World Hunger Speech Writing

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World Hunger

Speech Writing
If you were going
to write a speech
about world
hunger, what
would you write
about?
Does everyone have enough food? Why?
What could we do about that?
What is the To entertain
To inform
and/or to
most and/or amuse.
persuade.

common What do you

purpose of To advise
and/or
think the
purpose of a
speech about
a speech? describe.
world hunger
would be?
Tips for Writing a
Speech
Tip 1: be memorable from the very first
sentence.
• You want to ensure that your audience is listening to you from the very start
of your speech.
• Include a shocking fact or statistic:  
‘Recently, I found out that up to one million species of plants and animals are
threatened with extinction at this very moment.’
• Begin with a rhetorical question:
How would you feel if you couldn’t feed your children?
• Use a powerful image:  
‘Imagine a huge clock - the slow, steady tick filling this room. Counting away
the seconds and minutes we have left to act.’
Tip 2: tone of voice
What tone of voice should you use for the purpose of your speech?
• Authoritative.
• Caring.
• Cheerful.
• Harsh.
• Conversational.
• Casual.
Tip 3: Repetition is key
• Repeating the same word, phrase or idea more than once for
emphasis.
• Saying things in groups of 3 or repeating the same thing 3 times to
help your audience to pay attention to the information.
Tip 4: using rhetorical devices
Technique Examples

Flattery - complimenting your audience. A person of your intelligence deserves much better than this.

Hyperbole - exaggerated language used for effect. It is simply out of this world strong> – stunning!

Personal pronouns - ‘I’, ‘you’ and ‘we’. You are the key to this entire idea succeeding - we will be with
you all the way. I can’t thank you enough!

Imperatives - instructional language. Get on board and join us!

Safer streets means comfort, reassurance and peace of


Triples - grouping language in threes.
mind for you, your family and your friends.

Emotive language - language that appeals to the emotions. There are thousands of animals at the mercy of our selfishness.

Statistics and figures - factual data used in a persuasive way. 80% of people agreed that this would change their community
for the better.
Rhetorical question - a question which implies its own answer. Who doesn’t want success?
Tip 5: end with impact
• It can be useful to include phrases directed at the audience that highlight
you’re ending the speech:
‘My final message to you is…’
‘In conclusion, it is clear that…’
• Or you may want to finish your speech with a powerful image, question or
memorable idea:
‘Do we really want to be responsible for the destruction of our environment?’
• And finally…
Don’t forget to thank your audience for giving you their time!
‘Thank you all for listening today.’
Suggested Structure

Introduction – What is the problem?

1st paragraph – Who is affected?

2nd paragraph – What can we do/how can we help?

3rd paragraph – Why should we help?

Conclusion – final paragraph to reiterate your message.


Some 811 million people still go hungry.

facts you World hunger is on the rise, affecting 9.9% of people


globally.

may want From 2019 to 2020, the number of undernourished

to use: people grew by 161 million, caused mostly by conflict,


climate change, and the Covid-19 pandemic.

You can also research more facts at home or make


facts and statistics up, as long as they are realistic!

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