1. Public Speaking: An Audience-Centered Approach – 7th edition
Chapter 11
Outlining
And
Editing
Your
Speech
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“Every discourse ought to be a living creature; having a body of its own and head and feet; there should be a middle, beginning, and end, adapted to one another and the whole.” Plato
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3. Developing Your Preparation Outline
Preparation outline: detailed speech
outline, including main ideas, sub-
points, and supporting material.
Can include specific purpose, introduction, blueprint,
internal previews &
summaries, transitions,
and conclusion.
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4. Developing Your Preparation Outline
Mapping
Using geometric shapes to display
how main ideas, subpoints
and supporting material
relate to central theme.
A “flowchart” for the
speech.
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5. Developing Your Preparation Outline
Questions to ask:
Does the outline fulfill my speech purpose?
Are the main ideas logical
divisions of the central idea?
Do signposts improve movements
from one idea to the next?
Does each subpoint support the
point it falls under?
Are the outline form & numbering correct?
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Editing Your Speech
Tips to help you:
Review your specific
purpose; see if the
scope is doable.
Check content to consider audience understanding.
Keep it simple (direct, to the point).
Keep the best supporting material.
Have listeners help you edit material.
Introduction should be 10% of the speech.
Conclusion should be 10% of the speech.
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7. Developing Your Delivery Outline
Delivery outline: a
condensed version of
the preparation outline.
Speech notes: will be
crafted from the
delivery outline.
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8. Developing Your Delivery Outline
Tips:
Keep it brief – key words, key phrases.
Avoid complete sentences.
Introduction & conclusion
also key words / key phrases.
Write important signposts
in full content.
Be complete in writing
statistics & direct quotations.
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9. Developing Your Speaking Notes
Tips:
Note cards are best: small & sturdy.
Three to four: good number for entire speech.
More cards, depending on speech length.
Type or print: make large enough.
One card: introduction.
One to two cards for body.
One card: conclusion.
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