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Bridesmaid speech - prepare an excellent maid of honor speech
Use this complete survival kit to prepare a heartfelt bridesmaid speech: an easily completed 4-step template with example speeches
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Improv Games: 5 Icebreakers for Speech and Drama Classes
Improv games: 5 fun warm-up/icebreaker activities to sharpen focus, encourage mental flexibility while developing awareness of body language and communication.
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About me, contact - Susan Dugdale from write-out-loud.com
Who is Susan Dugdale from write-out-loud.com? Find out about, and contact, me here.
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Educational institutions who reference and use write-out-loud
A growing list of educational institutions who use write-out-loud articles and printables in their courses.
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60 speech topics to highlight body language and gesture
60 speech ideas to help you work with body language and gesture. Perfect for Toastmasters Pathway Level 1: Project 3 and Level 2: Effective Body Language
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Speech topics | 100s of great ideas for students and teachers
Speech topics by the 100s: lists of interesting, creative demonstration, impromptu, persuasive (and more) speech ideas for middle school and up.
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Speech writer for hire: the stress-less way to write your speech
Speech writer for hire: a highly recommended bespoke, AI free, writing service. Engaging customized social and business speeches at a competitive rate.
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Quick and easy effective tips for using pauses in speeches
Learn how, when and why to use silence easily via the very effective counting technique and transform your speeches. With audio examples.
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How to speech ideas: 50 soft skill demonstration speech topics
How to speech ideas: 50 public speaking topics focusing on the vital skills needed to make and sustain healthy relationships.
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Characterization techniques for storytelling in speeches
Characterization techniques: how to enrich the stories in your speeches simply and effectively using compelling body language and vocal variety.
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Why is eye contact important? Why is seeing eye-to-eye essential?
Eye contact plays a vital role in the quality of our face-to-face communication. Here's 5 fun activities to teach how to make it effectively - middle school +
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Public speaking games ebook: activities to build skills & confidence
Public speaking games ebook: 28 fun speech games & activities for middle school to adult; complete with printable resources, and how-to guides
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Eulogy for my son - a heartfelt tribute from a father
What do you say in a eulogy for your son? Read a warm, loving example contributed to help and inspire others with a eulogy to write for their own son.
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Types of verbal humor: an overview with examples
Types of verbal humor: an overview of comedic language devices, with examples, to get the laughter you want when you give a speech.
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Impromptu speech topic cards : 196 ready to download and print
Printable impromptu speech topic cards. Choose 98 proverbs or 98 quotations, or have both collections. Suitable for middle school up.
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Online coaching - to develop public speaking confidence
Online coaching - one-to-one, affordable, effective help to develop public speaking confidence and competency.
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Persuasive Speech Example: Monroes Motivated Sequence in Action
Persuasive speech example -The impact of suicide on those left behind - a sample persuasive speech using Monroe's Motivated Sequence
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How to practice public speaking | 9 fabulously (☺) effective ways
9 keyways to effectively practice public speaking to build competence and confidence quickly and easily. With a free printable pre-presentation checklist.
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Funeral Blues (aka Stop All the Clocks) poem by WH Auden
Funeral Blues - that much loved 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' poem for memorial services. Listen to it. Read about its meaning and history, then get the printable for your own use.
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108 feminist persuasive speech topics for college students
108 women's rights and feminist persuasive speech topics: a broad collection to challenge, provoke and persuade. Suitable for college students upwards.
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Fun impromptu speech activities: 17 of the best, ready to go!
17 fun impromptu speech activities: an instantly available bundle of proven activities, with guidelines and printables for middle school up
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Maid of honor speech examples [ + a MOH speech template]
2 unique maid of honor speech examples to help you craft the perfect maid of honor speech to celebrate the happy couple on their wedding day.
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Elocution topics for kids: creative speech ideas for children
Elocution topics for kids: 50+ ideas to help parents and teachers help children choose good, interesting speech topics for themselves.
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Eulogy for a mother from her daughter - 5 short loving examples
What should a daughter say in a eulogy for her mother? How do you begin? To help and inspire read 5 genuinely heartfelt eulogies for mothers from daughters.
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Eulogy examples | 70 + heartfelt funeral speeches
Eulogy examples for loved family members, friends and colleagues shared by readers worldwide. Use them as inspiration and help for the eulogy you need to write.
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How to write a good speech [7 easily followed steps]
A step by step guide for writing a great speech. Learn how to engage your audience from start to finish. With examples and a printable speech outline.
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A tribute to Jaye, my sister-in-law: a heartfelt example eulogy
A eulogy for a much-loved sister-in-law full of personal stories, ending with a touching poem.
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How to read a speech effectively
How to read a speech effectively - 4 good ways to sound natural while reading a manuscript
Impromptu Speech Topics -11 themed lists: 116+ fun topic ideas
Impromptu Speech Topics - 11 themed lists of creative fun topic ideas for impromptu speaking practice.
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Eulogy for my grandmother Bertha
My eulogy for my grandmother - a beautiful example of a heartfelt, genuinely moving funeral speech for a much-loved grandma from her grandson.
Public speaking activities and games | 40+ fun skill builders
Public speaking activities and games for middle school up - 40 + fun adaptable exercises, many with free printables, to build confidence & skills.
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Funny how-to speech topics for demonstration speeches
188 funny how-to speech topics because demonstration speeches don't always need to be either useful or serious.☺ Go on, chose a topic to make them laugh!
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Birthday speeches for milestone celebrations: a 50th speech sample
Birthday speeches: In need of inspiration? Read this warm, witty 50th roast/toast example. Use it as a guide for the speech you need to write.
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Fun speech topics for kids of all ages
Fun speech topics: a light-hearted list of 60 giggle, chortle and smile ideas for humorous speeches. Suitable for kids of all ages.
Tell this story picture prompts: 41 images for impromptu speaking
Printable tell-this-story picture prompts for impromptu speaking practice. Guidelines, plus 2 more printables, for 7 skill and confidence building activities.
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Sample eulogies - Help and resources to write a eulogy
70+ example eulogies and resources to help you write a loving eulogy for a mother, father, sister, brother, friend... Comprehensive, caring, step by step help.
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Benefits of public speaking: 14 good reasons to let go of fear
14 benefits of public speaking: compelling motivators to get over fear of public speaking: increased chances of professional success, social connection...
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How is your teaching voice? The impact of voice quality on students.
What's the quality of your teaching voice? Research shows a stressed voice impacts student learning. Tips to develop and sustain a dynamic, healthy voice.
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Activities for public speaking: 10 superb skill building improv games
10 fun effective impromptu activities to build competent, confident public speaking skills. Suitable middle school up.
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Maid of honor sister speech | a template and example speech
Write a heartfelt maid of honor speech for your sister using a FREE 5-step printable speech outline template. Full guidelines. Plus, an example speech.
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How to rehearse a speech well [7 steps to brilliance☺]
How to rehearse a speech: 7 step by step rehearsal tips for public speaking success. Banish ordinary. Be extraordinary!
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How to use props (visual aids) effectively in speeches/presentations
How to use props or visual aids effectively: 10 tips, (and more), to help speakers enhance their message and engage with their audiences.
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Controversial speech topics for high school and college
242 good current controversial or argumentative speech topics with comprehensive guidelines on how to craft an excellent argumentative speech.
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Humorous speech contest - the whole truth and nothing but the truth
Humorous speech - What happens when funny is not enough, especially when you've entered a speech contest! With an example speech.
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How to end a speech effectively - 3 example closes with power
Examples of effective speech conclusions, with audio, to help prepare a memorable closing statement to support your speech purpose.
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Eulogy for a special Dad - a heartfelt tribute from his daughter
An example eulogy for a very special Dad from his daughter - loving personal stories, beautifully told. Use it to help write a eulogy for your own father.
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Thank you quotes for a vote of thanks speech or a note of appreciation
Thank you quotes: 38 of the best quotations to help you say 'thank you' creatively and meaningfully.
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Breathing exercises for public speaking anxiety and voice quality
Two breathing exercises for public speaking with multiple variations: easy to use - will effectively lessen nervous tension while improving voice quality.
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Voice health for public speakers [6 dos & don'ts plus resources]
Good voice health guidelines for professional public speakers: teachers, call-center workers, coaches. Practical tips plus resources.
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From fear to fun in 28 ways
A complete one stop resource to scuttle fear in the best of all possible ways - with laughter.
