THE BASIC SPEECH OUTLINE Public Speaking .

I. INTRODUCTION A. ATTENTION STEP HOOK the listener with a story, a quote, a bold statement, a statistic, a personal reference, or something "ear-catching.“ B. PURPOSE State the reason we will be listening; what the speech is about. C. PREVIEW Prepare the audience to listen by telling what you will be covering and why. Preview the MAIN POINTS you'll be covering in your speech. For example---“Three ways in which our environment is being destroyed include water pollution, air pollution, and solid waste landfills."

II. BODY Organize 3 MAINPOINTS according to Bang, Bing Boom theory A. START with your 2nd strongest point = "Bang" B. CONTINUE with your weakest point = “Bing" C. FINISH with your strongest point = "BOOM" Why is this a good structure? You open with a "Bang," so your audience gets a good impression from the start. You put the "Bing" in the middle, where its weakness won't be noticed so much. You save the "BOOM" for the end, so you can leave your audience with your best stuff!

II. BODY MAIN POINT #1---(Bang) Supporting information, explanation, examples, etc. MAIN POINT #2--- (Bing) Internal summary— now is a good time to remind the listeners what you've covered and preview what comes next. Example--"I've explained how water and air are being polluted. But perhaps the most threatening is the amount of solid waste accumulating in landfills." MAIN POINT #3--- (BOOM)

III. CONCLUSION 1. REVIEW recap what you've told us in your speech. “Once again, the three main areas where our environment is suffering is water, air, and land.“ 2. TAG LINE or "FINAL PUNCH“ Like the Attention Step, this should be something "ear catching"...a story, a quote, a final thought you'd like to leave us with. 3. SAY THANK YOU

NOTECARDS WHY USE NOTE CARDS? Smaller and quieter than paper = less distracting When prepared properly, they give you just enough info to remind you what you want to say, but not so much as to tempt you to read your whole speech. You will have better eye contact. You will sound more conversational.

NOTECARDS HOW DO I PREPARE THEM? KEY words and phrases. NOT sentences. (unless it’s a quote or statistic, then you can read it) Write BIG and neat Double space Single sided only Number each cards PEN not PENCIL! Pencil smears!

NOTECARDS WHAT DO I DO WITH THEM DURING THE SPEECH? Simply hold them - you can still gesture with the other hand Hold them about waist high or a little higher. Don’t let them block your face -that’s one reason you want to write big and clearly Don’t fan, flip, or tap them!

NOTECARDS PREPARE THEM WELL AHEAD OF TIME AND USE THEM FOR REHEARSAL! THE SECRET IS IF YOU PREPARE AND USE THEM WELL, NOTE CARDS WILL INCREASE YOUR______________, IMPROVE YOUR ________, GIVE YOU ______________, AND MAKE YOU ________________________! EYE CONTACT FLOW CONFIDENCE SOUND MORE NATURAL