Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is arguably one of the most quoted, and one of the most famous, speeches in history. This two-minute, ten-sentence speech can teach us a lot about how to write a great speech.
- Keep it short
- Abandon the formalities
- Have purpose
- Connect to your audience’s hearts
- Speak to larger truths
- Speak to the larger audience
- Use imagery
- Recall more famous lines
- Revise, revise, revise
- End strong
These tips aren’t suitable for all talks but they’re all good tips, nonetheless.
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One response to “10 Speech Writing Tips from Lincoln”
These are 10 good pointers for successful public speaking. Buried in the early pointers is undoubtedly a large amount of planning and preparation.
Peter
Communication Skills Development