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Selecting a Topic and Organizing your Speech
The Speech to Inform
The Speech to Persuade
The Speech to Entertain
General Purposes for Speaking
Includes the following:
Your general purpose
Your intended audience
Your precise goal
Specific Purposes
A one sentence summary of your speech, a topic sentence or central idea
Your Thesis Statement
Listing Topics
Monitor your Behavior
Brainstorming
Current Topics
Cluster Topics
Selecting a Topic
Speak about:
Topics you already know
Topics that interest you
Topics that are uniquely your own
Topics your audience finds interesting
Guidelines to Consider when Choosing a Topic
Is the topic important to you?
Is it important to your audience?
Will the topic hold your audiences’ attention?
Is it manageable in the time allotted?
Is it appropriate for an oral presentation?
Is it clear?
Guidelines (con’t)
Does the topic have logical divisions? Can you support your topic? Narrow your topic:
Education Computers in Education
Computers in the classroom Filters on computers for student use
Getting Started
Divide the body into 2-3 main points
Determine the order of your main points – organizational pattern
Organizing your Speech
Organizational Pattern
Chronological
Spatial
Topical
Cause-Effect
Problem-Solution
Monroe’s Motivated Sequence
Transitions
Signposts
Internal Previews
Internal Reviews
Consider the Connections
Initial conception of the Speech
Your ‘Game Plan’ of what you want to say
Identify main points and sub-points your want to make
The Preparation Outline
Complete sentence form Includes the following:
The title The specific purpose The thesis statement The introduction, written out completely The body in outline form The conclusion written out completely A bibliography
The Formal Outline
AKA – The key word outline
Generally outlines your speech
Allows the speaker to speak extemporaneously
Only writes complete sentences for quotes
The Speaking Outline