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HowtowriteaspeechBeforegettingstartedYouhavetothink:1.whowillbeyouraudience?2.whatdoyouwanttoachieve,whatisyourmessage?3.howlongshouldyouspeak?4.whatareyougoingtosay?Whatmakesagoodspeech?1.aclearmessageandpurpose2.interesttotheaudience3.adequatedevelopmentofideas4.aclearstructure5.logicalflow---transitionsandsignposting6.anentertainmentelement---humourorwordpictures7.appropriateandeffectivelanguageClearmessageandpurposeDon’ts:Don’ttrytosayeverythingyouknowaboutatopictoshowhowcleveranddeepthinkingyouare.Don’tgivealistofundevelopedideas.Dos:DohaveoneclearmessageInteresttotheaudienceDon’tunderestimatetheintelligenceofyouraudiencebytellingthemself-evidentfacts:Eg:youshouldworkhardandyouwillrealizeyourdreams.AdequatedevelopmentofideasManygoodideasdieforlackofdevelopment.So,1.Giveclearreasonsandexamplesforanythingthatyouassert2.Providehardevidenceintheformofacceptablestatistics.3.Makeanydescriptionsvividbyusingappropriateadjectivesandadverbs.AdequatedevelopmentofideasYourpersonalexperiencescanmakeyourspeechseemmoremeaningfulandreal.Factsandfiguresaddauthoritytoaspeech.Skillfulspeakersoftencombinestatisticaldatawithanexampletomaketheinformationcometolife.Testimonyaddswhatsomeoneelsehassaidtoyourspeech.AdequatedevelopmentofideasKeepanystoriesveryshortandmakethemrelevanttoyouraudienceUseofexamplesEvaluateexamples:1.Aretheexamplesrelevantandrepresentative?2.Dotheexamplesseemauthentic3.Aretheexamplesfreshandinteresting?4.Aretheexamplestactfulandtasteful?Ifyoufeelyouhavetoexplaintheirrelevance,thentheexamplesareprobablynotveryuseful.AclearstructureAclearstructureisimportantforunderstanding.Introduction----arouseinterestanddrowlistenersintothetopic.Itmaybeginwithanexample,aquotation,oraquestionthatdrawstheaudienceintothetopic.CapturingattentionandinterestHowtoavoidfallingintothedullnesstrap?Goodevening.TonightIamgoingtotalkabout…CapturingattentionandinterestAskingrhetoricalquestions,whichneedsnoanswerbutattempttoarousecuriosity.CapturingattentionandinterestExample:Howwouldyouliketohaveyournameinthepaper?Icantellyouagoodwaytogetitthere.Don’twearyourseatbeltwhileyouareridinginacar.CapturingattentionandinterestBeginningwithaquotation:Themosteffectiveopeningquotationsareshortandtothepoint.CapturingattentionandinterestTellingastoryStorieshelpcapturelistenerattentionanddepictaprobleminvividterms.CapturingattentionandinterestOnacoldandstormynightin1841theshipWilliamBrownstruckanicebergintheNorthAtlantic.Passengersandcrewmembersscrambledintotheboats.Tomakeabaddisasterevenworse,oneofthelifeboatsbegantosinkbecauseitwasovercrowded.Fourteenmenwerethrownoverboardthathorriblenight.Afterthesurvivorswererescued,acrewmemberwastriedforthemurdersofthosethrownoverboard.Todaywefaceasimilarprobleminthemedicalestablishment:decidingwhowillliveasweallocatescarcemedicalresourcesfortransplants.CapturingattentionandinterestInvolvingtheaudience1.complimenttheaudience2.relateyourtopicdirectlytotheirlives.CapturingattentionandinterestIthinkthisistheextraordinarycollectionoftalent,ofhumanknowledge,thathaseverbeengatheredtogetherattheWhiteHouse,withthepossibleexceptionofwhenThomasJeffersondinedalone.-----J.F.Kennedy.CapturingattentionandinterestDevelopingSuspense:----toarousetheaudience’scuriosityandanticipation,thenmakingthemwaitbeforeyousatisfyit.CapturingattentionandinterestGettingknockeddownisnodisgrace.Championsaremadebygettingupjustonemoretimethantheopponent!Theresultsareamatterofrecordaboutamanwhosufferedmanydefeats:losthisjobin1832,defeatedforlegislaturein1835,hadnervousbreakdownin1836,defeatedfornominationforcongresslandofficerin1849….CapturingattentionandinterestIn1860AbrahamLincolnwaselectedpresidentoftheunitedstates..Thegreatestfailuresintheworldarethosewhofailbynotdoinganything.CapturingattentionandinterestRelatingthesubjecttopersonalexperience:Peopleareinterestedfirstinthemselves,nextinotherpeople,theninthings,andfinallyinideas.CapturingattentionandinterestThismoneymeansalottome,asI’msureitwouldtomostofyou.Collegestudentswhoareworkingtheirwaythroughschooldon’thavemoneytoburn.ButI’mgoingtogivethistendollarsaway.It’smymonthlycontributiontotheUnitedCerebralPalsyFoundation.ThisorganizationisveryimportanttomebecauseIhaveacousinwhohascerebralpalsy.TodayIwanttotellyouwhatitisliketohavesomeonewiththisillnessinyourfamily.Capturingattentionandinterestshockingorstartlingtheaudience.butdon’toffendthem.Makesuretheintroductionisrelevanttoyourtopic.CapturingattentionandinterestHaveyoueverthoughtaboutwhatitmightbeliketodie?Haveyoueverdreamedaboutdeath?Haveyouevertalkedwithsomeonewhocameclosetodeath,yetsurvived?CapturingattentionandinterestNothingiscertainexceptdeathandtaxes.ThisafternoonIwanttotellyouhowyoucansavemoneyonyourincometax.Capturingattentionandinterest1)askingrhetoricalquestions2)beginningwithaquotation3)tellingastory4)involvingtheaudience5)buildingsuspense6)relatingyoursubjecttopersonalexperience7)shockingorstartlingtheaudience.InteresttotheaudienceDon’tunderestimatetheintell