Art Of Public Speaking

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Choosing a topic

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1st step in speechmaking

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Usually the Speech topic determined by

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The occasion

The Audience

The Speakers Qualifications

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Topic

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The subject of a speech

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Topics you know a lot about

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most people speak best about subjects with which they are most familiar.

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Topics you want to know more about

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subject bout which you already have some knowledge or expertise but not enough to prepare a speech without doing additional research

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brainstorming

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a method of generating ides for speech topics by free association of words and ideas

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Brainstorming for topics

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personal inventory= experiences, interest, hobbies etc.

Clustering= make list= people, places, things, events, processes, concepts, natural phenomena, problems, etc

Internet searches= ex.

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when you do not know what to speak about rule of thumb

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start early

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general purpose

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the broad goal of a speech

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two general purposes of a speech

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to inform or persuade

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general purpose of inform

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you act as a teacher or lecturer

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informative speech goals

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to convey information clearly, accurately and interestingly

you aim is to enhance the knowledge and understanding of your listener- to provide information that they did not have before

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general purpose persade

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you act as an advocate or a partisan

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persuasive speech goals

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1.go beyond giving information to espousing a cause.

2. you want to change or structure the attitudes or actions of your audience

3. primary goal= to win over your listeners to your point of view

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specific purpose

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a single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech

One aspect of the topic

States not only what the speaker wants to say but also what the speaker wants the audience to know as a result of the speech

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formulating the specific purpose statement

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is the most important early step in developing a successful speech

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specific purpose statement principles outline

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write as a full infinitive phrase not as a fragment

express purpose as a statement, not a question

avoid figurative language

limit your statement to one distinct idea

statement not to vague or general

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questions to ask about your specific purpose

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Does my purpose meet the assignment

Can I accomplish my purpose in the time frame

Is the purpose relevant to my audience

check lit page 87

to trivial for my audience

to technical for my audience

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what is the central idea

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A one-sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech

What you expect to say= thesis statement, subject sentence or major thought

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residual message

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what a speaker wants the audience to remember after it has forgotten everything else in a speech

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central idea guidelines

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should be expressed in a full sentence

should not be in form of a question

should avoid figurative language

should not be vague or overly general

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