Speech writing

• Prayer


  Oral communication - Grade 11
• Let's warm up


  Oral communication - Grade 11
• Organize a welcome program for a foreign visitor

  1. Discuss the steps

  2. Assign one representative to share the output for 2 minutes
• The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps.
• An outline determines whether your supporting ideas match your main idea or not.
• Any speech should include an introduction, body, and conclusion.
• In the introduction, you explain the importance of your topic by giving examples.
• Knowing the audience and the occasion is crucial in writing a speech.
• Rehearsing is a major requirement.
• Principles of speech writing

  Oral communication - Grade 11
• Stages or process in speech writing

  • Conducting an audience analysis
  • Determining the purpose
  • Selecting a topic
  • Narrowing down a topic
  • Gathering data
  • Selecting a speech pattern
  • Preparing an outline
  • Creating the body of the speech
  • Preparing the introduction
  • Preparing the conclusion
  • Editing or revising
  • Rehearsing
• Audience analysis


  Looking into the profile of your target audience (situation, psychology, demography)
• Purpose of speech


  To inform, to entertain, or to persuade
• Selecting the topic


  Choosing a focal point for your speech, using personal experiences, discussing with others, free writing, listing, asking questions, or semantic webbing
• Narrowing the topic


  Making your main idea more specific and focused
• Data gathering


  Collecting information from sources about your topic, such as books, the internet, observations, interviews, or surveys
• Writing patterns


  Structures that help organize ideas related to your topic
• Preparing an outline


  A good outline helps ensure all ideas are in line with your main idea or message
• Creating the body of the speech


  Providing explanations, examples, or details to deliver your purpose and explain the main idea
• Strategies to highlight the main idea

  • Present real-life or practical examples
  • Show statistics
  • Present comparisons
  • Share ideas from experts or practitioners
• Preparing the introduction


  Getting the audience's attention and presenting the subject or main idea
• Strategies for the introduction

  • Use a real-life experience
  • Use practical examples
  • Start with a familiar or strong quote
  • Use facts or statistics
  • Tell a personal story
• Preparing the conclusion


  Restating the main idea, providing a summary, emphasizing the message, and calling for action
• Strategies for the conclusion

  • Repeat main points
  • Use positive examples, encouraging words, or memorable lines
  • Ask a question or series of questions
• Editing or revising


  Correcting errors in mechanics such as grammar, punctuation, capitalization, unity, and coherence