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From a purely fiction writing standpoint, I'd analyze the situation in which your story has the speech in and use that as the basis from where you start writing. Are the listeners educated? Are they average joes?
I've been teaching for over ten years and have a sense of what university students most typically struggle with when it comes to essay writing. I've talked with other instructors and put together a quick list of common errors - if you're heading into your first midterms, watch out for these!
I recommend listening to a bunch of talks and seeing what resonates with you. For example, find a TED talk on a topic that interests you and listen to a good one and see what that speaker does that keeps you engaged. Here are some things that I think are important to consider when writing a speech, given in no particular order: Theme
If you are mixed up, you are confused, often because of emotional or social problems. 2. To be mixed up in something bad, or with someone you disapprove of, means to be involved in it or with them.
Verbs like analyze, compare, discuss, explain, make an argument, propose a solution, trace, or research can help you understand what you’re being asked to do with an assignment. Unless the instructor has specified otherwise, most of your paper assignments at Harvard will ask you to make an argument.
Tips for Organizing Your Essay. If you are used to writing essays that are similar to the five-paragraph essay (one claim and then three points that support that claim), it can be daunting to think about how to structure your ideas in a longer essay.
Recognize and correct errors in mixed sentence construction. A mixed-construction sentence contains parts that do not fit together because of grammatical structure or meaning. These sentence errors occur when writers begin a statement in one way, or one direction, and then unintentionally change grammatical paths. This kind of sentence ...
