STEPS IN SPEECH PREPARATION DETERMINE YOUR OBJECTIVES ANALYZE

STEPS IN SPEECH PREPARATION • DETERMINE YOUR OBJECTIVES • ANALYZE YOUR AUDIENCE • BRAINSTORM YOUR MATERIAL • DETERMINE YOUR FOCUS • DEVELOP YOUR ORGANIZATION • PREPARE YOUR SUPPORTING EVIDENCE • PREPARE YOUR AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS • ANALYZE YOUR RISKS • ANALYZE YOUR POTENTIAL QUESTIONS • PRACTICE YOUR SPEECH

TOPIC SELECTION • THE SPEAKER’S OWN EXPERIENCE AS A RESOURCE FOR INFORMATION • COMMON EXPERIENCES OF THE AUDIENCE • TOPIC SELECTION IS INFLUENCED BY THE VARIOUS ROLES THE SPEAKER CAN PLAY • PURPOSE OF SPEAKING Ø INFORM Ø PERSUADE Ø ENTERTAIN Ø MOTIVATE Ø LEAD A DISCUSSION

SPEECH ORGANIZATION • PREPARATION FOR DEVELOPING A SPEECH INCLUDES EVERYTHING A SPEAKER DOES AFTER A TOPIC HAS BEEN SELECTED AND A PURPOSE FOR THE SPEECH HAS BEEN SET • THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE FOR A SPEECH IS THE END RESULT THE SPEAKER WANTS TO ACHIEVE. IT SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN A SINGLE EASY TO UNDERSTAND STATEMENT. • THE BASIC ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESS INCLUDES: • Ø INTRODUCTION -- USED TO GAIN ATTENTION AND INDICATE WHAT IS TO FOLLOW Ø BODY -- SHOULD PRESENT THE SUPPORTING MATERIALS ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE OF THE SPEECH Ø CONCLUSION -- SHOULD SUMMARIZE, RESTATE AND LEAVE THE AUDIENCE THINKING AND FEELING ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE OF THE SPEECH TRANSITIONS, OR MATERIAL THAT HELPS THE SPEAKER MOVE FROM ONE POINT TO THE NEXT, ARE IMPORTANT AND DESERVE SPECIAL ATTENTION IN THE PREPARATION OF THE SPEECH

TYPES OF INTRODUCTIONS • Make a Personal Reference • Make a Reference to the Audience • Make a Reference to the Occasion • Make a Reference to the Subject • Use a Quotation • Use a Joke • Make a Startling Statement • Challenge the Audience • Start an Analogy/Story

ORIENTATION • Define Unfamiliar Terms • Provide Historical Background • Preview Main Points ORGANIZATION OF THE BODY • Chronological • Spatial • Topical • Problem -- Solution • Cause -- Effect • Level Of Importance

TYPES OF CONCLUSIONS • Summaries • Quotations • Appeals • Finish Analogy/Story • See Introductions