Successfully speaking

Years 7 to 10 public speaking
Creative Class Literature and language arts
Tags: Public speaking

The secret behind great speeches

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Himaja Dave delivering a speech

Learning intentions

  • consider what ‘public speaking’ means and the relationship between context, purpose and audience
  • analyse the specific context, purpose and common characteristics of a number of famous speeches
  • ‍reflect on the difference between great speeches and less successful ones