TIPS FOR WRITING A GOOD SPEECH. A speech is an effective art of communicating a message to large audience. It is one of the ways of spreading awareness regarding social issues or giving information regarding other important issues.

1. SPEECH WRITING
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2. WHAT IS A SPEECH….?
• A speech is an art of communicating our message and ideas
to a large audience in an effective way.
• A speech begins with a formal address to the audiences, is
more conversational in tone and concludes with a thank you.
• A speech is written or presented for a specific purpose like
informing, persuading, convincing or entertaining an
audience. In a speech, typically the main purpose is to
persuade the listener/reader to take up and support your
views.
• So, speech is one of the ways of spreading awareness
regarding social issues or giving information about the same.

3. COMPONENTS OF SPEECH
1. INTRODUCTION
2. ELABORATION OF THE TOPIC
3. SUMMING UP
4. CONCLUSION

4. THREE IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF
AN EFFECTIVE SPEECH
1. Clarity of thoughts
2. Organization of thoughts
•Introduction
•Elaboration of the topic
•Summing up & Conclusion
3. Effectiveness of the content.

5. INTRODUCTION
The introduction of the speech establishes the first, crucial
contact between the speaker and the audience.
1. Focus your audience's attention
2. Use the personal pronoun ‘I’ and write the speech as if you are addressing an
audience.
3. Establish goodwill and credibility.
4. Present a quote, a joke, an anecdote, a thought-provoking question, an
example, a statistical data and present the topic on which you are going to
present your speech.

6. ELABORATION OF TOPIC
1. Cover five-six main points.
2. Group similar content together in one paragraph.
3. Write your speech in 3-4 paragraphs
4. Logically express your content involving your ideas, including
events, reasons, effects, process.
5. Some suggested words and phrases that should be used while your
write a speech are:
6. Present cause-effect, when, where, manner (process) while writing
about the topic.
in addition to, furthermore, even more, next, after that, then, as a result,
beyond that, in contrast, however, on the other hand etc.

7. ELABORATION OF TOPIC
7. Some expressions that you need to use while writing an effective speech
are:
Suggested beginning line of a speech: ( In the context of a school)
Good Morning, most honourable Principal, galaxy of learned and amiable
teachers, and my dear friends. Today I stand before you to express my
views on the topic ……………. .
I would like to reiterate that….
I want to attract your attention on the fact that…
Did you know…….? (An question which makes the audience think deeply
on the topic and attract their attention on your speech)
I want to inform you that….
(Use any other expression that is persuasive and powerful using)
Continued…..

8. CONCLUSION
• Should sum up main ideas.
• Provide a sense of closure.
An effective conclusion might provide the reference
of the introduction again. A short question can be
asked as your concluding line. In addition to these, an
appropriate quotation or moral value can also be
used as a concluding line.

9. MARKING SCHEME
Sl.
No
COMPONENT OF SPEECH (10 Marks) MARKS
01 Format - opening address and
conclusion
1 Mark
02 Content 4 Marks
03 Grammatical accuracy,
appropriate words and spelling
2 ½ Marks
04 Coherence and relevance of
ideas and style
2 ½ Marks

10. QUESTION
The recent Corona Virus scare and Covid-19 pandemic has
swallowed the lives of millions of people and put all the
human activities all around the world at a standstill. You feel
concerned about it and decide to participate in an
international on-line school speech competition on Corona.
Write your speech giving details of Corona virus, Covid-19,
its spread and its impact by giving your creative and useful
suggestions to fight the pandemic and remove it for ever
form the world.
For practiceQuestion: For practice

11. MORE LINKS PREPARED IN APRIL 2020
Section B
(4 Marks
Questions)
https://www.slideshare.net/ashwinipun/writing-section-
english-cbse-class-xi-xii
Notice
Writing
https://www.slideshare.net/ashwinipun/notice-writing-for-
classes-viii-to-xii
Poster
Drafting
https://www.slideshare.net/ashwinipun/notice-writing-for-
classes-viii-to-xii
Poem-1
My mother
at Sixty-Six
Class XII (Poem No # 01) from FLAMINGO text book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdUjIoTuJwo
Speech
Writing
https://www.slideshare.net/ashwinipun/speech-writing-for-
class-xi-and-xii

12. PRACTICE WRITING A FEW
SPEECHES ON
CONTEMPORARY TOPICS