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Today’s Speaker: YOU!
You’ve probably already spoken in front of your class or a large group before. If you haven’t, you’re bound to do it sooner or later!! Public speaking is an important skill, both for school and the workplace. Do you know when and where YOU might be asked to speak or give a speech?

There are tons of situations in which you might have to give a speech: at school, in clubs, in student government, in sports, or later on in work or social settings. Here are some examples of types of speeches:

  • Graduation or promotion
  • Acceptance (for awards, honors, scholarships, etc.)
  • Impromptu (speeches you give with little if any preparation)
  • Presentation (either as a school project or part of your job later in life)
  • Group project (in school or on the job)
  • Election (when you’re running for student office or public office)
  • Teaching (If you give a lecture when helping to lead a class, or if you’re someday a teacher)

Here are some other times you might find yourself on stage:

  • Plays or theater (if you’ve got a part in the school play)
  • Singing
  • Presenting awards during an assembly or awards night
  • Before a game (if you’re the captain of your team and you want to motivate everyone)
Quick Facts

Top 5 Most Important Political Speeches of the 20th Century:

1. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream”

2. John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s “Inaugural Address”

3. Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “First Inaugural Address”

4. Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation”

5. Barbara Charline Jordan’s “1976 DNC Keynote Address”

This information was gathered by Stephen E. Lucas and Martin J. Medhurst, and according to 137 scholars of American speeches.

 
 
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