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I am writing a speech, and it is a speech presentation. I was wondering if I
should be using です/ます form, or である form which is used in formal essays?

Thanks
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grammar formality
In a speech, should です/ます be used, or である form?
In a speech presentation we use です/ます form without fail.

[Here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ScZikw3GPk) is an example of "a good
presentation". She is giving a presentation using です/ます form.
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Further to mackygoo's answer, using the である style is very formal, masculine
and (I'd say) old-fashioned. It's used most in speeches in the Diet. If you
want to see some examples turn on the broadcast of parliamentary proceedings.
It used to be used in the Imperial Army and Navy up to 1945. I doubt that the
modern SDF use it.
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