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This ready-to-use resource includes two model persuasive speeches written about popular public figures:

• “Why Taylor Swift Is the Best Female Artist Ever”
• “Why Lionel Messi Is the Best Footballer Ever”

Each speech models a range of rhetorical and persuasive techniques in a clear, accessible style. Students are encouraged to identify techniques in context, building their confidence and critical literacy skills.

What’s Included

• Student versions of both speeches with an analysis task
• Teacher versions with speech techniques fully annotated and matched to examples
• A speech writing techniques reference sheet (14 techniques with definitions, examples, and effects)

Skills Developed

• Analysing speech techniques
• Understanding tone, audience, and persuasive structure
• Using rhetorical strategies in original writing
• Engaging with topical, relatable content to build confidence in speech writing