1. Prepared Speech

2. Speech Selection – Step 1
Choose a topic that interests you.
Choose a topic in which you are knowledgeable or have an interest in becoming knowledgeable about.
Pick a topic of interest to your audience.

3. Gather Information – Step 2
Where to gather information?
Personal books and magazines
Breed association’s publications
Organizations and expert interviews
Articles and books (library sources)
Other sources
Newspapers
Computer databases

4. Gather Information How to gather information Speech Requirements
Table of contents
Skimming material
Speech Requirements
Internet sources (3 Max)
Book sources (1-3 Max)
Magazine sources (1 Max)

5. Speech Types of Speeches Informative Persuasive Narrative
Research presentation
Persuasive
Controversial issue – pick a side and convince others to believe the same
Narrative
In your own words – storytelling

6. Note Cards – Step 3 How to prepare note cards.
Each item of information should include:
the name of the source
page number
author
Quotations and statistics
Only used when they are needed to make a point

7. Outline – Step 4 Compile notes and prepare an outline for the speech
Reasons for using an outline and how it contributes to writing the speech:
To help you recognize the speech’s strengths and weaknesses
To help you organize and develop your ideas
To help you save time when writing the speech
Topical
Sentence

8. Write Speech – Step 5
You should write your speeches in the manner in which you talk
use words with which you are comfortable
correct English should be used and slang terms should be avoided

9. Write Speech Begin with body of speech
Time or Chronological order - follows a chronological sequence of ideas or events
Space Order - there is a special significance to the positioning of the information, such as top to bottom
Topical Order - emphasizes categories or divisions of a subject

10. Write Speech
Causal Order - emphasizes the causal relationship between the main points and the subject of the speech resulting from specific conditions
Reasons Order - emphasizes why you believe an audience should believe in a statement or behave in a particular way
Problem Solution Order - the main points are written to show there is a problem that requires a change in attitude or behavior. The solution you are presenting will solve the problem. The solution is the best way to solve that problem.

11. Writing Speech
Once the main points are established, subpoints should be added to tie the main points together
While you are writing these speeches, you should choose their words carefully
Choosing effective language for your speech includes:
Clarity
Creating levels
Emphasis
Using figures of speech
Similes
Metaphors
Personification
Irony

12. Writing Speech
The introduction is very important since it sets the tone for the speech and grabs the audience’s attention.
Ask a question
Tell a story
Use a quotation
Use a personal reference
Create suspense
Give a compliment

13. Writing Speech
After the attention grabber, the introduction should focus the attention of the audience on the goal of the speech.
This statement is usually the main purpose statement.
The conclusion should be written last

14. Conclusion Importance of conclusion
Summarize the main points
Use a story
Be humorous
Appeal
Make an emotional impact
Offers the speaker a final opportunity to remind the audience of the speech’s content.
Reinforces the audience’s understanding or commitment to the central idea.
Leaves a lasting impression of the speech.