Follow these links for tips and advice on how to make your speech awesome!
The NCEA exemplars:
A useful guide to using types of language techniques in your speech:
10 famous speeches in English and what you can learn from them
The “Study It” 2.5 page. This site has so much to help you with both content and presentation:
http://www.studyit.org.nz/subjects/english/english2/5/
A list of more advanced persuasive speaking techniques. Be mindful that your speech and the techniques you use to put your point across should be appropriate for the classroom setting.