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IMO, these kind of statements are boring. I mean, everyone says that and really, you dont really mean it. even if you did mean it, you did you have it written it down and planned to say it ahead of time?My english speeches are always my essay for the question with a "Good morning/afternoon teachers and fellow students" at the beginning and a "Thank you for listening" at the end.
The teacher's don't care about it being interesting, just that you argue your thesis/point well so don't have any meaningless BS in the introduction to make it interesting.
For example, in our last english speech the essays that achieved the highest marks (19s and 20s) didn't have any meaningless BS and those that did got no higher than 17 because they spent too much time going on about nonsense.
Just be sure to make i contact with the audience and you'll be find![]()
Honestly, I wouldn't greet the audience or thank them. I've been doing debating and public speaking for years, and that sort of stuff annoys the adjudicators, or any kind of marker. It sounds quite childish by senior school. You could acknowledge the audience by saying something like, "Members of the audience ...", if you don't want to seem impolite. Saying thanks at the end of a speech can also ruin a strong ending, and that's not what you want. Aim to finish with a strong statement, and make it loud. That way, they'll remember youMy english speeches are always my essay for the question with a "Good morning/afternoon teachers and fellow students" at the beginning and a "Thank you for listening" at the end.
IMO, these kind of statements are boring. I mean, everyone says that and really, you dont really mean it. even if you did mean it, you did you have it written it down and planned to say it ahead of time?
They might be boring but I only greet them because i have to. It's kind of hard not to greet/thank them when "engaging your audience" is in criteria. Unless you want to ask a hypothetical question, I don't know how else you would do it.Honestly, I wouldn't greet the audience or thank them.
"Good morning/afternoon teachers and fellow students" and "Thank you for listening"They might be boring but I only greet them because i have to. It's kind of hard not to greet/thank them when "engaging your audience" is in criteria. Unless you want to ask a hypothetical question, I don't know how else you would do it.
No, but i would if it was in the criteria.I have never said "good morning/afternoon" in a speech and have always gotten close to full marks. It wastes time and audience interaction is achieved through eye contact, rhetorical questions etc.
Would you write "thank you for reading" at the bottom of an essay?
Saying things like "thank you for listening" etc are pointless, but that doesn't mean engaging with your audience is a waste of time; a large proportion of marks are often allocated to the delivery of the speech, it is after all a speech, not an essay.high school speeches are just essay read out loud so saying stuff like that IMO is kinda time wasting, what they are looking for is analysis and how u are able to tie it to your thesis.