1. Organizing Your Speech
Chapter 9
Organizing Your Speech

2. 3 Parts to every Speech
Introduction
Body
Conclusion

3. Introduction
1st Attention Getter – grab the audience’s attention and make them want to listen 2nd Credibility Statement - shows your connection to the topic 3rd Relevance Statement - connects your topic to the audience; why they need to know about your topic 4th Thesis & Preview – purpose of the speech: identifies your position/opinion & your main ideas/points

4. Attention Getters Asking Questions Quotations Humor/Irony
Startling Claims
Interesting Facts/Statistics
Anecdotes/Personal Stories/Experiences

5. Link or connect Attention Getter to the Thesis/Preview
Credibility Statement
Relevance Statement

6. Thesis & Preview Purpose of your speech
Identifies your position/opinion
Identifies your main idea(s)/point(s)

7. Body Explanation of Main Ideas/Points & Support (Research)
Organizational Patterns

8. Explanation & Support Facts Statistics Quotes Expert Testimony
Examples

9. Organizational Patterns
Chronological (time order)
Climactic/Topical (categorizing or classifying, breaking down into parts, etc…)
Spatial (geographical location, physical space)
Cause & Effect (one event creates another)
Problem-Solution (identify a problem, explain potential solutions, & choose the best solution)

10. Conclusion
Clincher – refer back to attention getter, use another attention getting method to drive home ideas, make a prediction, or make a recommendation to audience
Summary/Review – reworded thesis & preview

11. Basic Outline
Introduction - Attention Getter, Credibility, & Relevancy
- Thesis & Preview (Blueprint)
Body
I. Main Idea/Point #1
A. Explanation & Support
B. Explanation & Support
II. Main Idea/Point #2
III. Main Idea/Point #3
Conclusion - Summary/Review
- Clincher/Closure