What is a Monologue?
“…a long speech by one actor in a play or movie,
or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program.”
Who gives Monologues?
Famous TV Talent, Actors, Speech makers,
Company bosses
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You are talking by yourself for a long time
Take the audience on a journey
Educate your audience with something new
Be interesting, give your audience a good time
Don’t be too short – more than 2 minutes
Don’t be too long – Don’t bore your audience
The Wedding
A friend has asked you to give a speech at her
wedding. You have to write a 15 or more lines
speech that is ‘heart-warming’ and ‘funny’
Say how much you love them and wish them
happiness in the future.
(Two people work on this – total 30 lines)
Coming to University
You have been chosen by the university to give an
introductory speech to new freshman students. You
have to write a 15 or more lines speech about what
will happened to the new students joining today.
Be honest but encouraging.
Talk about how you felt at the time to started at
the university. Talk about your personal journey.
(Two people work on this – total 30 lines)
Good Girl/Bad Girl
You have to talk about being a type of girl.
One of you is the character of a good girl, talking
about why doing the right thing is the best.
The other girl must talk about why being a bad girl
can be fun.
Try to contrast with each other and be funny
(Two people work on this – total 30 lines)
My Hero
You have to give a speech about someone you admire. This
person can be famous or someone you know very well.
What makes them so interesting to you? What did they do
that was so great? Why should more people know about
them?
Try to engage your audience about how wonderful they are.
(One person work on this – total 15 lines)
I have changed
Give an account of how you have changed in your life.
In High School, I was ……….
By doing my favourite activities I changed……
The ‘one word’ that describes me is ……..…
The one strength I have is that ……….
The one weakness I have is that ……….
I need to be optimistic about my future because …….
(One person work on this – total 15 lines)