從大的方面看，英語演講詞實際上是屬于一種特殊的說明文或議論文，其基本組成部分是：

　　1)開始時對聽眾的稱呼語 最常用的是 Ladies and gentlemen，也可根據(jù)不同情況，選用 Fellow students, Distinguished guests, Mr Chairman, Honorable Judges(評委)等等。

　　2)提出論題 由于演講的時間限制，必須開門見山，提出論題。提出論題的方法有各種各樣，但最生動，最能引起注意的是用舉例法。比如：你要呼吁大家關(guān)心貧窮地區(qū)的孩子，你可以用親眼看到的或者收集到的那些貧窮孩子多么需要幫助的實例開始。另外，用具體的統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù)也是一個有效的引出論題的方法，比如：你要談遵守交通規(guī)則的話題，你可以從舉一系列有關(guān)車輛、車禍等的數(shù)據(jù)開始。

　　3)論證 對提出的論題，不可主觀地妄下結(jié)論，而要進行客觀的論證。這是演講中最需要下功夫的部分。關(guān)鍵是要把道理講清楚。常見的論證方法有舉例法、因果法、對比法等等，可參見英語議論文的有關(guān)章節(jié)。

　　4)結(jié)論 結(jié)論要簡明扼要，以給聽眾留下深刻印象。

　　5)結(jié)尾 結(jié)尾要簡潔，不要拉拉扯扯，說個沒完。特別是不要受漢語影響，說些類似“準備不足，請諒解”，“請批評指正”這樣的廢話。最普通的結(jié)尾就是：Thank you very much for your attention。

　　范例：

　　The important of English

　　For some students, English is very difficult to learn. It's true that English is different from other subjects. Because welearn other subjects in Chinese. We know Chinese much earlier than English. So Chinese influences our English learning. Do

　　you want to learn English well? And then I'll be very glad to share the experiences. The most important thing is to rememberfour "C"s.

　　First, "Carefulness". You must be careful when you do anything, and also, when you learn English. Many students make simple  mistakes at times. 'Cause they are not careful enough. Also, many students don't regard English learning as an importantthing. But we all know that English is the most widely used language in the world. As we are growing up, English is becomingmore and more important in our life. So, when you learn English, please be careful. Further more, you also need to "listen".carefully. At school, listen carefully when you learn in class. The teacher can tell us a lot. If you have chances to speakto foreigners from English-spoken country, you should listen to them carefully. Pay attention to their pronunciations andways to express.

　　Next, "Confidence" & "Courage". Many Chinese students are troubled by spoken English. Of course there is a reason about thelanguage environment. However, the more important thing is that some of us are not confident enough to "open the mouth". Whenwe meet some foreigners, we hardly speak to them if they don't speak to us. "Confidence" & "Courage" are what we need. We can  practice our English at home. Find a mirror and then speak to ourselves. Then you may feel more relaxed and comfortable than  speaking to others. Don't afraid to make mistakes. But also be careful, don't make mistakes that you know what is right.

　　The last one is "Curiosity". You need to keep curious. Interest is the best teacher. When you read an English article, see  an English movie, watch some English programs or when you join any other events about English, you should keep curious. If  you learn a new word, then guess the meaning before you use the dictionary. If you find a sentence that you consider very  meaningful, then you can write it down and collect all of them. If you keep curious about English, you may find learning

　　English is so interesting. Can't you learn English well then?

　　These are my suggestions of English learning. And I hope it can be helpful for you.And thank you all for listening.