1. Chapter 13 Organizing Your Speech
Communication
Embracing Difference Fourth Edition
Dunn and Goodnight
Chapter 13
Organizing Your Speech
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2. The Body...Organizing Your Ideas
A sequence is a logical flow of ideas
Causal Order
Problem/Solution
Spatial Order
Time Order
Topic Order
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3. 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
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4. Outlining the Body Discreteness is the quality of being separate.
Make sure each idea is separate, different
Limit the number of major ideas
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5. The Introduction Objectives: To capture your audience’s attention
To establish your credibility
To communicate the nature of the topic
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6. 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
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7. 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
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8. The Conclusion...The Summation
Reinforces the main points in your speech
A “recap”
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9. The Conclusion...The Challenge
Ask the audience to think further on the topic
New viewpoint to consider
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10. 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
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11. Transitions Provides a link between the main parts of your speech
Transitional preview
Transitional summary
Signposts
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12. 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
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13. 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
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