These are examples of a few inspiring talks or speeches from movies:

LouAnne Johnson’s inspiring talk to her students in Dangerous Minds
Queen Gorgo’s inspiring talk to the Spartan warriors in the movie 300
Dame Iris Murdoch’s speech, in Iris, on the importance of education
Senator Jefferson Smith gives an inspiring speech about democracy to the senate in Mr. Smith goes to Washington
Rocky’s speech to his son in Rocky, on taking responsibility for his own life
Rugby captain François Pienaar’s speech, in Invictus, motivating his team to fight for victory
After listening to the talk or speech (select any one speech if you listened to more than one), write why you think the speaker is so effective. What are some of the verbal and nonverbal techniques that the speaker uses to connect with the audience?