• Ladies and gentlemen, let me just say what a pleasure it is to be with you today.

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Opening
-The topic of my speech today is ...
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•I have chosen to speak about this because ...
•Unfortunately, this is a common phenomenon in ...
•So, I'd like to start by speaking to/telling you about ...
• Have you really ever thought/realised that ... ?
main message
•Sometimes we judge a person simply on the fact that they ...
• Is this really fair? Is it honest? Should it continue?
-Td like to share with you what I feel when people say that/ call me a ...
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main message •All I want to do is ...
• Feelings such as these can cause people to ...
• But all this is more than just personal feelings. Not only does it affect your
personality, but it also affects your job prospects. Let me explain ...
Another • Social discrimination is when ... and it can affect all the areas of your life.
important -Think of your employment prospects. Will people really give you a job if they
message think ... ?
•Again I ask you, how fair is this?
•Would you like it...?
•I would like to share the following example with you to help you understand my
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this important
• A clear example of what I am saying is when ...
message
• If we are honest, we will admit that ...
•What can we do about all this?
•Well, sometimes a simple gesture can go·a long way.
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you want to -The place to begin is by+ verb (ing) ... ""·
make • Slowly but surely, things will. ..
• And so today I would like to make the following appeal: ...
-The challenge that I would like to present you with today is ...
-Toqether, I truly believe that we can ... and this will ...
EHample of
•Another way that you can contribute and fight for this cause is by supporting .
what you want
• We can also pressure our leaders to ... If we all do this, then they will have to .
the audience
-They say that children are ... So if we all try to make them aware of these
to do
problems, then perhaps when they grow up they will ...