THE MOTIVATIONAL SPEECH Type of Speech: Students will deliver a 6-8 minute oratory that is motivational in nature. Purpose: ❖ To motivate your audience to act on your advice or agree with your perspective. ❖ To develop a speech that includes clarity‚ economy‚ and grace. ❖ To use stylistic devices in your speech (see pages 121-130) ❖ To work without notecards or a manuscript (i.e. memorized…). ❖ To incorporate decisive movement as you speak. Assignment: A. Select your topic B. Develop
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The text I’m going to analyze is headlined “Remarks on the Assassination of Martin Luther King‚ Jr”. It is the speech of Robert F. Kennedy‚ a prominent democratic senator from New York‚ and it was delivered on the 4th of April in 1968. The opening sentences of the speech show that the author is going to present sad news – that the man who dedicated his life to struggling for the justice – Martin Luther King is killed. The author stresses that it will be difficult times filled with bitterness
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Investigate a type of public speech such as political speech‚ school assemblies etc. David Cameron’s speech before the election 2010. A political speech is a type of public speech; public speeches are usually prepared with the intentions of informing‚ influencing or entertaining an audience. The main purposes of a political speech are to transmit information among others‚ motivating people to act either for or against something or to tell a story. A good orator should be able to change people’s
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As a fundraiser‚ I raise millions of dollars for charity‚ but my friend Rochelle raises hundreds of millions of dollars. Therefore‚ I was quite startled when I visited her house and her young son said to me‚ “I’m trying to raise MONEY for my elementary school. Will you subscribe to some magazines?” I looked at Rochelle and asked‚ surprised‚ “You didn’t teach him how to just ask for money?” If there is a cause you believe in‚ at some point you will be asked to raise money. While Toastmasters policy
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I believe I have a number of I’m here today because I’m running for school prefect. I’m up here today because my job is to try and persuade you to choose me as a prefect from Year 10. Now. For all those people here today that don’t know me‚ my name is Paras Agarwal. And to all those people that do know me you should feel privileged to. Now just a bit of information about me. Firstly‚ I support Manchester United . I enjoying hanging with mates and family and having a good time. My other interests
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English 9 26 October 2013 Snowball‚ a Noble Leader To quote Steve Jobs‚ “Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.” When the thought of this quote is accompanied with the story of “Animal Farm”‚ one should award that “yardstick” role to Snowball‚ one of the farms leaders. Snowball throughout the book showed many traits of being a good‚ well-collected leader. The best traits to show why he is the better leader have been summed down to the
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A few years back students struggled with the vast syllabus‚ and the pressure of doing their best in the annual exams. But‚ now with the new CCE system the portions of the syllabus have been greatly reduced. I am sure this is going to help the students reduce their stress. “I need to score well!” and “I’ve got tough competition!” are thoughts of by gone days. The students have started to take studies lightly. The C.C.E. pattern has changed the mindset of the students. Now all the class tests play
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The Power of Rhetoric Caesar was brutally murdered‚ and now Brutus and Antony present their funeral speeches with the purpose to make people believe in their own views on this murder. The central theme of Act 3‚ Scene 2 of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is the power of rhetoric. From this scene we are able to see the power that words can have—how they can awake emotions‚ manipulate opinions‚ and motivate actions. Through the essay I will be comparing Antony and Brutus speeches and their
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To prepare for my shield speech‚ I used time in class to write my outline and consulted other around me about my ideas. I thought of first representing each point with a book‚ and then later came to the idea of a bookshelf I could put props and pictures on. I admit that I did procrastinate while writing my speech. I could’ve used my time in class better to figure out what I was going to say. My slip‚ which I folded very many times so it was very small‚ was chosen first. I wouldn’t have made the slip
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Recipe for a persuasive speech Ingredients: 2 x bold statements 5 x rhetorical questions 3 x strong‚ justified arguments 3 x facts/examples to support each argument 1 x backed-up counterargument for opposing views 20 x emotionally triggering words (at least) 1 x statement to challenge the audience Method: 1) Have a clear idea in your head of your opinion on the subject before you proceed in writing the speech. 2) Research to find examples to justify your opinion. An easy way to
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