1. Session 4: Organization and Delivery
ECUST—CDEN
Workshop for Debate and
Public Speaking Teachers
June 3-5, 2016
Session 4: Organization and Delivery

2. Speech Writing Progression
Assess the speaking situation: purpose, context, audience, speaker
Select and narrow the topic
Develop thesis statement, evidence, main points
Organize speech
Craft introduction and conclusion
Develop speaking outline and practice

3. Crafting Main Points: Key Principles
Principle of simplicity
Principle of mutual exclusivity
Principle of balance and order

4. Crafting Main Points: Key Principles
Principle of simplicity
Principle of mutual exclusivity
Principle of balance and order
Activity: For the following thesis statement, develop three main points that adhere to these key principles. Thesis: “It is important to teach public speaking to foreign language students.”

5. Organization: Sequence Structures
Type
Characteristics
Advantages / Useful For
Chronological
Treats subject by tracing development over time (historical or steps in process)
“How to” speeches
Narrative
Induces audience involvement, identification, emotion
Spatial
Treats idea in terms of its development through direction or space
Visualization; audience can anticipate

6. Organization: Topical Structures
Type
Characteristics
Advantages / Useful For
Parts
Treats topics by subtopics
Flexibility, emphasis
Perspectives
Treats subjects by familiar divisions (economic, legal, social)
Familiarity of perspectives

7. Organization: Logical Structures
Type
Characteristics
Advantages / Useful For
Causal
Treats subject by showing cause and effect relationship
Streamlines subject; reflects strong relationships
Problem-Solution: Monroe’s Motivated Sequence (see booklet p )
Treats subject in 2 parts: first showing harm and scope, second showing remedy
Ideal for policy speeches; powerful, memorable, persuasive

8. Sample Class Activity: What Structure Would Work Well?
Speaker teaching students how to tie a knot.
Tour guide, describing layout of roads and sights of Shanghai  
Speaker praising parents’ marriage at 35th wedding anniversary dinner.
Local leader asking friends to to conserve water to help the environment

9. Discussing Delivery
What is one question you have about teaching public speaking delivery? Please write it down on a notecard. We will discuss questions in our next session.

10. Concluding Activity
What is one thing you are taking away from today’s workshops, and how do you think you may use it in your public speaking teaching? Please share your idea to the group. Each pair will have one minute to present.