1. Chapter Fifteen: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches

2. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 2

3. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 3 Organizing Speeches Organization of Oral Communication   Requires More Explicit Organization   Benefits from Greater Redundancy within the Message   Should Rely on Less Complex Sentence Structure

4. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 4 Organizing Speeches Outlining Speeches   Working Outlines   Formal Outlines   Key Word Outlines Microsoft Image Organize Your Speech http://web.utk.edu/~gwynne/organizing.html Organize Your Speech http://web.utk.edu/~gwynne/organizing.html

5. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 5 Organizing Speeches Organizing the Body of a Speech   Time Pattern

6. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 6 Organizing Speeches Organizing the Body of a Speech   Spatial Pattern

7. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 7 Organizing Speeches Organizing the Body of a Speech   Topical Pattern

8. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 8 Organizing Speeches Organizing the Body of a Speech   Star Pattern

9. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 9 Organizing Speeches Organizing the Body of a Speech   Wave Pattern

10. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 10 Organizing Speeches Organizing the Body of a Speech   Comparative Pattern

11. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 11 Organizing Speeches Organizing the Body of a Speech   Problem-Solution Pattern

12. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 12 Organizing Speeches Organizing the Body of a Speech   Cause-Effect and Effect-Cause Pattern

13. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 13 Organizing Speeches Designing the Introduction   Get Listeners’ Attention and Motivate   Dramatic Evidence   Striking Visual Aid   Strong Example   Startling Statistic   Stirring Quotation Elections belong to the people. It is their decision. If they decide to turn their backs on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters. Abraham Lincoln

14. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 14 Organizing Speeches Designing the Introduction   Present Clear Thesis Statement   Short, Clear Sentence   Only Announce Key Idea of Speech

15. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 15 Organizing Speeches Designing the Introduction   Enhance Speaker Credibility   Mention Personal Experience   Demonstrate Goodwill and Trustworthiness

16. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 16 Organizing Speeches Designing the Introduction   Preview Speech   Preview Main Points   Direct Listeners to Listen along Particular Lines

17. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 17 Organizing Speeches Designing the Introduction   Get Listeners’ Attention and Motivate   Present Clear Thesis Statement   Enhance Speaker Credibility   Preview Speech

18. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 18 Organizing Speeches Crafting the Conclusion   Last Chance to Drive Home Point   Summarize Content of Speech   Offer Listeners Final Idea

19. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 19 Organizing Speeches Building Transitions   Words and Sentences that Connect Ideas and Main Points   Signposts for Listeners   May be Nonverbal

20. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 20 Communication Apprehension Causes - Situational   Unfamiliarity   Unusual Situation   Being in the Spotlight   Evaluation   Past Failures Microsoft Image

21. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 21 Communication Apprehension Causes - Chronic   Fear of Communication   Similar to Fear of Heights or Snakes ©Dan Cavanaugh

22. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 22PRCA

23. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 23PRCA

24. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 24PRCA

25. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 25PRCA >83 High Apprehension 55> Low Apprehension

26. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 26 Presenting Public Speeches Effective Oral Style   More Informal than Written Communication   More Personal than Written Communication   More Immediate and Active than Written Communication

27. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 27 Presenting Public Speeches Styles of Delivery   Impromptu   Extemporaneous   Manuscript   Memorized Microsoft Image

28. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 28 Presenting Public Speeches Practice   Begin Several Days Ahead of Time   Rely on Outline   Practice with Visual Aids   Practice with Mirror or Videotape

29. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 29 Speech of Self-Introduction Communication Scenarios, Wadsworth/Thomson0

30. Ch15: Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches Copyright © 2006 Wadsworth 30