Chapter 13 Organizing Your Speech Communication Embracing Difference Fourth Edition Dunn and Goodnight Chapter 13 Organizing Your Speech This multimedia product and its contents are protected under copyright law. The following are prohibited by law: any public performance or display, including transmission of any image over a network; preparation of any derivative work, including the extraction, in whole or in part, of any images; any rental, lease, or lending of the program. PowerPoint edited by Kristin Harkin Jurczak, Purdue University Calumet Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Body...Organizing Your Ideas A sequence is a logical flow of ideas Causal Order Problem/Solution Spatial Order Time Order Topic Order Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Outlining the Body Coordinate Points Subordinate Points The major ideas in a speech Subordinate Points The minor points that grow out of major ideas These should at all times support the main ideas Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Outlining the Body Discreteness is the quality of being separate. Make sure each idea is separate, different Limit the number of major ideas Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Introduction Objectives: To capture your audience’s attention To establish your credibility To communicate the nature of the topic Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Introduction… Establish Credibility Convey your special knowledge about the topic Share why this topic is important to you Show your concern for the topic Discuss your research Relay experiences you’ve had with the topic Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Conclusion To draw your speech to an end To reiterate the central theme of the presentation To indicate to the audience what you would like them to do Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Conclusion...The Summation Reinforces the main points in your speech A “recap” Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Conclusion...The Challenge Ask the audience to think further on the topic New viewpoint to consider Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Conclusion...The Call for Action Persuade your audience to act You must make an effort to inspire, motivate, or move the members of your audience to: Take a stand Change their behavior Act on their beliefs Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Transitions Provides a link between the main parts of your speech Transitional preview Transitional summary Signposts Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Preparing the Speech Outline Full-Sentence Outline First step in preparing the speech Use full sentences to develop the major and minor points Label each part of your speech Use a consistent symbol system Attach a bibliography Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Preparing the Speech Outline Key-Phrase Outline Help you prepare your delivery Abbreviated version of the full-sentence Intended to cue each point in your presentation Copyright © 2014, 2011, 2008 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.