The shortest speech I ever heard was a wedding speech. The groom stood up at his wedding and said, 'thank you' and then sat down. A popular saying goes, you don't plan to fail, you fail to plan.
My audience was technical college students. Not yet started work. They were under 18. they need to give speeches to their fellow students and will need confidence to speak up when starting work.
I talked about starting planning a speech with the end or purpose in mind. What do you want people to feel, decide and do?
Consider both your aims and those of your audience. Choose a suitable title so the audience knows what to expect.
Have an amusing, attention-getting start. Why is your speech subject important to them.
You might
Tell one two or three or more personal stories. Explain how many stories you will tell. A simple clear method is to count them off on your hands. I should say fingers, no hands. Keep clarifying.
Or move across the stage. You could tell one story from your childhood, another from secondary school, a third from college days.
Ideally end echoing your beginning.
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