1. Invitation to Public Speaking
Chapter 4 – Developing Your Speech Topic and Purpose

2. Objectives Discuss how context influences your speaking goals
Choosing your topic
Articulating your purpose and stating your thesis

3. Context Influencing Your Goals
What the difference between these types of speeches?
Deciding to speak
Being asked to speak
Being required to speak

4. Choosing your Topic when Required to Speak
Take into consideration:
Preselected purpose
Time limits
Highly structured assignment
Instructor as an audience
Class members as an audience
Match your interests, expertise to a speaking assignment

5. Articulating Your Purpose
General
Inform, persuade, entertain
Specific
General Purpose + Audience + Topic
Thesis Statement