council speech examples we've included for inspiration, then use the question prompts to write their own school council speech. The prompts ask children to share their ideas and thoughts, as well as why they want to be part of the school council. This school council speech KS2 resource guides children through the ...
Speech writing is the method of conveying a thought or message to a reader using the correct punctuation and expression. Speech writing isn't much different from any other form of narrative writing. There are8 parts of speech in the English language. These parts are nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and ...
docx, 15.08 KB. docx, 12.86 KB. 2 weeks planning for persuasive speech writing. Written for my Year 6 class but could be adapted. My class found it challenging but loved it - some great writing came from it too. All resources have been included, I have also made 2 prezi presentations available on-line. (link is in the resources)
A KS2 Writing Planning Sheet set, containing 13 planning sheets for both fiction and non-fiction writing: * Balanced arguments * Biography/autobiography * Diary entry * Dilemma story * Explanation text * Instruction text * Newspaper * Non-chronological report * Persuasive article * Persuasive writing/speech * Spy Thriller story * Stories from ...
This speech template is particularly useful, as it comes with 3 handy tips for your students to consider when preparing and giving their speeches. The template advises students to do the following: Practise reading your speech in front of the mirror or in front of people you are comfortable with. Remember to keep your head up and try to project ...
Children can read the school council speech examples we've included for inspiration, then use the question prompts to write their own school council speech. The prompts ask children to share their ideas and thoughts, as well as why they want to be part of the school council. This school council speech KS2 resource guides children through the ...
Presidential Speech Writing Worksheet. Twinkl NewsRoom Speech Bubbles Display Cards. Phase 2 Writing to Persuade Speeches Lesson 4: Writing a Speech Introduction. Phase 2 Writing to Persuade Speeches Lesson 6: Writing a Persuasive Speech Conclusion. Boudicca Battle Cry Speech Writing Frame.
A persuasive speech is a type of speech that aims to convince your audience of a specific point of view. A persuasive speech will usually start with a strong, relatable opening that will grab your audiences' attention and gain their trust. The speaker will then usually go on to make three to four logical and persuasive arguments for their point.
doc, 49 KB. This is a series of lessons guiding a mid-low ability Y7 class through writing to persuade. I have used it to assess for writing AF1, 3. 7 & 8. There is also work for a Speaking and Listening assessment (AF1). The worksheets are not my own, but my class found them useful!
Some of the speeches are downright scary, while others are joyous and uplifting. Regardless, the focus on so many speeches in such a condensed period of time emphasizes the power of the spoken word.
docx, 26.72 KB. docx, 28.11 KB. pptx, 342.58 KB. doc, 27 KB. Lessons designed to assist GCSE students with writing a speech. The first lesson generates some discussion and recognition of features of a speech, with the second lesson focusing on the students creating their own speech. This was designed for IGCSE but can be used for any sessions.