📝 Part 1: Planning Your Speech

1. What is the purpose of your speech? Check all that apply:

To inform the audience about something

To persuade people to agree with you

To entertain and make people laugh

To inspire or motivate others

2. Who is your audience?

3. What is your main topic or message?

4. How long should your speech be?

1-2 minutes

3-4 minutes

5-6 minutes

More than 6 minutes

🏗️ Part 2: Speech Structure

5. Match each part of a speech with its purpose:

1. Introduction

2. Body

3. Conclusion

A. Summarise and leave a lasting impression

B. Present your main points and evidence

C. Hook the audience and introduce your topic

6. Fill in the blanks about speech structure:

A good introduction should ________ the audience's attention and clearly state your ________. The body of your speech should have ________ to ________ main points. Your conclusion should ________ your key message and end with a memorable ________.

7. List three ways to start your speech with a strong hook:

💬 Part 3: Writing Techniques

8. Which techniques make speeches more engaging? Check all that apply:

Asking rhetorical questions

Using personal stories or examples

Including statistics or facts

Repeating key phrases for emphasis

Using humour appropriately

Making eye contact with the audience

9. What is the rule of three in speech writing?

Always speak for exactly three minutes

Grouping ideas in threes makes them memorable

Only use three different types of evidence

Practice your speech three times

10. Write an example of a rhetorical question you could use in a speech:

🎭 Part 4: Delivery Tips

11. Fill in the blanks about speech delivery:

When delivering your speech, speak ________ and ________. Use ________ language and vary your ________ to keep the audience interested. Remember to ________ and make ________ contact with different parts of the audience.

12. What should you do if you make a mistake during your speech?

Stop and start over from the beginning

Apologise repeatedly to the audience

Stay calm, correct yourself if needed, and continue

Pretend nothing happened and skip that part

13. List three things you can do with your body language to improve your speech: