Do you
- Write Speeches?
- Edit Speeches?
- Deliver Speeches?
- Contribute to Speeches?

If the answer is ‘Yes" then this programme is for you.

How many speeches have you written?
Do you write these for yourself or for someone else? There is a big difference.

Do you find it frustrating to spend hours searching for the right words and stories for the speech?

Let’s face it, writing a speech is tough, and you have to know what to write and how to write it.

There are subtle and significant differences between writing for the ear (speeches) and writing for the eye (print). If you're unaware of what those differences are and haven't mastered the fundamentals of writing for the ear, you'll likely end up writing speeches that sounds boring and uninteresting.

And if you're writing speeches for someone else to present, you have the additional challenge of adapting the speeches to fit the presenter's communication style.

Writing a speech isn't easy, but it can be made easier when you learn the principles and practices used by successful speechwriters.

In this interactive workshop you'll learn more than just the fundamentals of writing a successful speech - - you'll learn the secrets that successful speechwriters use to make good speeches great! Bring a speech you're working on now and you'll immediately be able to apply the tools and techniques you will learn during the session.

Objective

In this one-day session, you'll learn to:
(Using 3 Bs, 6Cs, and 6Ds to illustrate the learning points)

• Boost the confidence of speaker with a timeless message
• Breathe life into some of the boring figures and statistics.
• Blaze the speech with rhetorical devices
• Change old, tired cliches into thought-provoking statements that drive your main points home
• Create catchy phrases that stay in the minds of your audiences long after the speech is finished
• Comprehend and apply the subtle, yet significant differences between writing for the ear (speeches) and writing for the eye (print)
• Conduct a thorough audience analysis that will give your speech a laser-beam focus
• Craft a captivating opening that will create the momentum you need to get your speech off the ground
• Create smooth, seamless transitions that neatly tie points together and advance the speech at a comfortable pace for the audience
• Design word pictures more vivid than PowerPoint Slides
• Determine the most effective methods to organize your speech and when it's best to use each method
• Drive your audience into a frenzy with power words
• Develop dynamic closing statements that drive your audiences to take action
• Discover why the rules of grammar will get you disqualified in the game of speech writing
• Delete unnecessary information that clutters your speech and confuses your audience

Outline

Purpose of your speech

• Types of Speech
• Choose the topic
• Structure of a speech
• Effective Opening
• Memorable Closing
• Interesting Body
• How to strengthen the body
• Smooth Transitions
• What to put in to set the mood
• Paint Word Pictures
• What are the Rhetorical Devices
• How to inject humour
• Simile and Metaphor Cliches
• Quotations
• Watch videos of some important speeches
• Analyse and discuss these speeches

Ernest Chen's Profile

Ernest Chen is the author of Seven Books. He is a speaker, trainer, and mentor to many champions and organisations.

He is the teacher of trainers and speakers. He has over twenty-five years of experience in public speaking, leadership, management, and training. Let Ernest Chen change you, transform you, and inspire you to be an excellent speaker, trainer, leader, and writer.

As a Distinguished Toastmaster, he is known as the Father of Toastmasters movement in Singapore.

Ernest has invested a lifetime in learning – he has BA. MBA and PhD.

Ernest has rendered community service to the country and received many State awards, including PBM and BBM.