The problem isn't deciding what to say. It's deciding what not to say.
You need to avoid rambling on without focus or structure.

How long will the speech be in minutes?

Can you work from notes?

Can you read it out?

Can you use visual aids such as a wallchart?

Here's a simple rule: the rule of three.

Think of three things (e.g. an introduction, a main point, and a follow
up point.)

Think of three main things to say about each. You can use the same
"introduction, main point, follow up point" structure.

That gives you 3 x 3 = 9 things to say.

Now if you break each of those 9 into three, you have 9 x 3 = 27
points.

27 points at a minute each is very nearly half an hour. At 30 seconds
each, it's around 15 minutes.

But by using the 3 x 3 x 3 formula, you have the basic structure for a
simple presentation.

It also works for other numbers of course. You could choose 2 x 3 x 4
= 24, or whatever.

But as most things need a beginning, a middle and an end, 3 x 3 x 3 is
good.

Another good rule:
1) Tell 'em what you're going to say
2) Say it
3) Tell 'em what you've said.

That is
1) Give them an idea what to expect and what you intend to cover.
2) Talk about it.
3) Summarise what you've said.

As for the content, that should be easy.


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Mikefule

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