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can you help me with a speech?
I'm giving a speech tomorrow, and it's about "my basketball court" now ive wriiten everything im going to say - EXCEPT the introuction!
which, according to my teacher, is super important!
With that said, here comes my question..
I don't want to say "hey my name is.. and im going to talk about my basketball court" i want a fun way of introducing my speech!
something about the actual game, BASKETBALL, or the basketball court..
I know this is a total challenge for you,
but you're totally a good writer..so thats why im asking.
So thank you - you are truly amazing if you help me with this.
I've been brainstorming but it's not coming to me!
thank you so much :)
for any ideas AT ALL about introducing my speech.
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Oh my god, I'm so sorry. I haven't been on in over three weeks because my power supply had sparks coming out of it so I needed to order a new one. I'm so sorry. How'd the speech go?
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Aww thanks! I just write with my heart, which is my best idea for you, when writing this introduction.
Anyways, I'll be glad to help.
Try this:
"Picture this. Running down the court, 10 seconds left on the clock, and you've got the ball in hand dribbling to make your shot. You do, and the buzzer goes off. You've just won the game. Basketball is life. And this is my story."
That's truly the best I could come up with, haha. It's not the best, but it's okay. Feel free to use that, or mix it up a bit. =] I hope I helped! Good luck with that speech!
♥TiNA
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maybe start off with a story. or you could simply start with Basketball .....
other than that i dont know.
good luck
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Hey! I'm so sorry if this is too late to be of use. I was away all day at a place with no Internet access. If you haven't given your speech yet, maybe you could see this answer at the last minute.
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THe secret to good introductions is to start out very broad and general, and gradually get closer and closer to the main point of your speech. Start out with something very general, like "okay! Who here likes basketball?!"
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TALK to your audience. Don't read it like the Lady of Shallott. Just imagine that you are having a conversation with one person, but don't get slangy.
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I'm sorry if this isn't much help. I would've gotten to this sooner, but I couldn't. Oh, and thanks for the compliment! ;)
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Well, if it was me, I would start of like this:
So many people start off with the trite and overused "Hi my name is..." phrase. But this isn't about me or my life. It's about basketball and the fun of it. When the word basketball is mentioned, a large sum of people will think "Yet another sport. Boring." It is indeed a sport but it's something more than that. It's not about only bouncing the ball and shooting it into hoops. It's much more than that. It's a game where people practice, learn patience, team work, endurance, and compete. Basketball may not seem like much, but it is to a lot of the basketball players. It sounds so small and unimportant, yet it does so much for us. It gives us etermination, helps us relieve stress, and gives us a snese of accomplishment and joy whether we win or lose.
Something like that. I don't know if it's suppose to be serious..or what? lol. Erm if that wasn't what you were looking for, feel free to hit me up with more info and i'll rewrite it. OH yes, you may want to alter some words to fit your personality...=D And good luck =]
PS...if you get nervous...EAT BANANAS!! and protein. Seriously. Eat bananas. They really help calm you down =P
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your teacher's right. it is super imortand. maybe what i would do is maybe start off about how you got it or when you normally go there or maybe why you like it. what also might be a good intro is asking if anyone in the classroom likes basketball. or if they have a basketball court.
i hope i helped
harts bigboy13
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Some people start off good speeches by asking questions... so you could come up with something like "Did you ever wonder how....." and then just ask the audience a question about basketball. First ask the question, then say something such as "well you could figure that out if you listen to my speech. I'm ___ and I'm here to tell you all about my basketball court." You know... something along those lines.
I'm not sure if your teacher will allow this but i've seen this in some speechs, they have some music in the background and start singing or rapping the introduction. I know you said you dont want something like "hi my name is __and i'm here to tell you about my basketball court" but what if you said that along with singing or rapping??? Along with some music. That would draw alot of attention. I've also seen how some people ACT out their speech. Like they wear costumes and pretend they're a sales person trying to get peoples attention. Just use your imagination. Watch some TV commercials to get some really neat ideas. Like you know how you see a commercial and they have a funky tune to it.. like the fanta song for example... something like that.
I hope I helped and you're speech will go really well!
-volleyball2150
PS: THANKS FOR THE COMPLIMENTS!! I really appriciate that.
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Oh goodness!! Well, thank you very much first of all....I don't know if I can be much help if I am honest because I really don't know much about basketball.
When I was at school and we had to write some speeches for our exams and there were a few pointers we were given.
Metaphores. In the speech I gave, my opening line was "I will not address you today as people, or as students but as closed books, with secrets locked deep inside." Give the audience something to think about.
Alliteration. This is a great tool when giving speeches. Let me give you an example... "It was a nice evening for a barbecue but Peter prefers his peas."
Now, I forget what the other thing is called but basically, you write something like this "The air that night was wonderful; warm, light, comforting. Almost like listing a description of something but putting in an extra comma instead of 'and'. Another example; "He was the sort of person you could love. Positive, friendly, kind to everyone but he had one flaw."
Here's my idea......
Greet everyone first then go into it like this...
"It's a beautiful hot summers day. You can taste the air, feel it, smell it. You're outside on the asphalt, heart pumping with adrenaline while you stand inside the white lines, staring at the net before you. The crowd is watching, waiting with baited breath for you to miss, for you to score, for you to take the shot. Waiting.....
Moments like this are what make basketball the popular game it is today."
Then go into the rest of the speech.
I don't know if that's the sort of thing you're looking for. I hope it is and if it isn't, I hope you can use something from it!
Break a leg and let me know how it goes.
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