SELECTING A TOPIC & PURPOSE

LCCC CMN 111 KIM ALYSE POPKAVE, M.Ed., CMI INSTRUCTOR

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& & PURPOSEPURPOSE

LCCC CMN 111 2KIM ALYSE POPKAVE, M.Ed., CMI INSTRUCTOR

SELECTING A SELECTING A TOPIC & TOPIC &

PURPOSEPURPOSE STEP # 1STEP # 1

Choosing A TopicChoosing A Topic



PURPOSEPURPOSEChoosing A Topic:Choosing A Topic:

Pick Subjects Pick Subjects About About Which You Know A Great Which You Know A Great DealDeal



PURPOSEPURPOSEPick Topics In Which Pick Topics In Which You Are You Are InterestedInterested & & About Which You About Which You Want Want To Learn MoreTo Learn More


SELECTING A SELECTING A TOPIC & PURPOSETOPIC & PURPOSE

Pick Issues Pick Issues On Which On Which You Hold You Hold Strong Strong Opinions & Opinions & BeliefsBeliefs



BrainstorBrainstormm

InventorInventory Listy List

InteresIntereststsSkillsSkills

ExperienceExperiencess

HobbiesHobbies



CategorCategoriesies

PeoplePeoplePlacesPlaces

EventsEventsProcessesProcessesPlans & Plans & PoliciesPolicies



Browse Browse EncyclopediEncyclopedi

asasDictionariesDictionaries

Other Other Reference Reference MaterialsMaterials



Use A Use A Subject-Subject-based based Search Search EngineEngine



PURPOSEPURPOSESTEP #2STEP #2

Determine The General Determine The General PurposePurpose



PURPOSEPURPOSETwo Types Of General Two Types Of General Purpose For Most Purpose For Most Classroom Speeches:Classroom Speeches:

To InformTo InformTo PersuadeTo Persuade



PURPOSEPURPOSESTEP #3STEP #3

Formulate The Specific Formulate The Specific PurposePurpose



PURPOSEPURPOSESpecific PurposeSpecific Purpose

Should Indicate What Should Indicate What The Speaker Wants The The Speaker Wants The Audience To Know Or Audience To Know Or Believe After The SpeechBelieve After The Speech



PURPOSEPURPOSEFIVE TIPS FOR FIVE TIPS FOR

FORMULATING A GOOD FORMULATING A GOOD SPECIFIC PURPOSE SPECIFIC PURPOSE

STATEMENTSTATEMENT



PURPOSEPURPOSE State specific Purpose State specific Purpose As A As A Full Infinitive Full Infinitive PhrasePhrase, Not A Fragment, Not A Fragment

““To inform my audience To inform my audience how to bake an apple how to bake an apple pie.”pie.”



PURPOSEPURPOSE Phrase Specific Phrase Specific

Purpose As a Purpose As a StatementStatement, Not As A , Not As A Question.Question.



PURPOSEPURPOSE Avoid Figurative Avoid Figurative

LanguageLanguage In The In The specific Purposespecific Purpose



PURPOSEPURPOSE Specific Purpose Specific Purpose

Should Should NotNot contain contain Two Or More Two Or More Unrelated IdeasUnrelated Ideas



PURPOSEPURPOSE Specific Purpose Specific Purpose

Should Not Be Too Should Not Be Too Vague Or GeneralVague Or General



PURPOSEPURPOSE Questions To Ask Questions To Ask About The Specific About The Specific Purpose:Purpose:

Does My Specific Does My Specific Purpose Meet The Purpose Meet The

Assignment?Assignment?



PURPOSEPURPOSE Questions To Ask About Questions To Ask About The Specific Purpose:The Specific Purpose:

Can This Specific Can This Specific Purpose Be Purpose Be

Accomplished Effectively Accomplished Effectively In The Time Allotted?In The Time Allotted?



PURPOSEPURPOSE Questions To Ask Questions To Ask About The Specific About The Specific Purpose:Purpose:

Is My Specific Is My Specific Purpose Relevant To Purpose Relevant To

The Audience?The Audience?



PURPOSEPURPOSE Questions To Ask About Questions To Ask About

The Specific Purpose:The Specific Purpose: Is My Specific Purpose Too Is My Specific Purpose Too

Technical Or Too Trivial?Technical Or Too Trivial?



PURPOSEPURPOSE Central IdeaCentral Idea

Sharpens & Refines Sharpens & Refines The Specific The Specific

PurposePurpose



PURPOSEPURPOSE Central Idea Is A Central Idea Is A

Concise Statement Of Concise Statement Of What The Speaker What The Speaker plans To Sayplans To Say



PURPOSEPURPOSE Central Idea Central Idea

More precise than topic More precise than topic or Specific Purposeor Specific Purpose

Sums up the speech in a Sums up the speech in a single statement single statement



PURPOSEPURPOSE Central IdeaCentral Idea Often Called The Thesis Often Called The Thesis

StatementStatement Encapsulates The Main Encapsulates The Main

Points To Be PresentedPoints To Be Presented What the Speaker Wants What the Speaker Wants

The Audience To Remember The Audience To Remember



PURPOSEPURPOSE Four Criteria For The Four Criteria For The

Central Idea:Central Idea:



PURPOSEPURPOSE C.I. Should Be C.I. Should Be Expressed In A Full Expressed In A Full

Sentence.Sentence. C.I. Should Not Be In C.I. Should Not Be In

The Form Of A The Form Of A Question.Question.



PURPOSEPURPOSE C.I. Should Avoid C.I. Should Avoid

Figurative Language.Figurative Language. C.I. Should Not Be Too C.I. Should Not Be Too

Vague Or Too General.Vague Or Too General.



PURPOSEPURPOSE Central Idea Central Idea Crystallizes Crystallizes

Late In Speech Late In Speech PreparationPreparation, While , While Specific Purpose Must Be Specific Purpose Must Be Conceived Of Conceived Of ImmediatelyImmediately..

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