Motivational Speeches
What do you know about child labour and sweat shops?
How old do you think someone has to be to make an impact in the world?
The German boy Felix Finkbeiner was even younger when he started his campaign plant-for-the-planet and then gave a speech in front of the UN.
Watch the speech. What makes Felix a good speaker?
Do you feel like you are good-looking? Do you mock people because of the way they look?
This girl explains how she felt after being called "the world's ugliest woman". Write down what she says she felt like, when she found out.
How did she turn the situation around for herself?
Severn Suzuki was 13 years old, when she spoke at the Earth Summit 1992. Later she became famous as the girl who silenced the world.
16 year old Tara Suri and Niha Jain talk about their project and what you can get out of "failing".
Political Speeches
What do you think Obama said after Osama bin Laden was killed?
Watch the speech at least twice. First, focus on the speech itself, just listen and understand.
Then, read the remarks and questions and stop the video to reflect on and answer these.
Listen to Michelle Obama's speech.
Notice how she uses emotional language to convince.
And pay attention to how she talks about opponents and utters criticism without mentioning their names or accusing them.
Listen to Donald Trump's acceptance speech.
What does he say about how he is going to rule the USA. How does this relate to his speeches in the campaign?
How does he use the terms THEM and US?
Do you agree with this review of his speech?
This video analyses how Trump typically answers a question.
US-American History - in speeches