So I have to give a speech…

Public Speaking Notes

Never fear! • There is a recipe for success

when it comes to public speaking.

• Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, gets nervous about speaking in front of others. It’s all about being prepared, focusing on what you can control, and practicing, practicing, practicing!

Understand the Format

• INTRO– AGD– Narrowing Statement– Preview Statement

• Transition Statement 1• Main Point 1• Transition Statement 2• Main Point 2• CONCLUSION

– Review Statement– Closing Information– Tieback

Attention Getting Device (AGD)

• Grabs the listener’s attention• Can be a…

– Tell a short story – Ask a question Rhetorical Question (Do not want or

expect listeners to answer) – Make a statement that shocks, surprises, or intrigues – Cite a quotation – Arouse curiosity – Provide a visual aid or demonstration – Tell an appropriate joke that relates to your topic

Narrowing Information

• Sentences that link your AGD to your topic.

• You should have one sentence that does each of the following: – Introduce your topic– State your purpose– Establishes your credibility

Preview Statement

• Single sentence!

• Echoes wording and order of main points

• Includes– Statement of Topic– Lists areas of discussion

• Offers a road map of content

• Declarative sentence (says what you’ll tell us)

So this is what the Introduction looks like!

The introduction starts out with the AGD, which is less specific to your topic. It has broad appeal

The narrowing statement makes a connection between your AGD and your topic.

The preview statement tells specifically what the speech is about.

Your intro is always shaped like an ice cream cone…and will taste as sweet!

Main Points

• Your main points are like body paragraph in an essay.

• Contain the main information that you hope to convey

Transition Statements • Transitions are statements that connect ideas in our

writing or speeches. They review what’s already been said and hint at what’s to come.

• You should have a transition statement before each main point. These are built in for you on your speech outline. – EX: In order to better understand the importance of my Grandmother’s

necklace to my family, we need to have an understanding of its history.• (This would be the transition at the beginning of main point #1, where we

transition from Topic to what our first main point is about)

– EX: Now that we discussed the necklace’s history, we can understand its place in my family.

• (This would be the transition at the beginning of main point #2, where we transition from the previous paragraph to what our second main point is about)

Conclusion Paragraph

• REVIEW Statement: Restates the main points of your speech and reminds the listener of your topic.

• CLOSING Information: info necessary to wrap up and anything you want the audience to take away from your speech

• TIEBACK: References back to your AGD

An upside down ice cream cone: Your conclusion goes from specific to more broad; the opposite of the Introduction.

Review Statement

Closing

Tieback

• INTRO– AGD– Narrowing Statement– Preview Statement

• Transition Statement 1• Main Point 1• Transition Statement 2• Main Point 2• CONCLUSION

– Review Statement– Closing Information– Tieback

To Review: