Chances are that within the next 12 months you may be called upon to deliver remarks in public. Despite the occasion, there are structural elements to speechwriting that transcend specificities of event, gender and subject. The following components are elements every speech requires:
Structure
Speechwriting is an art that depends on your ability to be succinct without being short; descriptive without becoming pedantic, and; earnest without sounding saccharine or stilted. Speech writing can seem like eating an elephant, and the best way to do that is one bite at a time. Your first bite is developing an outline.
The best approach to crafting remarks is often by creating an undergirding and then building upon that foundation. Similar to a term paper or report, creating a simple outline will allow you to expand in an ordered fashion and help your speech take shape.