This engaging 13-page speech writing resource uses Taylor Swift’s Songwriters Hall of Fame speech as a high-interest model text to help students explore the craft of effective public speaking.
Designed in a visually appealing workbook style, this resource guides students through the speech section by section, encouraging them to analyse how Taylor Swift uses humour, storytelling, personal experience, emotional appeal, structure, direct address and memorable language to connect with her audience.
Students are supported with clear tasks, annotation prompts, evidence tables, comprehension questions, technique analysis and reflective writing activities. The final page brings everything together with a deep dive analysis task, helping students evaluate the speech as a whole and consider what makes it powerful and memorable.

What’s included?
Full speech extracts divided into clear sections
Section-by-section analysis pages
Annotation challenges
Speech writing technique tables
Comprehension and discussion questions
Language analysis tasks
Storytelling and audience connection activities
Personal response prompts
Final deep dive analysis page
Challenge writing task
Beautiful, student-friendly workbook design

Skills covered
Analysing speeches
Identifying persuasive and rhetorical techniques
Understanding speaker purpose
Exploring audience connection
Selecting and explaining evidence
Evaluating structure and effectiveness
Developing personal response
Preparing students to write their own powerful speeches

Perfect for:
Speech writing units
Persuasive writing lessons
Public speaking preparation
Junior Cycle English
Transition Year English
Leaving Certificate Paper 1 preparation
Cover work, homework or independent study

This resource is ideal for teachers looking for a modern, relevant and engaging way to teach speech writing through a speaker students will recognise and respond to. It combines close analysis with creative thinking, giving students the tools to understand what makes a speech memorable before crafting their own.