{ Get Ready, Get Set, GO! Selecting a Topic and Organizing your Speech
The Speech to Inform The Speech to Persuade The Speech to Entertain General Purposes for Speaking
Includes the following: Your general purpose Your intended audience Your precise goal Specific Purposes
A one sentence summary of your speech, a topic sentence or central idea Your Thesis Statement
Listing Topics Monitor your Behavior Brainstorming Current Topics Cluster Topics Selecting a Topic
Speak about: Topics you already know Topics that interest you Topics that are uniquely your own Topics your audience finds interesting Guidelines to Consider when Choosing a Topic
Is the topic important to you? Is it important to your audience? Will the topic hold your audiences’ attention? Is it manageable in the time allotted? Is it appropriate for an oral presentation? Is it clear? Guidelines (con’t)
Does the topic have logical divisions? Can you support your topic? Narrow your topic: Education Computers in Education Computers in the classroom Filters on computers for student use Getting Started
Divide the body into 2-3 main points Determine the order of your main points – organizational pattern Organizing your Speech
Organizational Pattern Chronological Spatial Topical Cause-Effect Problem-Solution Monroe’s Motivated Sequence
Transitions Signposts Internal Previews Internal Reviews Consider the Connections
Initial conception of the Speech Your ‘Game Plan’ of what you want to say Identify main points and sub-points your want to make The Preparation Outline
Complete sentence form Includes the following: The title The specific purpose The thesis statement The introduction, written out completely The body in outline form The conclusion written out completely A bibliography The Formal Outline
AKA – The key word outline Generally outlines your speech Allows the speaker to speak extemporaneously Only writes complete sentences for quotes The Speaking Outline