Speech Writing, Speech Making and Speaking / Delivering Speeches

Secondary / High School

Simulation games

Determine what kind of speech you are going to give based on: genre, situation/event, audience, and objectives – circumstances.

What kind of speech according to genre, objectives, audience and situation:

– Enthusiastic speech;

– Summoning speech – Inspiration speech;

– Persuasive speech.

What is the event/situation?

What is the audience?

What are the objectives?

Simulation games

How to write a speech in different classrooms and individual situations, as well as project activities, school work and the ability to work in small groups and teams.

Developing both the skills of writing and delivering speeches in a given context and improving the skills of combining the basic rhetorical canons of ethos, pathos, logos.

Task 1. Write an enthusiastic speech on behalf of a student in the school. Describe the situation.

The student must write a text of an enthusiastic pre-work speech on a project activity or event preparation: celebration. She / He is authorised to organise the activity and work in small groups and teams.

The setting is formal or semi-formal, outdoors or in a classroom in the school building.

The audience is made up of students. The team is small and works on a specific activity.

The goal is to get the team members excited. The main principle is to follow ethics and rules. The first recommendation is to influence emotions. The second recommendation is to avoid excessive pathos and escalation of emotions. The third recommendation is to have balance between ethos, pathos and logos.

Write the speech following the instructions:

– short introduction;

– find arguments;

– formulate appeals and massages;

– If it is reasonable and suitable: call to action.

Impact: raising emotions and committing to action.

Task 2. Write an inspiration / summoning speech on behalf of student in a school. Describe the situation.

– The student must write and deliver an inspiration / summoning speech before working on a project activity. The orator is the leader of the team.

– The setting is formal or semi-formal, in a classroom or a hall in the school building.

– The audience is made up of students. The team is small and works on a specific activity.

– The goal is to call on the team and complete a task at a given time under clear parameters and deadlines. The main principle is to follow ethical norms and rules. To achieve engagement and drive to action, seeking a balance in influencing emotions and reason. The orator must formulate appeals at the end of the speech.

Write the speech.

Follow the guidelines and instructions for a short introduction and correct presentation of the tasks.

Emphasise the importance of completing the task accurately and in an elegant manner.

Choose whether the focus will be on working as a team or as individual participants in an activity.

Task 3. Write a persuasive speech on behalf of student in a school. Describe the situation.

• The student must write a text and deliver a persuasive speech before working on an activity or at a particular stage of an activity. She / He is the leader of the team.

• The setting is formal, in a classroom or in hall in the school building.

• The audience is made up of students. The team is small and works on a specific activity.

• The goal is to convince a team member or the whole team of the importance of getting an activity done. The basic principle is to observe ethical norms and rules.

Write the text of the speech and deliver it, following the directions for a short introduction.

Present an argument or argumentation. The aim is to convince the audience that success is important.

Emphasise the need to finalise the project activity.

Find and present convincing arguments for the importance of students developing teamwork skills.

Find and present convincing arguments in support of the need to meet pre-set criteria through self-organisation or coordination of activities.

Examples of speeches:

Enthusiastic speech

Hello! Tomorrow is the deadline. If we want to meet it and be interesting and attractive, we need to get organized. You have ideas, but let’s pick the ones we have time and energy for. Let there be no whims, we are a team and the overall end result is important. Each of us has a talent, but it’s important to come together here. Let there be no fear, tension and insults. There is to be no self-aggrandisement. We have to perform as a team. And so, my friends, we begin.

Summoning speech – Inspiration speech

Greetings, I am here to join you in the final preparations. We have two hours until the opening of the event. The decor is ready. Check the equipment to make sure it’s working so there are no problems. Review the script. Check the schedule. Have everyone go about their tasks. So, start before the event starts. Let’s show once again that we are a team, that we are organized, that we are creative, that we are successful!

Persuasive speech

Hello! I am standing in front of you with the task of convincing you to get organised as a team and prepare the program for the school’s Young Talents Celebration. This task has been assigned to us by the school management. We have one month. We have to meet the deadline. I know we are very busy. I also know that we are creative and we can work as a team, under stress and we will achieve results. Let’s divide the work into small groups and every three days get together and discuss what we have achieved. We have the tasks to prepare invitations, send them by email, make a script, prepare the certificates and diplomas, and the thank-you letters. Lily and Ivan are experienced, they are good at using software, they are creative. The second group of tasks are to prepare the hall, to have presenters at the event, they have a script, to rehearse. We have the talent, Mary and Peter will take on writing the lines and timing. We need to prove once again that we are a team, that we are creative and responsible. I am ready for coordination, the Facebook group is open for communication too.