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Empower your students: visualization for confident public speaking
Overcome public speaking anxiety with proven visualization techniques. 5 printable scripts plus practical step-by-step strategies for teachers & students.
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write-out-loud.com's sitemap: all its pages at a glance
Find the public speaking articles and resources you want by using the site search box or the index of main headings.
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Speech examples: many different types to read before you write
Speech examples: farewell, birthday, tribute, welcome, introduction, engagement, eulogy and more. Kick start your creativity by reading before you write.
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Storytelling in speeches - how to actively engage your audience
Storytelling in speeches keeps your audience actively listening. 6 tips to make them laugh, sigh, or gasp with wonder through sharing real, relevant stories.
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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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Examples of narrative speech topics | 125 ideas for your story speech
Examples of narrative speech topics: 125 strong ideas for effective story telling speeches, preparation guidelines, plus a printable narrative speech outline.
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A storytelling speech sample: From chains to legacy
A true narrative speech on the impact of slavery illustrating the power of voice, body language, and story
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Diction exercises: 44 of the best tongue twisters for clear speech.
Diction exercises: have fun listening & learning how to improve your diction (enunciation) with the very best & toughest tongue twisters. With a printable.
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How to write a retirement speech: an easily followed guide
Step-by-step guidelines, with examples, on how to gather ideas and structure them for an effective retirement speech. With retirement quotations to use.
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Retirement speech sample - a teacher's farewell address
Need a retirement speech sample to read? Use this sincere and warm farewell speech from a teacher to help kick-start the process of writing your own.
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The 4 modes of speech delivery: an overview, plus their pros and cons
The 4 methods of speech delivery: manuscript, memorized, impromptu and extemporaneous. Find out how to choose the right one to fit your topic and audience.
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Table topics - Toastmasters: 80+ themed table topics questions
Table topics - Toastmasters: an overview, plus 4 themed lists of questions with printables: Christmas, music, life-lessons, thought-provoking...
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Thanksgiving speech: How to craft a warm and simple toast
Your thanksgiving speech for a family dinner or community event made easier. Read the example, choose a theme, complete the template, practice and deliver.
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Christmas speech sample: an 'awesome' template to adapt
Christmas speech sample for an office party: a flexible, easily adaptable speech to use as a starting point for writing your own.
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Company Christmas party speech | 2 short and sweet examples
Write a company Christmas party speech: 2 succinct sincere examples to help you prepare a short meaningful speech for the annual office party.
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Christmas speeches: how to write the best Christmas speech ever!☺
Christmas speeches for your company or office Christmas party made joyfully easy with a step-by-step speech template and free printable outline. With examples.
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Welcome to the family speeches - a template to personalize
A short, sincere, adaptable speech to warmly welcome a newcomer to the family. Get the printable and change it to make it your own.
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Teach yourself about body language and increase your speech impact
Giving a speech? Learn about body language and its importance - tips and exercises to make sure your body tells the story you want it to when you speak.
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Sample speech outline: examples with a printable template☺
Sample speech outline: how to outline a speech effectively - guidelines, with examples. Plus, a printable blank outline to download.
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Commemorative speech topic: ideas to inspire your audience
Commemorative speech topic: how to find the perfect idea to celebrate the occasion and to inspire your audience. [Plus resource links].
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Tribute speech guide - how to prepare a commemorative speech
Tribute Speech: a step-by-step guide, with examples, to prepare a sincere commemorative speech.
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Eulogy for Grandfather: Examples + inspiration for a heartfelt tribute
Struggling to find the right words? These two examples of a eulogy for a grandfather will provide a good starting point for honoring your loved one's memory.
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Building rapport - understanding your audience
Building rapport for public speakers: 9 ways to engage effectively and quickly with your audience.
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Good-bye public speaking fears - a free 7 part e-course
Help for public speaking fears - a 7 part free e-course of practical strategies to rid yourself of public speaking anxiety. Change 'can't' for 'can' now!
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How to write a good speech [7 easily followed steps]
A thorough 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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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.
Student Council speech example | secretary
An example of an effective student council secretary speech to use to help you easily write your own. With a printable planner and speech outline.
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Student Council speech | Treasurer example
An example student council treasurer speech to use to help you easily write your own. With a printable planner and speech outline.
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Student Council Speeches: How to Write a Winning Speech
Student Council Speeches: a template, with a printable planner and outline to easily write your 'vote for me' student council speech. + Example speeches.
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Sample Eulogy: two funeral speech examples
Read a sample eulogy to help you write. There are two here; different in style, unique, as were the people they celebrate.
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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.
