Speech Writing

Speech Writing

by Pallavi Sharma

​Purpose of making a speech

• ​to convey information orally to a large gathering of people, forcefully and convincingly

• ​to convert the listeners to the speaker’s point of view

• ​to pass on a wide range of information to a wide range of audience orally

• ​to express an opinion, share a point of view, experience, observation etc.

​Features:

• ​Use Paragraphs

• ​Salutation – speaker greets chief guests, fellow speakers, and listeners

• ​Key sentence carrying the central theme or issue of the speech

• ​Expressing one’s views – what you feel about the topic

• ​Compare and contrast – what others feel and why your views are better

• ​Summing up – conclude by summing up arguments that highlight your viewpoint.

• ​Add a Thank Note

​Thank You

​Other Important Points:

• ​A speech must begin with a catchy introduction in the form of an anecdote, quotation, statistical data, or a thought-provoking question.

• ​A speech must reflect the speaker’s clarity of thought, accuracy of facts, and balanced view through a comparison and contrast with other viewpoints.

• ​Bring credibility to views by quoting of adequate supporting data.

• ​Infuse humour through anecdotes.

• ​Sum up or consolidate ideas/suggestions/measures to improve the situation, personal observations, and predictions.

• ​Use language that is persuasive and powerful.

• ​Include a vote of thanks to the audience.

​Other important points to be considered:

• Leave adequate number of lines between paragraphs to make it look clean

• Always have a few general quotes in handy.

• Never write in one go. Make sure you follow the right format and make paragraphs.

• ​Don't use slangs or short forms.

• ​Don't write wrong facts.

• ​Include a Rhetoric question

• ​Assert using I person

Multiple Select

This part of a speech covers and explain the main points of your topic.

• introduction

• body

• conclusion

Multiple Select

This part of a speech aims to gain the attention and interest of the audience.

• Introduction

• Conclusion

• Body

Multiple Select

This part of a speech brings speech psychologically to a close.

• Conclusion

• Body

• Introduction

Multiple Select

An outline determines whether your supporting ideas match your main idea or not.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

In the introduction, you explain the importance of your topic by giving examples, facts, or supported opinions.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

This is the stage where you collect ideas, information, sources and references relevant or related to your specific topic.

• Gathering the data related to the topic

• Determining the topic

• Narrowing down the topic

• Selecting the topic

Multiple Choice

How do you close your speech?

• strike a pose

• saying goodbye

• thank the audience

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statement are true?

(A) We can use semi formal tone in Speech

(B) We should maintain formal tone throughout the oral presentation.

(C) Title and byline is included in a speech

• Only A

• Both A and B

• Only B

• A, B and C

Multiple Choice

CODER refers to

• Collect, Organize, Drag, Edit and Rewrite

• Collate, Organize, Draft, Edit and Rewrite

• Collect, Organise, Draft, Edit and Rearrange

• Collect, Organize, Draft, Edit and Rewrite

Multiple Choice

Following words/phrases can be used to _________ in a Speech.

But

However

Although / even though

Despite / despite the fact that

In spite of / in spite of the fact that

Nevertheless

Nonetheless

• Result

• Contrast

• Reason

• Sequencing Ideas

Multiple Choice

(A) Hi! I am Atul from class 11.

(B) Good morning to everyone present here. I am Atul of class 11.

(C) Hey! Great Morning! I am Atul.

Which is appropriate in writing a formal speech?

• Both Band C

• Both A and C

• Only B

• Both A and B

Multiple Choice

C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia series is one of the richest works of the 20th century because it offers an escape from reality, teaches readers to have faith even when they don’t understand, and contains a host of vibrant characters.

The following statement is a perfect example of

• Thesis statement

• Topic statement

• Linking words

• Introductory paragraph

Multiple Choice

Dogs make wonderful pets because they help you to live longer.

This sentence is a perfect example for __________

• Thesis statement

• Topic statement

• Intro statement

• Concluding statement

Multiple Choice

What should come on the top in the center of the Speech?

• Salutation

• Date

• Address

• None of these

Multiple Choice

Which pronoun can be used while writing a speech

• I 

• We

• You / They

• All of these

Multiple Select

A good speech must have

• Facts

• Exaggeration

• Hypothetical Data

• Rhetoric Question

• Quote or Proverb

Multiple Choice

What is voice intonation?

• Rise and fall of the voice pitch

• Pause between statements

• Yodeling using high pitch voice 

• Voice over