I have a dream today! I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of “interposition” and “nullification” - one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.
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I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. Martin Luther King - I Have A Dream Transcript snippetĪnd so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. You can add these in after your first draft of the speech has been written. Spend time planning which of these language techniques you will use in your speech.
The power of three is used in all aspects of speaking in public and by the media. Messages and words are remembered best in groups of three. Don’t be afraid to wait 3-5 seconds before speaking, adding maximum impact to your words. This is a good literary technique to use for the key message of your speech. This adds impact to sentence just before or after the pause. Use questions throughout and leave pauses after, letting the audience think about an answer. It engages the audience and gets them thinking about your speech early on. Start your next presentation with an open question.
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