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There are five steps to writing inspirational stories:

1. Cultivate empathy. Before writing inspirational stories, you’d need to have strong empathy in how people feel.
2. Create relatable characters and ideas.
3. Deliver the struggle positively.
4. Deliver hope.
5. Conclude with tips.

Here are a few more ideas to get you started with inspiring everyone around you:

1. Be authentic and true to yourself.
2. Stick with what you love.
3. Express your enthusiasm.
4. Excel at what you do.
5. Focus on building your character.
6. Care about people.
7. Challenge people to do their best.
8. Lead by example.

Learn them if you’re giving a talk, and politely share them with upcoming speakers if you’ll be sitting in the audience.

1. Have a point (but no more than a few).
2. Think about structure.
3. Connect, connect, connect.
4. Write poetry, not prose.
5. Tell a story.
6. Rewrite and practice.
7. Leave them wanting more.

Five Ways to Inspire Your Audience Be straight with them- Give your opinions, honestly, openly and present these as opinions not facts, people like to know where you stand, even if they disagree. Make them cry, make them laugh do anything but make them feel something- Leave the emotion in.

• Will Smith – Pursuit of Happiness.
• Al Pacino – Any Given Sunday.
• Steve Jobs – 2005 Stanford Commencement Speech.
• Matthew McConaughey – University of Houston Speech.
• Sylvester Stallone – Balboa Speech.
• Richard St.John – 8 Secrets of Success.
• Eric Thomas – I Can, I Will, I Must.
• Denzel Washington – Fall Forward.

Motivational speakers

• Dave Ramsey. David Ramsey is an American financial author, radio host, television personality, and motivational speaker.
• Tony Robbins. Tony Robbins is an American motivational speaker, personal finance instructor, and self-help author.
• Nick Vujicic.
• Eckhart Tolle.
• Louise Hay.
• Chris Gardner.
• Robert Kiyosaki.
• Eric Thomas.

An Inspirational speech is written to persuade, or convince the listeners, that they can succeed. This might involve relating optimistic and uplifting stories, or anecdotes, based on faith or real life situations taken from the lives or ordinary or famous people from history, sports, politics and the Business world.

These speeches on student life will change your life, or at least the way you look at life.

• 1) Steve Jobs: How to Live Before You Die.
• 2) Elizabeth Gilbert: Your Elusive Creative Genius.
• 3) Simon Sinek: How Great Leaders Inspire Action.
• 4) Susan Cain: The Power of introverts.
• Sarah Lewis: Embrace the near win.

7 Famous Speeches that Changed the World

• Queen Elizabeth I—Speech to the Troops at Tilbury.
• Patrick Henry—Speech at the Second Virginia Convention.
• Mahatma Gandhi—Quit India Speeches.
• Eleanor Roosevelt—Address to the United Nations on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Nelson Mandela—Speech at the Rivonia Trial.

Motivational speaking conveys a highly emotional message and its purpose is to invite action. It is characteristic of very charismatic leaders and it’s useful in dealing with difficult times or a great deal of uncertainty.

7 Traits That Make Great Motivational Speakers

• An Excellent Story-Teller. Every motivational speaker must be able to tell a story that adds value to the listeners.
• They Must be Passionate About What They Do.
• Confidence.
• Introspection and Self Awareness.
• Engagement with the Audience.
• Knowledge and Expertise.
• Empathy and Selflessness.