Parts of a Speech

[Niko]

Presenting a Speech

The main parts of a speech consists of Introduction, Body and Conclusion. Below you will find a break down of the parts of a speech and sample phrases you can use.

INTRODUCTION

1. Welcome
   Good morning / afternoon / evening (Ladies and Gentlemen). Thank you for coming / being here.
2. Who are you?
   My name is / I am __________ from __________ .
3. What will you talk about?
   Today I will / am going to / would like to talk about ....
   What I will / am going to / would lke to talk about today is ....

INTRODUCTION SIGNPOSTS

First / Firstly, I'll tell you / talk about __________ , then second / secondly __________, next / third / thirdly __________ and finally / lastly I'll tell you / talk about __________ .

BODY SIGNPOSTS

1. Let's begin / start with __________ .
   Let me begin / start with __________ .
2. My next point is __________ .
   Now turning to __________ .
   Let me now move on to __________ .
   Next __________ .
3. Finally __________ .
   Lastly __________ .

CONCLUSION

In conclusion ....
So to summarise ....
So, as I've said ....
Today I talked about ....

CLOSING

Thank you for listening / your attention.
Do you have any questions?
I'd be happy to answer your / any questions.

Further reference on how to give a good speech can be found at http://www.aacircle.com.au/forums/es...od-speech.html.

[Niko]

Here is a sample speech based on the outlines in the previous post. You'll see it's quite simple and most adult students should be able to handle something similar.

Introduction

Good afternoon, ladies and gentleman. My name is Takashi Kimura.

Today I'd like to talk about my hometown. You should visit my hometown of Fushimi. It's a great place to visit.

First, I'm going to tell you where it is, and second, I'm going to tell you what it's famous for.

Body

My hometown is in the southern part of Kyoto prefecture. It's near Kyoto station. You can get there by JR or Keihan. It takes about 40 minutes from Osaka.

Now you know where my hometown is. Next I'll tell you what it's famous for.

Fushimi is famous for the Fushimi Inari Shrine. The God of Business is worshipped there. A lot of people go there on New Year's Day. You can see 1000 Toriis ("Senbon Dorii") there.

Conclusion

Today I told you two things about my hometown. First where it is and second what it's famous for. Remember that it takes only 40 minutes to get there from Osaka and the God of Business is worshipped there.

I hope you visit Fushimi someday.