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Speech Writing Introduction

The student council is planning a short speech to encourage people to make the school’s lunchtime less wasteful. Explore how speeches work, then plan and draft an opening of your own. There can be more than one effective answer when you write.

Spot the purpose

A speech can inform, persuade or entertain. Read each situation and decide which purpose is the best fit.

1.At assembly, Maia explains how food scraps can be turned into compost and describes the steps. What is the main purpose of her speech?

To inform
To persuade
To entertain

2.A student tells a funny story about the day a seagull snatched their lunch. Which speech purpose is most likely?

3.The council wants fewer single-use wrappers at lunchtime. Which sentence is the clearest persuasive claim?

Lunch happens every school day.
We should bring reusable containers because they can reduce the rubbish we throw away.
Some wrappers are red, silver or blue.

Build a speech that works

Most speeches have an opening, a body and a conclusion. A speaker also chooses ideas and language that suit the audience.

4.Put these speech parts in a sensible order by writing 1, 2 and 3: conclusion; opening; body.

5.A persuasive speech is for students who bring lunch from home. Why should the speaker think about this audience before choosing examples?

6.Which is the strongest opening for a speech asking students to reduce lunch rubbish?

Today I am going to talk about some things.
Have you ever opened the lunch bin and wondered where all that rubbish goes?
Rubbish is a word with two syllables.

7.Rewrite “We should use less plastic” to make it more engaging for listeners. You could add a direct address, a vivid image or a question.

Make your own speech

Choose a lunchtime idea to persuade the student council to support. For example: a fruit-scrap compost bucket, a reusable-container challenge or a no-food-waste share table. Make your idea clear and give a reason.

8.Plan your speech: write your proposal, identify who will listen, and give one reason that audience might care about it.

9.Draft a speech opening of two or three sentences for your proposal. Start in a way that catches attention, state your view and preview a reason.

10.Add one sentence that could strengthen the body of your speech by giving an example, explaining a benefit or inviting listeners to take action.

11.Write a closing sentence that reminds the council of your main idea and leaves them with a clear next step.

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