Speech Writing and Speech Making

‘It usually takes me three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech’*

Everyone knows when they have heard a good speech.  When the content is relevant, coherent and interesting and it is delivered with an appropriate level of energy and enthusiasm, it can be a thing of beauty.

Workshop Outcomes – at the end of this practical workshop, participants will:

• Understand and appreciate what differentiates good and bad speeches.
• Be able to plan the structure and composition of a speech for any occasion.
• Have considered different audience types and how write speeches that take these characteristics into account.
• Know how to use language techniques to capture and retain the audience’s attention.
• Have practised writing and critiquing speeches.

*Mark Twain