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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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Tell this story picture prompts: 41 images for impromptu speaking
Quality tell-this-story picture prompts for impromptu speaking practice. Guidelines and printables, for 7 fun skill and confidence building activities.
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180 + unique and truly interesting speech topics for students
Get the best and most interesting speech topics: 180+ informative topics from 5 fascinating subject areas, each with an introductory overview.
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Welcome to the family speeches - a template to personalize
A short, sincere example speech to welcome a new person into your family. Good for weddings & engagements. Get the printable and adapt it to make it your own.
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Retirement speech sample - a teacher's farewell address
Need a retirement speech sample to read? Use this farewell speech from a teacher to help kick-start the process of writing your own.
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Informative speech examples: key features, topics & outlines
Informative speech: examples, topics and outlines for definition, description, demonstration and explanatory informative speeches
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Planning your speech: how to prepare a great speech outline
Planning your speech: how to write an effective audience focused speech outline step by step with examples
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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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How to read a speech effectively
How to read a speech effectively - 4 good ways to sound natural while reading a manuscript
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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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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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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What is delivery in speech? It's HOW you give your speech.
Delivery in speech is its presentation. Discover the 2 basic principles of good speech delivery and get practical tips and exercises to help you excel in both.
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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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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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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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Church welcome speech sample [full text plus resources]
A church welcome speech sample: sincere, brief and effective. Use it as a template to prepare your own welcome speech for church visitors or newcomers.
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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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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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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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Tongue exercises for articulation | Clean clear speech the fun way!
Mrs Tongue Does Her Housework - fun, effective tongue exercises for articulation set to a simple story. With free printable. Suitable for students of all ages.
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Tongue twister games - fun articulation exercises for kids of all ages
Tongue twister games for crisp articulation, fluency and fun. Instructions plus a free printable - 44 tongue twisters and a poem
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Halloween speech topics and activities with printables. Spooktacular!
Halloween speech topics and activities for public speaking classes. Fun, skill and confidence building solo, paired and group activities with 7 free printables.
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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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The fight or flight response and public speaking fear explained
What is the fight or flight response? Find out why and how it kicks in when you have a speech to make.
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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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Writing a persuasive speech: an easily followed 7 step plan
Writing a persuasive speech - a checklist with examples: how to choose your topic, set a goal, analyze your audience, and select a speech pattern to use.
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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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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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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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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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Impromptu speech outline: 7 structural patterns with examples
How to prepare an effective impromptu speech outline:7 organizational patterns: each with examples and a printable speech outline template.
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Banishing impromptu speaking blues: tips and templates to succeed
Impromptu speaking: Yes, you CAN learn to love it. Become confident and competent. Get the effective strategies you need to succeed.
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An 18th birthday speech example
An example 18th birthday speech of thanks to family and friends for helping celebrate the speaker's very special day.
Thanksgiving speech: how to prepare a perfect toast
Your thanksgiving speech made easier- read the example, choose a theme, complete the template, practice and deliver.
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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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Christmas speech sample: an awesome template to adapt
Christmas speech sample: a flexible and easily adaptable speech to use as a starting point for writing your own
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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.
