This document provides guidance on writing an effective speech. It outlines that a speech should have three main parts: an introduction, body, and conclusion. The introduction should state the topic and purpose of the speech. The body is where each main point is explained and supported with evidence over multiple paragraphs. Finally, the conclusion restates the key points and leaves the audience with a memorable message. An effective speech moves the audience in the intended direction through a clear structure and compelling content.

1. Writing a Speech
speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel”
A good speech moves an audience where
a speaker wants it to go.

2. The Basic Structure of a Speech
• All speeches contain at least three parts:
• An Introduction
• A Body
• A conclusion

3. Introduction
First Paragraph
• The main goal of a speech introduction is:
introducing speech topics and your purpose.
• A good introduction is the same as making a
good first impression
• In the Introduction, you state the topic of your
speech. You tell the audience the main points
of your speech. In other words, you say what
you are going to speak about.

4. Beginning:
• Greet your audience and hosts.
• Announce the topic.
• Ask a thought provoking rhetorical question and directly
answer it with your claim.
• State an amazing fact or statistic they probably never have
heard of.
• Offer a stirring example.
• Cite a quotation or funny remark that describes the
situation you are talking about.
• Make a very controversial statement
• Tell a compelling anecdote.
• The purpose should be made clear in the introduction.

5. Main Body-2,3 paragraphs
• The Body, you speak about each point in detail. For each point you
must give the audience some evidence or information that will help
to explain and support each point. The Body is the longest of the
three parts
• The best way to formulate the piece is to set out a series of related
points, each one falling naturally after and building on the one
before .
• Develop various aspects of the speech logically in inter related
paragraphs.
• Avoid too many facts and figures.

6. Conclusion
• In the Conclusion, you should summarise the
main points of your speech, and emphasise
what you want the audience to remember
with a catchy line, a note of hope, a warning
or invitation followed by Thank you.

7. Format of the speech
• Introduction-1st paragraph
• Main body of the speech-2nd paragraph
• (can be of 2 -3 paragraphs)
• Conclusion-3rd paragraph