Writing: Formal Speech Writing - Cameroon teaching

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On the occasion of the 2018 Youth Day Celebration in your country, your village, Nkol-Si, is honoured with the presence of the President of the Republic and a special guest in the person of the French Ambassador to Cameroon. Given that you are the newly enthroned traditional ruler of that village and leader of the youth movement, write a speech in which you will present the problems faced by your community and suggest solutions.

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[...] This situation is worse during raining seasons. Roads are impracticable (muddy) and cars cannot even come and transport the goods. Consequently, farmers' crops will get rotten and they will reap no fruit of their painful work. Apart from the issue of bad roads, we have that of electricity. Many pupils and students in my community might very soon become blind because of the use of petrol lamps in the night to read their lessons and do their home assignments. It is very difficult to imagine that more than 50 years after the independence of this nation my community, which is known as the breast basket of this country, is still living in the dark. [...]

[...] Defining A speech is a formal talk given to an audience. In other words, it is a piece of writing focused on a specific topic and orally addressed to an audience. The language in the speech is formal. The use of appropriate words and good linking words is a must. Elements to take into consideration when preparing or writing a speech Three important elements should be taken into account when drafting a formal speech: the quality of the audience, the nature of the topic to be presented, and the occasion during which the speech will be delivered. [...]

[...] Thank you very much for your kind attention God bless you and God bless Cameroon Setting/Format of a speech A. Title/topic sentence Speech by the traditional ruler and youth leader of the Nkol-Si community on the occasion of the 2018 National Youth Day celebration B. Greetings Excellency Mr the President of the Republic, Excellency Mr the French Ambassador to Cameroon, Mr the Prime Minister, Mr the Minister of Youth Affairs, Mr the Senior Divisional Officer, Dear Guests, Ladies and gentlemen. [...]

[...] - Thank you very much for coming to this event . D. Body An essay is made up of paragraphs. It means that your speech must be written into well-structured paragraphs with appropriate transition markers such as first, in the first place, first of all, second, third, in addition, moreover, finally, etc. In first place, young people in my community live in abject poverty because of unemployment. Many have graduated in higher schools and university but still lack jobs to get married and start founding a family. [...]

[...] Write a speech on the wedding of your father) C. Argumentative speech You defend a point of view to make people change the opinion they had before on a specific topic (e.g. Write a speech to convince Female genital mutilation advocates abandon that bad practice) A whole sample speech based on the working topic Speech by the traditional ruler and youth leader of the Nkol-Si community on the occasion of the 2018 National Youth Day celebration Excellency Mr the President of the Republic, Excellency Mr the French Ambassador to Cameroon, Mr the Prime Minister, Mr the Minister of Youth Affairs, Mr the Senior Divisional Officer, Dear Guests, Ladies and gentlemen, I am privileged to stand in front of you today to talk about youths' problems in my community and to suggest some solutions. [...]