In the eleven chapter of A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking, the authors talk about organizing the body of the speech; more specifically, the use of main points, supporting points, balanced organization, and transitions. I will address each of these areas in the following summary. “Main points express the key ideas of a speech.” (p. 80) They are utilized to give attention to the major parts of a speech and to ensure they are effective you should: use only so many, limit each point to one idea, and use your speeches purpose and thesis statement as a guide. Speeches should be limited to only a few main points, two to seven if possible, depending on the length of speech. The golden rule being, the fewer the better odds of it being successful
Additionally, I find out that I should change my use in language for the opening and summary. It’s obvious that “often the thesis statement overlaps significantly with the purpose of a speech, but not always (Joshua, 87).” I started my speech thesis by saying “So today I am going to show you three artifacts which are all my favorites and can determine who I am. They are anime, horror movie and spicy
4. Identify by name and title four expert sources that you plan to consult in your quest to find supportive information for the persuasive speech. - Institute for studies in global prosperity “Advancing toward the equality of women and men”- how gender equality has advanced over the years, yet there’s slow progression. - Susan Bulkeley Butler “Gender Equality = Men + Women Working Together” – how men and women are working together in corporate type careers and how do they correlate with each
Complete this outline using only key words and phrases, plus quotations, statistics, and source information. Transfer this outline to note cards for use when delivering your speech.
I will have my students analyze the use of parallel structure in famous speeches. We will look at Martin Luther King Junior's "I have a dream speech" together first to practice the skills. Then students will move on into partners to identify parallel structure in Abraham Lincoln's "The Gettysburg Address". In this students will identify the structure on their own and determine how they think it was intended to affect the audience.
Specific Purpose: By the end of my speech my audience will understand and be informed of the issue with too much homework.
Specific purpose: At the end of my speech, the audience will be able to understand the basic necessities to go on an overnight backpacking trip.
Having the elements of a clear tone, captivating, educational, or motivating speech, and the proper body language gives the impression of bonding with the speaker and the audience. Compassion and consideration is important when delivering the speech to the audience. This provides the audience with the sense that the speaker understands exactly what he or she is speaking about and possibly feel the exact way about the speech being delivered.
Specific Purpose: By the end of my speech, my audience will make rational and informed decisions about life altering events.
Turn to page 114 of your textbook. Read “applying the power of public speaking” and Type your answer below.
The second element is the structure, it can be either macrostructure, this means it involves the introduction, body, conclusion and transitions; or it can be either microstructure, this kind of structure involves the style and language to be use in the sentences. Delivery is the manner the orator uses his/her voice and body, an effective speaker is presents the message as holding a conversation with the audience, this is also known as conversational; he/she is intelligible, this means voice rate,volume and pitch is easy to understand; the speaker is poised when he/she makes eye contact with the audience and stands with confidence and without fidgeting the body; it is also said that a good orator is expressive, this means he/she changes volume, pitch and uses the appropriate facial expressions. The fourth element is the ethos or the good character. Pathos refers to the appeal of the emotions and the manner the message is delivered. The last component is the logos, this element appeals to the logic.
Dig up the materials for your speeches. Arrangement. Indroduction, narration, division, proof, refutation, and conclusion. Style. The five virtures of style are proper language, clearness, vivdness, decorum, and ornament. Memory. This is the canon hardest to adapt to modern speechifying. Delivery. Here you actually act, in both the theatrical and active sences. (Heinrichs 293)
Some things you could use as supporting material include examples that illustrate or describe the things you are talking about in addition to sharing personal stores or even providing statistics. Good places to locate this information include books or online sources. A good thing to note when using online sources is to make sure that they are credible sources. Using an online database at a library is a good place to find credible information. The more supporting details you add in to your speech the more credible you sound due to the amount of knowledge you have on the
Speaker 1: The speaker was able to sum up the major points of the presentation in her conclusion at the end, which made the main points clear to the audience. During the presentation, however, she often struggled to not get too detailed in her explanation as she read a lot of extra, unnecessary information from her notes. Her heavy reliance on notes made her seem not as knowledgeable about the material.
What have you learned from the process of developing and giving this speech? How can you build on this experience and improve before your next speech?
Topic: Choose a topic that interests you and would probably interest your audience (the class). Consider what your audience already knows about this topic and what their attitude about this topic will be. Do not inform us of something we already know tons about. You may not choose something that could be done as a demonstration speech.