Speech

Introduction

• Win your audience’s attention:
  • joke, thought-provoking, saying sth. controversial, citing an interesting quotation
• attract their interest
• introduce yourself
• introduce the subject
• bond with your audience → compliment / positive remark

Main Body

• structure
  • antithetical → problem-solution arrangement
  • progressive → start with the problem and find solutions
• give and support arguments
  • facts, examples. references, quotes
• use rhetorical devices
• use connectives

Conclusion

• summary of the most relevant points of your speech
• finish with a punchy remark, a call for action or sth. personal to reinforce your line of argument.
• relate your finishing remarks to the beginning of your speech in order to round off your speech.