Guidelines for Creating a Good Speech for Effective Speaking

Speech writing is an art. Not everyone can write a good speech just like not everyone can bake a good cake. However, there are certain sets of guidelines and rules to prepare a good speech. If you keep these in mind, you will surely be able to prepare an effective and crisp speech.

Our subject-matter expert, Rakesh, will introduce you to some general practices that you can follow. Let's hear more about them in the next video:

Great! These tips and tricks are surely going to help you a lot with speech writing. Let's quickly summarise the key takeaways from this video: 

• Guideline for choosing the word limit: 
  • It is extremely important to choose the appropriate number of words to write, and this totally depends on the amount of time that you are allotted to present your speech. 
  • Therefore, as Rakesh mentioned in the video, you should follow the general guideline of Words = Time * 120. This is a general guideline, but you can always adjust the number of words according to the way in which you are going to present the speech.
• Maintain the flow of your speech: 
  • You must always make sure that your speech goes in a good flow and your audience is able to absorb and understand the speech as intended. 
• The rule for buffer time:
  • It is also advisable to keep one or two minutes from the allotted time as a buffer, as this time usually goes in setting up the props. Now, the buffer time can also vary depending on the amount of time that you are allotted. 
• Do not exceed the time allotted:
  • Never prepare a speech that exceeds your time limit; otherwise, your audience will not be able to grasp your speech completely. As a result, they will get distracted and eventually bored.

Now that you know how to prepare a good speech, it is time for you to learn about engaging speech delivery. In the next module, Rakesh will provide some helpful tips and tricks to deliver your speech expressively and perfectly.

Additional Resources:

• How to Become a Speech-Writer: Step-by-Step Career Guide