A speech is an effective way of communicating a message to a large audience.
It is one of the ways of spreading awareness regarding social issues or giving
information regarding other important issues. As a form of writing, a speech is
similar to an article except that it begins with a formal address to the audience,
is more conversational in tone and concludes with a ‘Thank you’. A speech is
written for a specific purpose like informing, persuading, convincing or
entertaining an audience.
Components of a Speech Introduction
Introduction
It begins with greeting the Chief Guest / Principal / teachers and other listeners.
It may include a striking statement, short anecdote, a saying or anything else
which will immediately make the audience interested. Then the topic of the
speech will be announced along with the occasion, if required.
Elaboration of the topic
It will include a sequence of ideas to build up to the summing up and
conclusion. You may include examples, evidence or data to support the ideas.
Summing up
Summarise the most important points in your speech but do not repeat them.
Conclusion.
Depending on the purpose of your speech, conclude with a call for an action, an
appeal, a warning, a request and an expression of thanks.
Points to be Kept in Mind
● A speech should begin with a catchy introduction in the form of an
anecdote, quotation, statistical data or a thought provoking question.
● A speech must reflect the speaker’s clarity of thought, accuracy of facts
and a balanced view through a comparison and contrast with other
viewpoints.
● A speech may also give reference to newspaper reports, posters,
advertisements or other stimuli.
● Restrict the main part of the speech to the word limit of 150-200 words.
Speech Writing Format for Class 11 CBSE
To enforce strict discipline in schools and colleges is a great problem nowadays.
Write a speech in 100-120 words to be delivered in the school morning
assembly on the problem of discipline. You are Mohini/Mohit.
Question 1.
In order to promote reading habits in the students, your school has organised a
Library Week. You are Ranjan/Reena. You have to speak in the morning
assembly and inform the students about the week-long programme. You have
noted the following points:
● days and dates
● new arrivals displayed
● exhibition of books by some publishers
● famous authors, I poets to visit and interact with students
● quizzes and competitions
● more facilities in the library
● new teenage magazines
Write your speech in 120-150 words.
LIBRARY WEEK
Respected Principal,-Vice-Principal, teachers, and friends.
It gives me great pleasure to speak to you about the Library Week that our
school has organised from 2nd to 9th September this year. This week is slightly
different from the others. Here we have to shift the focus to mental attainment.
The aim of celebrating this week is to inculcate reading habits among students.
Reading, you know makes a man perfect. So new arrivals in the reference
section such as the encyclopedia and dictionaries as well as general books will
be displayed. National Book Trust and Oxford University Press are putting up an
exhibition. We have invited Dr. Kailash Vajpayee to inaugurate the exhibition. He
will autograph the books and interact with students.
During the week, a quiz competition will be organised. The Reading section will
have more new magazines for teenagers’ interest.
I appeal to all of you to spend as much free time in the library as you can.
Thank you.
Question 2.
Media has a stronghold on society. Write a speech in 120-150 words, on how
media influences public opinion, to be delivered in the school assembly.
Answer:
Respected Principal Sir,
Honourable teachers and my dear friends, I, Mehak Prasad of class Xl-C, will
enlighten you today on the fact that the media has a stronghold on society.
It influences public opinion significantly because people consider true whatever
the media depicts, whether it is the electronic media like TV and Radio, social
media like Facebook and Twitter, cyber media like the Internet and e-mail, or the
print media like newspapers and magazines. However, in some cases, the actual
situation is totally different from what is depicted in the media. Media dramatises
the information to serve its own ends, and usually to gain popularity.
Everybody, is exposed to different forms of media. People are not always able
to separate fact from opinion and believe or disbelieve what they see, hear, or
read. This moulds their opinions and actions, thus enabling the media to have a
stronghold on society.
Over reporting as well as under-reporting can lead to misinformed opinions. It is
for the journalistic community to take initiative and seek to address the various
concerns regarding the profession. The public also should be discerning enough
to separate facts from opinions and form one’s viewpoint accordingly.
Thank you.
