Speech by Your Name
Summary: Children between 11 to 16 years must be educated on how to become a good leader. They say that the youth is the hope of every nation. It is important to teach them the proper values such as respect, honestly, integrity, confidence and commitment. While they are still young, it is the appropriate time to motivate them to become a good leader in order for them prepare for the future. The best way to motivate the youth is by teaching them how to excel, keeping a positive attitude and to inspire them to become better citizens of their community.
Audience Analysis
Audience Characteristics
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Age Range: 11 – 16 Years
Gender: Male and Female
Occupation: Students in 11th grade to high school
Religious Affiliation: Not applicable
Economic and Social Status: Low to high income families
Audience Knowledge
Regarding my subject how are my listeners unlike me?
- They are students and are minors
- They do not have concrete goals in life
- They do not know the concept of responsibility and lack management skills
- They do not know the concept of hard work and dedication
What terms and concepts will they probably not understand?
- Future Career
- Long term plans in the future
- Social responsibility
- Commitment to serve people
- Becoming good role model in the community
What do I need to tell them so that they understand my meaning?
- Making plans for self-enhancement to have a better life tomorrow
- Building a career path a young age to have a good future
- Studying hard and earning good grades show a sense of responsibility
- Being able to communicate well with people around you
- Developing the qualities of a good leader such as trust, respect, honesty and commitment
What misconceptions they might have?
- Being a leader is hard
- They are not capable of becoming good leaders
- Being leader means to extra work
- It is better to become a follower than to become a leader
Audience Psychology
Interest Level: Low; students are less concerned in becoming good leaders because it is means doing hard work.
Attitudes: Towards the Goal – Favorable; they want to become good leaders to have better lives in the future
Towards the Speaker – Unfavorable; they believe that it is just a long and monotonous speech. They expect a repetitive lecture.
Towards the Occasion – Unfavorable; meetings in the school auditorium are part of the usual routine that students are forced to attend. Most of the topics are boring and time-consuming for the students.
Speech
The youth is the hope of the nation. Becoming a good leader should be the goal of every student. Learning the values of dedication, hard work, commitment, respect and the ability to inspire people is what truly makes a good leader. Being a good leader means guiding your people towards the right direction. Developing one’s communication skills is the key to have a harmonious relationship with the members of the group. The ability to inspire the people means the leader gives a positive reinforcement that they are doing the right thing. Being leader does not only mean commanding your followers to do tasks. It requires learning to become a better listener by knowing the thoughts and sentiments of the people as they work together towards achieving a common goal.
