Many pupils who don’t shine in the classroom make an impression on the sporting field. That’s why presenting awards for sporting achievements is so important. When you are speaking at such a school prizegiving speak about the benefits sports gives young people. Speak about team spirit and the competitive element. Above all sell the idea that sports people can be a success because of the discipline imposed by training and preparing for sporting fixctures.

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End of year speeches from a teacher should concentrate on the positive of each child.Too often those with academic, sporting, musical or dramatic talents get a mention. Evey child has his or her own talents or skills and you leave them with a sense of self-worth if you mention them particularly. So if a child is helpful, or pleasant or a good listener mention it. If he or she has a smile that lights up a room mention that too. If a child is kind to other children praise him or her. They will not get a degree for such attributes but they are the virutes that will help them later in life. So fill up their bucket of self confidence and tell them why they are marvellous.

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This week I was unexpectedly presented with a sporting award and asked to give a speech. This brings to mind the problems of speaking off the cuff. Unless you are a very accomplished speaker it is wiser to keep it simple and simply say, Thank you I am honoured to be given this award. I shall treasure it.”

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Have you ever been asked to speak to a charity group or a group of bee-keepers? Even if you are a tax expert your speech should relate to the interests of your audience. So you might say that there is tax relief on clothes bought specifically for their work as bee-keepers or that the charity group can claim tax free status. Making it personal is the best way to keep them interested.

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Has it ever occured to you that speaking in church is very different to giving an ordinary speech? If you are reading from the Bible the punctuation and language is totally different to that of our everyday use. So you have to practice reading aloud and you also need to check on those unfamiliar names of people and places. So ask the experts. If you are makign an appeal for a charity for instance, tell a story because that’s the best way to grab the attention of your audience and make them emphasise with the charity in question.Remember too that churches can be bigger than an ordinary hall and make sure the amplification system is working properly before you start.

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