How to Prepare a Speech

Oh, my gosh! Did someone just say "speech"? Not a speech! The word "speech" strikes terror through everyone that hears it, especially if you've never written one before. Well, have no fear. I'm going to guide you through your first speech.
The first step in writing a speech is to pick a topic. The topic should relate to your audience and be interesting to you. If you're not interested in your topic, then you won't want to research it and chances are your audience won't find it interesting either. …