Speech Writing

Master the art of crafting compelling speeches with techniques for structuring content, engaging audiences, managing nerves, and delivering your message with confidence and impact.

Handouts and Interactive Elements

As a speaker, you always need to engage your listeners; consequently, you may find yourself considering adding handouts and interactive elements into your ne...

Historical Speeches: What Made Them Great

Sir Winston Churchill’s 1940 “Blood, Sweat and Tears” speech. Franklin Roosevelt’s declaration of war in 1941. Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I Have a...

How to Make Sure Your Speech Flows

It’s very important that your speech have an intrinsic rhythm or “flow”; otherwise, it may come across to listeners as staccato, dull and/or uninspirin...

The General Outline of a Speech

There are many ways to plan for and, eventually, write down a speech. Depending upon your subject matter, you may have to include any number of variables, fr...

Unusual Elements to Add to a Speech

Many public speakers forget that (unless they are reading verbatim what someone else has written) they are in charge of their speeches. Consequently, rather...

Ways to Engage Your Audience

Presenters need audiences in order for speeches to be exemplary; therefore, it’s critical to keep your listeners engaged in what you’re saying from begin...