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Organizing Your Speech

Central Idea

Core Message of your speech expressed in

one sentence.

Organizational Options

• Chronological

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Topical

• Spatial

Assume you are giving a speech on your goals and your primary goal is to become a

doctor.

Take the pattern your group is assigned & create a central idea and preview statement about your

plans to become a doctor.

Specific Purpose

To inform the audience about

my goals.

Central Idea

Introduction

Attn Getter:

Preview ideas:

Transition:

Transition

1st Main Point 2nd Main Point 3rd Main PointTransition Transition

Three Introduction ObjectivesOrienting the Audience

1. Get the attention and interest of your audience.

2. Reveal the central idea of your speech.

3. Preview Your Main Ideas – The Big Picture– A Logical Map

Frame your information in a

way that will get people’s attention and

keep it!

Types of Attention Getters

1.Rhetorical Question

2.Story

3.Statistic

4.Quote

5.Joke

6.Make a startling statement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se1cucLQhbo

Give the audience a road map to

follow.

Transitions Required!

• Bridge• Internal Summaries• Signposts• Spotlights

Elephant

Albert Einstein

light bulb

Spaghetti

Julius Cesar

Bicycles

3 Conclusion Objectives

1. Signal Conclusion

2. Restate central idea & main points

3. Provide Closure:– Present a short, memorable quotation– Use an anecdote or story– Make a direct appeal – call to action– Refer to your opening

Plan a powerful ending.

Practice . . .

Practice…

Practice.

And be prepared.

Next ClassNow that we’ve finished discussing

Organization, next...Outling Your Speech

Look at Speech 1 Assignment, select main ideas & organize your thoughts.

Read Chapter 12 (p. 239-250) for Quiz