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SPEECH
We talk to people everyday, but the difference between randomly speaking to people and giving a speech is that when you give a speech, you have a deliberate, and sometimes large audience. The audience exists to hear you tell them something, so the purpose of a your speech is grounded in inspiring, informing, persuading, commemorating or entertaining. Also, in order to maintain the interest of your audience, consider using literary devices like repetition, rhetorical questions, alliterations and parallelisms.
Checklist for a Speech
- Opening - Ensure that you have an effective hook, for example a surprising fact or a question.
- Introduction - State your topic and preview your main points/ thesis statement.
- Body - Have a topic sentence, provide evidence, explain/ analyze the evidence and use the concluding sentence as a link to the main point.
- Conclusion - Summarize the key points, reinforce the message and end with a call to action or a memorable line.
- Organization - Use one of the following formats; chronological order, problem-solution, cause-effect or compare-contrtast.
- Transitions - Ensure that you have bridges between the paragraphs by using phrases such as ‘on the other hand’ and ‘another important point is’.
- Literary devices - Use literary devices like repetition, rhetorical questions, alliteration and parallelism throughout the essay, to maintain interest.
- Short sentences - Shorter sentences are more effective when one is listening.
- Inclusive language - Use language such as ‘we’ and ‘our’ because it makes the audience feel included.
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Anatomy of a Paragraph I
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Anatomy of a Paragraph II
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Example
Contributor: Leisa Samuels-Thomas
Reference:
https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/speeches/
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/types-of-speeches
Reference:
https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/speeches/
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/types-of-speeches
