Speech Planning and Analysis Public Speaking: Speech Planning and Analysis

OBJECTIVES Identify the four basic variables of speech planning and analysis Use situation, purpose, audience, and method to analyze speeches Use the terms to further understand speech preparation and delivery

Situation The when and where a speech is given time and place; looking into what was happening before, during, after the speech; the “history” leading up to the speech and the results that followed it; contains the problem the speaker is addressing

Purpose The speaker’s intent; what he or she wants to accomplish with the audience; the answer to the question: Why is this speech being given?

Audience People intended to hear the speech and respond to it; Sometimes there is an unintended audience

Method Any of the choices a speaker makes to adapt the message to the audience Includes word choice, gestures, organizational patterns; proof; quotations

Homework for tomorrow: Bring in a “cool” print advertisement or write down the link for a commercial (so we can share it with the class).

SPAM ACTIVITY Break into groups of 3-5 Develop a short skit in which one character has to persuade the group members to do something Plan the skit using the SPAM model Following the skit, help the class understand the methods your character used