1. The Body of Your Speech

2. You Will Learn… The main purposes for giving a speech
The different ways to organize your speech
Techniques for effective delivery

3. Main Purposes Inform Persuade Convey information
You act as the teacher
Enhance the knowledge of the listener
Do so clearly, accurately, interestingly
Change someone’s attitude
Convince them to believe the way you do
Your primary goal is to win over your listener

4. Ways To Organize
Chronological
Spatial
Causal
Problem-Solution
Topical

5. Chronological Order Events are arranged in order of occurrence
First to last, last to first
Ex. Great events of American history
Ex. Steps to getting a tattoo
Mainly used for informative speeches

6. Spatial Order Speech follows a directional pattern
Top to bottom, left to right, front to back, east to west, etc.
Ex. Trip across the U.S.
Ex. Three stories of your house
Mainly used for informative speeches

7. Causal Order Cause-Effect relationship
2 main points (1st is the cause, 2nd is the effect)
Ex. Smoking is a wide- spread problem, lung cancer has increased
Used for informative and persuasive speeches

8. Problem-Solution Order
Explain the problem, give a solution
2 main points (1st the problem, 2nd the solution)
Ex. Childhood obesity, increase exercise programs at school
Most appropriate for persuasive speeches

9. Topical Order When nothing else seems to fit… Ex. Types of fireworks
Accomplishments of Cal Ripken Jr.

10. Delivery Techniques Use the same pattern of wording for main points
Balance the amount of time you give each main point
Strengthen the transitional phrases
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