Speech Writing: Find the Storyteller in You
The Bare Bones: What Makes a Good Speech? 1
A course by Adebola Rayo , Storyteller
About the video: The Bare Bones: What Makes a Good Speech? 1
Overview
“Speech writing is unlike most writing genres because its output is usually delivered verbally to an audience within a limited time frame. How do you make a clear, engaging point without boring people or being too brusque? That’s what I will teach you in this lesson.”
In this video lesson Adebola Rayo addresses the topic: The Bare Bones: What Makes a Good Speech? 1 , which is part of the Domestika online course: Speech Writing: Find the Storyteller in You. Learn how to write and deliver speeches that resonate with listeners by exploring fundamental storytelling principles to address your audience .
Partial transcription of the video
“The Bare Bones: What Makes a Good Speech? Now that you know how a speech differs from other forms of public speaking, let's get into writing them. Speechwriting is unlike most writing genders because its output is usually delivered verbally to an audience within a limited time. How do you make a clear, engaging point without being boring or being too brusque? I'll teach you that in this lesson. After you listen to a speech, you'll probably remember the stories, the data, the quotes or the questions from that speech. Those are the things you hear. But all of them are crafted from other ingre...”
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Course summary for: Speech Writing: Find the Storyteller in You
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Marketing & Business -
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Communication, Creative Writing, Marketing, Non-Fiction Writing, Storytelling
Adebola Rayo
A course by Adebola Rayo
Adebola Rayo Falade is a professional storyteller and the co-owner of the communications company, Asterism. Encouraged by her father, she learned to think critically about stories, essays, and other forms of writing from a young age and knew she wanted to be a writer. She went on to complete a master’s in corporate and marketing communication from IE Business School in Madrid before working as a copy editor and later a speechwriter for the Governor of Lagos.
Since then, Adebola has put her expertise in writing, editing, and book consulting into the storytelling company she co-owns. Her short stories and articles have appeared in Lagos Noir, The Republic, and Lagos 2060, among other publications.
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