1. CHAPTER 11:
PREPARING YOUR SPEECH

2. The Three Parts of a Speech
Introduction:
Gains the attention and goodwill of audience.
Develops interest in topic.
Body:
Organize main points.
Gives supporting information.
Conclusion:
Emphasizes key idea.
Leave the audience more interested.

3. Organizing the Body of Your Speech
Body: Main points are developed.
Contains most important information.
You Need to:
Determine the main points you want to stress.
Organize so audience can follow.
Outline all the material you plan to use.

4. Types of Organizational Patterns
Chronological Order: Ordered by time.
Ex: Giving directions, how things are made
Spatial Order: Position in space
Describing places
Topical Order: Topic is broken down into parts
Cause and Effect
Climactic
Comparison and Contrast
ACTIVITY: Organizational Patterns Overhead

5. Developing the Main Points
Unity: All parts fit together to make a whole and all of the information relates to the specific purpose
RETEACHING and ACTIVITY 1 – use a topic from your brainstorming list for informative topics.

6. Techniques for Introductions
Startling statement
Story
Quotations
Personal reference (audience experience)
Audiovisual materials
Humor
ACTIVITY: Label the Motivators

7. Planning the Conclusion
Conclusion: final portion of the speech
Goals of an effective conclusion:
Emphasize key idea or ideas of the speech
Intensify the emotions, or feelings, of the audience

8. 3 Techniques for Conclusions:
Summary: a short restatement of key information.
Recommendation: a short statement that tells the audience the specific behavior you want them to follow.
Stirring Ending: one that helps you intensify the emotion or feeling that you want the audience to experience.
Use a vivid quotation, tell a story, give an illustration, or relate a personal experience.

9. HOMEWORK
Create an introduction and Conclusion for the speech you created during ACTIVITY 1
Intro must have attention getter that fulfills attention, goodwill, and interest. PLUS a thesis statement at the end
Conclusion needs thesis statement at the beginning and an attention getter that is a summary, recommendation, or stirring ending.

10. Using Transitional Devices
Transitional Devices: bridges between ideas.
Connect parts and help emphasize points
ACTIVITY 4 with speech on page 662

11. Outlining Formal Outline: a short skeleton of a speech.
Reasons for Making an Outline:
Tests the strength and logic of your speech
Organizes your information
Helps you rehearse
Helps create good speaker notes

12. Translating Your Outline into a Speech
Rehearsals: Practice sessions.
Complete outline early—more time to rehearse.
Create a similar situation
Practice like you’re giving it
Evaluate yourself
Note areas for improvement

13. Translating Your Outline into a Speech
The Role of Notes in Rehearsal:
Safety Blanket
Use small phrases or one-word clues
Use Roman numerals or extra cards to divide
Avoid Memorizing:
Goal is to KNOW your topic, not memorize it.
Easier to adapt to your audience.

14. Example Note Card Intro: Story about Gary
Inventions: Light, phone, automobile
First, Light
Davy – 1800
Swan – 1860 long-lasting
Edison – hours
Next, Phone
Bell/Gray within hours
attempt improve telegraph
Finally, automobile
Steam-powered Evans 1789
Internal Combustion Germans 1886
Conclusion: Inventions: Light, Phone, Automobile
“1,000 ways”