Extemporaneous Speech Flashcards
-planned and prepared speech
-delivered with the help of short notes and a clear outline
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-more spontaneous and personal
Extemporaneous speech
Three steps in studying your extemporaneous speech topic
- Identify the type that you have to answer
- Determine if your topic is informative or persuasive
- Stick to your topic and look at all of the sides and angles of the problem
3 questions you have to identify the type of extemporaneous question
Is it a question or a fact?
Is it a question of value?
Is it a question of policy?
answerable by “Yes” or “No”
true or not
existent or not
Is it a question of fact?
centered on whether a topic is good or bad
moral or immoral
just or unjust
Is it a question of value?
what policy or rule sould be followed
Is it a question of policy?
Steps in preparing for a successful extemporaneous speech
- Capture!
- Develop!
- Introduce!
- Check!
- Supply!
- Conclude!
State the central idea in one declarative sentence
Keep your sentence specific
Ask yourself what you exactly want your audience to know
Capture
map out the supporting points in an outline
Develop
-grab the attention of the audience with a striking one liner
-give a short background
-state your thesis
Introduce
Develop at least three main points and check each of them with these questions:
-Does each point have one single idea?
-reiterate the thesis statement?
-prepare the discussion of the next main point?
Check
-main point has enough examples, testimonies, statistics, or cases
-you give the audience new information or views to learn from
Supply
-reinforce your introduction
-connect the needs and interest of your audience with the theme of your speech
-restate your thesis or review your main points
Conclude
