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Tips for Impromptu Speech
GENERAL DIRECTIONS: You will be given an envelope with 2 of the
uote! on the othe"
page# You pi$% one of the& to w"ite a !pee$h on# You have
five &inute! to 'o !o# Then (ou
will !pea% on that uote fo" ) &inute! fo" the A g"a'e# You
&a( have to wing *&a%e pa"t of the
!pee$h up a! (ou go+ !in$e (ou 'on,t have lot! of ti&e to
w"ite a !pee$h# -o" thi! "ea!on. avoi'
t"(ing to w"ite out the !pee$h wo"' fo" wo"'. thi! will onl(
en!u"e (ou won,t be able to &a%e the
ti&e li&it# It i! i&po!!ible to w"ite a ) &inute
!pee$h. wo"' fo" wo"'. in / &inute!# So (ou will
have to fle0 (ou" outlining an' &ental &u!$le# T"u!t
(ou"!elf# You $an 'elive" off a topi$al
outline that 1u!t ha! (ou" i'ea! on the&. not full
!enten$e!# Thi! i! a thin%ing e0e"$i!e a! &u$h
a! it i! a !pea%ing e0e"$i!e# You will fin'. in &an(
in!tan$e!. i&p"o&ptu !pea%ing leave! (ou
with a few &inute! to put (ou" thought! togethe"# You "eall(
'on,t nee' &u$h ti&e to 'evi!e a
!pee$h# It i! in thi! ti&e that (ou. the t"aine' po!itive
&in'e' !pea%e". will o"ganie (ou"
thought! an' th"ive un'e" p"e!!u"e# You a"e al"ea'( euippe' with
the p"ope" tool! to 'o thi!
e0e"$i!e. believe it# 34u!t be the ball. Dann(#3
*3Ca''(!ha$%3+
I&p"o&ptu Spea%ing Tip!
-i"!t. a""ive on ti&e o" a little ea"l(# Rela0. get (ou"
bea"ing!#
Se$on'. "ela0 an' b"eathe. (ou nee' to w"ite a !pee$h in the
ne0t / &inute!#
-o$u! on (ou" uote an' what it &ean! to (ou. 1ot 'own
!o&e gene"al i'ea!#
Re&e&be" how we outline !pee$he! an' follow that
!a&e patte"n#
You &ight want to b"ing in a !%eleton outline to u!e#
*al"ea'( p"epa"e'+
*fo" e0a&ple+:
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Int"o:
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The!i!:
6o'( I#
II#
Con$lu!ion
5"a$ti$e a few t"ial outline!7 pi$% a uote off the !ite an'
outline it
Rel( on (ou" e0pe"ien$e! a! (ou !pea% about (ou" uote# A'' a few
in. if (ou 'on,t. (ou &a( gotoo !ho"t#
Don,t !hut (ou"!elf 'own. be open to all info"&ation
8ention the uote ea"l( in the !pee$h !o the au'ien$e un'e"!tan'!
it
Re&e&be" all goo' 'elive"( te$hniue!: e(e $onta$t an'
goo' volu&e
8a%e !u"e (ou &ention the uote lou' enough !o the au'ien$e
%now! what (ou a"e !pea%ing on#
9ave a !oli' !ho"t int"o an' $on$lu!ion *"e&e&be" %e(!
to int"o$on$lu!ion ; have a !t"ateg(. i#e#hu&o". ue!tion.
et$#+
-a%e enthu!ia!& an' $onfi'en$e if nee' be
Do not "un out of the "oo& !$"ea&ing. 3I $an,t 'o
thi!
