1. Write a motivational speech

2. A competition to inspire GB athletes at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.   Could your words really inspire a medal win?
Explain what inspire means if necessary.

3. Sometimes a great speech can stir people to do amazing things…

4. I have the heart and stomach of a king…
In 1588 Queen Elizabeth I of England gave a great speech to English troops as the huge Spanish Armada of ships approached to invade the country.
Explain this was over 400 years ago.
© The Hatfield House

5. We will fight on the beaches…
In World War II, Prime Minister Winston Churchill gave many great speeches to help the country to put everything into winning a victory against an evil enemy.
Read the text to help less able readers.
This website is very useful for speech content:

6. I have a dream…
In 1963, Martin Luther King made a great speech which helped to bring about equal rights for black people in the USA and beyond.
Explain who Martin Luther King was and why this speech was so important.
National Archives photo no. 111-B-4246 (Brady Collection)

7. Great sports coaches have also inspired their teams to go on to amazing wins.

8. It’s good to have a challenge…
In 2012, British Athletics Manager Paula Dunn helped ParalympicsGB win 11 gold medals in athletics at the London Paralympic Games.
Read aloud the text.
It’s good to have a challenge…

9. Now you can write a speech to inspire GB athletes to success at Rio Enter this competition and you could win the chance for you and your classmates to have an experience day at The National Tennis Centre in London, win free tennis equipment for your school or even get tickets to Wimbledon in 2017.
Explain the prize.

10. Team GB and ParalympicsGB athletes might even get to see or read your speech! You really could inspire them to a great win!
The winning speeches will be passed on to the athletes!

11. You can either write a short speech to motivate the teams or make a video of you giving the speech.
The speech is just 200 words max so really quite short.

12. How to write a good speech
You need to think about what will inspire the athletes.
Think what will motivate them.
Ask them to think about the nation behind them, perhaps?
Explain each point.

13. Speech-writing tips: KISS – keep it short and simple!
Make three main points
Use metaphors and similes
Repetition can work
Be sincere
Mention what is at stake
Read it aloud
Read these aloud and expand them as necessary.

14. Making a speech
If you are doing a video you need to deliver the speech with passion. It’s better to learn it than read it off a page. Think about the key words and phrases. Use your hands. Believe in what you say. Go for it!
Read aloud.

15. Good luck!