English FAL R19
Listen for Meaning, Not Just Words
Build a simple listening process — prepare, listen with a purpose, take useful notes and respond afterwards using what was actually said.
12 min · beginner · certificate
English FAL Step 5 of 10 beginner
Build a Prepared Speech That Lands
Plan, organise, practise and deliver a speech with a clear purpose, a real audience and a structure your listeners can follow in real time.
By the end, you can
organise a prepared speech, adapt it to an audience and deliver it with clearer verbal and non-verbal communication.
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Build a Prepared Speech That Lands
QUEST FAL-PREPARED-SPEECH
A speech is built for listeners
A written paragraph can be reread. A speech disappears the moment you say it.
That one difference changes everything about how you write it. Your listeners cannot go back, cannot check a word, and cannot see your punctuation. So your structure, your sentences and your delivery all have to do the work in real time. 🎤
A speech that reads beautifully on paper and loses the room is a speech written for the wrong medium.
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What you'll cover
- 1 A speech is built for listenersfree preview above
- 2 Start with purpose and audience
- 3 Give the listener a path
- 4 Open so they look up
- 5 Research before you polish
- 6 Practise aloud
- 7 Use voice and body together
- 8 The P-O-W-E-R check
- 9 The challenge
- 10 What to take with you
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Build a Prepared Speech That Lands: questions
How long does Build a Prepared Speech That Lands take?
About 12 minutes: 10 short lessons, 2 quick checks and a 5-question final challenge. Your progress is saved after every step, so you can stop and carry on later.
How much does Build a Prepared Speech That Lands cost?
R19, paid securely online, or 19 learning credits from your wallet. You pay once: if you don’t pass the challenge, you try again at no extra cost.
What do I need to pass?
4 out of 5 on the final challenge (80%). The quick checks along the way help you learn and do not count towards your mark.
Is the certificate accredited?
No. A MicroQuest is informal learning. Your certificate proves you completed it and has a number and QR code anyone can verify, but it is not an accredited qualification or SETA/QCTO credits, and it says so.
Can I do it on my phone?
Yes. Tap Start to learn in your phone’s browser, or send QUEST FAL-PREPARED-SPEECH to 076 263 6000 on WhatsApp. It is the same MicroQuest and the same certificate either way.
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