Obviously the first thing you should consider when writing a speech is your subject choice. You may, of course, be overwhelmed by the thought of speaking at all but a well chosen subject will attract your audience. Your subject will, of course, depend upon the occasion and most importantly, it will depend upon the audience. You may have a choice in subject matter or you may not. In some respects I think being given a choice makes it harder.

Whatever you choose I recommend that you write your speech about something that you know about. The reason for this is simple. It will make it easier to find something interesting to say about a subject that you enjoy. Secondly your passion and enthusiasm will communicate itself with your audience.

If you have been given a subject that you consider boring, you will write and give a boring speech unless you can tackle that subject from an unusual angle. If you have to talk about bees, for instance, maybe you could do your speech as though it were written by an overworked Queen Bee. If you are talking about music perhaps you could talk about students who have stumbled their scales on your keys. Stimulate your audience by making their imagination work. It’s the secret of a good speech.

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