📢 Part 1: Key Features of Good Speeches

1. Which of these is most important for keeping your audience interested?

Speaking very quietly

Using varied tone and pace

Reading directly from notes

Standing completely still

2. Good speeches should have a clear structure. Put these parts in the correct order by numbering them 1, 2, 3:

____ Main points with examples

____ Strong opening to grab attention

____ Memorable conclusion

3. Which techniques help make a speech more engaging? (Tick all that apply)

Using rhetorical questions

Including personal stories

Making eye contact with the audience

Speaking in a monotone voice

Using gestures and body language

4. Complete this sentence: A good speech opening should _________________ the audience.

confuse

hook

bore

ignore

✍️ Part 2: Planning Your Speech

5. Choose a topic for your own speech from the list below or suggest your own:

Social media and young people

The importance of protecting the environment

Why everyone should learn a skill or hobby

My own topic: _________________________

6. Write three main points you would include in your speech about this topic:

Point 1: ________________________________________________

Point 2: ________________________________________________

Point 3: ________________________________________________

7. Write an attention-grabbing opening line for your speech:

8. What is one personal example or story you could include to make your speech more interesting?

🎯 Part 3: Speech Techniques

9. Match each speech technique to its example by drawing lines:

Rhetorical question

Repetition

Statistics

Direct address

"You can make a difference"

"We must act. We must change. We must succeed."

"How would you feel if this happened to you?"

"75% of teenagers use social media daily"

10. Write one piece of advice you would give to someone who is nervous about giving a speech:

Good Speech Features Worksheet

Good Speech Features Worksheet

📢 Part 1: Key Features of Good Speeches

✍️ Part 2: Planning Your Speech

🎯 Part 3: Speech Techniques

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