Speeches

During the upcoming weeks we will be looking at, analysing, preparing and giving our own speeches.

w. 37 We will be looking at different rhetorical devices. You will listen to two speeches which you will compare and analyse.

w. 38-40 You will be working on your own speech My Possible Future.

w. 41 You will be giving your speech to a small group and will be given time to improve your speech.

w. 42 You will be giving your speech to the rest of the group.

Instructions are available under each "Uppgift", but you can also click here.

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Speech analysis

Listen to two speeches and compare them. Follow the instructions below and choose two speeches from the list below.

Compare two speeches:

1. What is the message of each individual speech? Explain!

2. Is the message similar in any way? Explain!

3. Are the two speeches interesting (hold your attention)? Explain!

4. Is the length appropriate? Explain!

5. Is the language formal or informal? Give examples!

6. How does the speaker capture the attention of the audience? Give examples!

7. How does the speaker use stylistics and/or rhetorical devices in the speech? Give examples!

8. What will you remember from each speech? Explain!

Speeches:

Emma Watson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9SUAcNlVQ4&t=97s

Megan Markle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkb-zg4JCLk&t=22s

Martin Luther King Jr.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I47Y6VHc3Ms

Winston Churchill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyoMp2JceOw

Dr Randy Pausch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncoSRKoU6GQ&t=120s

Oprah Winfrey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN5HV79_8B8