Short live-stream segment (TJ Walker) giving advice on writing an emotional school farewell presentation or speech: use a real personal story, relive the scene, speak the actual dialogue and avoid summarizing or acting; authenticity from genuine memory produces emotional impact for the audience.
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Question. How could I write a very emotional school farewell presentation or speech? That's easy. Just think of an actual experience. Think of a story and relive the story. See it in your mind. Don't be thinking about the text you wrote. Just share the experience as if you were there. Don't summarize what happened. Don't summarize conversations. Just say, and then I remember to Billy, Billy was falling down the hole and he reached for my hand and I said, don't let. Whatever it is, just share, relive. Bring in the actual dialogue of what was said. And if it's emotional or sad, you're just sharing what happened at the time. It shouldn't be artificial or fake or phony or canned because your audience, they've all seen thousands of hours of great drama on TV and the movie screen, so you don't want to act. But if you are reliving an experience that actually did make you scared or emotional or sad, then it will come across as authentic and it will be easy for you and interesting for your audience.