57. How do I give a great 2 minute speech?

By Olga Smith

23 June 2020

  1. Identify the topic, the title, and the purpose of your speech. Below are examples of a speech purpose:

Informing
Inspiring
Persuading
Selling
Creating relationships and partnerships
Introducing yourself to others

2. Prepare in advance your 2–3 key points and remember that a good presentation includes:

  • Engaging beginning, for example with a powerful quote or questions that create interest in your audience

  • Good structure: introduction, main part and conclusion

  • A powerful ending that is memorable for the audience

  • Clear messages which are stressed appropriately

  • Connection with the audience on an emotional level

3. Take your mobile phone and open voice memos. Start speaking and record your first speech on this subject. Then listen to it and make notes:

  1. What else do you want to add to your speech

  2. What you like in your speech

  3. What you dislike in your speech and delete it

4. After that take the phone and record your improved/edited speech one more time.

5. Then type your speech.

Below is the list of main rules of speech writing and presenting:
Stress the most important words that contain the meaning and the essence of a sentence. As a rule, we stress numbers, names, strong words like "never", "not" and words that carry the most important meaning in a sentence.

Write short sentences and use short punchy words. There is a difference between a written and a spoken word. It is fine to use long sentences if you write a PhD thesis or a scientific article for a magazine because readers can read it several times if needed. But if you speak in long sentences, then your listeners might feel lost in words and lose the plot. Thus you might fail to deliver your message.

Make sure you have good articulation and clear speech which you can master with the app Get Rid of your Accent. You will find rules and practical exercises for voice modulation and use of pauses in the apps "4Ps, Power, Pitch, Pace, Pause" and "Fluent English Speech". They will help you to make your speeches impressive, powerful and interesting.

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