Principles of Speech Writing Flashcards
TRoPA
Topic, Role, Purpose, Audience
What are the four principles of speech writing
Choosing a Topic
Analyzing the Audience
Sourcing the Information
Outlining and Organizing the Speech Context
A speech is meant to impart a message to the listeners
Choosing a Topic, Analyzing the Audience, Sourcing the Information, Outlining or Organizing the Pseech Content
The topic must be TIMELY, UNLESS …
a historical event
A topic that is novel(new) is an attention grabber:
Controversial, Hot issues, Talk of the Town
What makes the speech unique
Audience
Steps in analyzing the audience
• Get the demographic data of audience
• Know certain values and beliefs of your audience
• Know how your audience feels about the topic
• Know hoe your audience feel about you
Demographic data of the audience
(AGEOES)
Age, Gender, Ethnic Background, Occupation, Economic and Social Status
unacceptable or unwelcome person
persona non grata
A speech is meant to impart message to listeners. Involves seeking out all the available means for finding materials to support the speech.
Sourcing information
Credibility of the speech content
Sourcing the Information
Steps in outlining and organizing the speech content
• Sort the information into categories
• Organize the speech — outpine making
Fibe outline making
• Chronological
• Spatial/Geographical
• Cause and effect outline
• Problem-solution outline
• Topical outline
time approach—past to present
Chronological
one place to another
Spatial/geographical
