SPEECH WRITING

Question 1

What are the components of Speech writing process?

Answer 1

Audience Analysis
Purpose
Topic
Narrowing down a topic
Data Gathering
Writing Patterns
Outline
Body of Speech
Introduction
Conclusion
Editing/Revising
Rehearsing

Question 2

This component entails looking into the profile of your target audience.This is done so you can tailor-fit your speech content and delivery to your audience.

Answer 2

Audience Analysis

Question 3

The profile of an audience analysis composes of:

Answer 3

Demography
Situation
Psychology

Question 4

It values beliefs, attitudes, preferences, cultural and racial ideologies and needs.

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Pyschology

Question 5

It is the time, venue, occasion, and size.

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Situation

Question 6

It is the age, range, male-female ratio, educational background and affiliations or degree program taken, nationality, economic status, academic or corporate designations

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Demography

Question 7

State again the three profile audience analysis

Answer 7

Demography
Situation
Psychology

Question 8

The purpose of writing and delivering the speech can be classified intro three:

Answer 8

To inform
To entertain
To persuade

Question 9

A speech that provides the audience with a clear understanding of the concept or ideas presented by the speaker.

Answer 9

Informative speech

Question 10

A speech that provides the audience with amusement.

Answer 10

Entertainment speech

Question 11

A speech that provides the audience with well-argued ideas that can influence their own beliefs and decisions.

Answer 11

Persuasive speech

Question 12

State again the three classifications of writing and delivering the purpose of speech

Answer 12

To inform
To entertain
To persuade

Question 13

It is your main point, which can be determined once you have decided on. your purpose.

Answer 13

Topic

Question 14

Means making your main idea more specific and focused.

Answer 14

Narrowing down a topic

Question 15

It is the stage where you collect ideas, information, sources, and references relevant or related to tour specific topic.

Answer 15

Data gathering

Question 16

In general, they are structures that help organize ideas related to the topic.

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Writing patterns

Question 17

What are the 6 examples of “Writing patterns”?

Answer 17

Biographical
Categorical/Topical
Casual
Chronological
Comparison/Contrast
Problem/Solution

Question 18

A writing pattern that either informs or entertains. It presents descriptions of your life or a famous person or not. Like informing people about the late President Ramon Magsaysay or describing the life and works of actress Marilyn Manroe.

Answer 18

Biographical

Question 19

A writing pattern that informs or persuades. It presents comparison or contrast of two or three points. For example explaining why Philippines is better than Australia. Or debating whether makeup is good or not

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Comparison/Contrast

Question 20

A writing pattern that informs. It presents cause-effect relationships. For example informing students to stop smoking or vaping cause it damages their lungs, or the effects of drinking alcohol

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Casual

Question 21

A writing pattern that informs. That presents the idea in time order. Example, explaining the timeline of how cameras are built. Or the specific events in volcanic history.

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Chronological

Question 22

A writing pattern that informs and persuades. That presents an identified problem, its causes, and recommended solutions. For example, trying to persuade a patient going through sad events to take medicine and go to the doctor, or persuade the audience to support the educational governments of the national givernment

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Problem-Solution

Question 23

A writing pattern that informs, entertains, and persuades. It presents related categories supporting the topic. For example trying to persuade the community to promote reuse, reduce, recycle method to protect the environment.

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Categorical/ Topical

Question 24

State again the 6 writing patterns

Answer 24

Biographical
Categorical/Topical
Casual
Chronological
Comparison/Contrast
Problem-solution

Question 25

It is a hierarchical lost that shows the relationship between your ideas

Answer 25

Outline

Question 26

What are the three elements of an outline:

Answer 26

Introduction Body Conclusion

Question 27

Give me two examples of suggested formats for an outline

Answer 27

Table Format List Format

Question 28

It provides explanations, examples,and details that can help deliver the speaker’s purpose and explain the main idea of a speech.

Answer 28

Body of a speech

Question 29

What are the strategies to highlight the main idea of the body speech:

Answer 29

Present real life or practical examples Show statistics Present comparisons Share ideas from the experts or practitioners

Question 30

It is the foundation of a speech

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Introduction

Question 31

What are some strategies for an introduction:

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Use a real life experience and connect that experience to your subject. Use practical examples and explain their connection to your subject. Start with a familiar or strong quote and then explain what it means Use facts or statistics and highlight their importance to tour subject Tell a personal story to illustrate your point

Question 32

It restates the main idea of your speech. It provides a summary, emphasizes the message, and calls for action

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Conclusion

Question 33

What are some strategies in writing a good conclusion:

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Begin the conclusion with a restatement of your message Use positive examples, encouraging words, or memorable lines from songs or stories familiar with the audience Ask a question or series of questions that can make your audience reflect or ponder.

Question 34

__________ a written speech that involves correcting errors in mechanics, such as grammar, punctuation, capitalization, unity, coherence and others.

Answer 34

Editing/Revising

Question 35

_______________, an award winning Canadian public speaker, lists six power principles for speech editing.

Answer 35

Andrew Dlugan (2013)

Question 36

What are Andre Gludan (2013) six power principles for speech editing:

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Edit for focus Edit for clarity Edit for concision Edit for continuity Edit for variety Edit for impact and beauty

Question 37

What type of editing/revising, Ensures that everything you have written from introduction to conclusion, is related to your central message. **”So what’s the point? Whats the message of the speech?”**

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Edit for focus

Question 38

What type of editing/revising, Make all ideas in your speech clear by arranging them in a logical order (Ex: Main idea first then supporting ideas/examples, or supporting ideas/examples first then main idea) **”I don’t understand the message because the examples or supporting details were confusing”**

Answer 38

Edit for clarity

Question 39

What type of editing/revising, Keeps the speech short, simple, and clear by eliminating unrelated stories and sentences and by using simple words. **”The speech was all over the place, the speaker kept on talking endlessly as if no one was listening to them”**

Answer 39

Edit for concision

Question 40

What type of editing/revising, Keeps the flow of your presentation smooth by adding transition words and phrases. **”The speech was too difficult to follow, I was lost in the middle”**

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Edit for continuity

Question 41

What type of editing/revising, Adds spice to your speech by shifting tone and style from formal to conversational and vice versa, moving around the stage, or adding humor. **”I didn’t enjoy the speech because it was boring”**

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Edit for variety

Question 42

What type of editing/revising, that Makes your speech memorable by using strategies like, surprise the audience, use vivid descriptive images, write well-crafted and memorable lines, and use figures of speech. **”Theres nothing really special about the speech”**

Answer 42

Edit for Impact and beauty

Question 43

It gives you an opportunity to identify what works and what does not work for you and for your target audience.

Answer 43

Rehearsing

Question 44

True or false “An outline determines whether your supporting ideas *match* your main idea or not”

Answer 44

True

Question 45

True or False “The process of writing is *chronological or linear*”

Answer 45

False- “Recursive”

Question 46

True or False “Any speech should include an introduction, body and conclusion.”

Answer 46

True

Question 47

True or False “The importance of a topic in the introduction can be explained by giving examples.”

Answer 47

True

Question 48

True or False “The purpose can be general and specific”

Answer 48

True

Question 49

True or False “Data Gathering means making your idea more specific and focused”

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False- “Narrowing down a topic”

Question 50

True or False “The data that you get from data gathering will overall be very useless in making your speech, informative, entertaining or persuasive”

Answer 50

False-Useful

Question 51

True or False “Topics in general, are structures that help organize ideas related to the topic.”

Answer 51

False-“Writing patterns”

Question 52

True or False “Rehearsing is a major requirement”

Answer 52

True

Question 53

True or False “Categorical/Topical writing patterns presents descriptions of your life or of a famous person or not.”

Answer 53

False- “Biographical”

Question 54

True or False “The purpose of a Chronological writing pattern is to inform,entertain, persuade”

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False- “Categorical/Topical or “To inform”

Question 55

True or False “Knowing the audience and occasion is crucial in writing a speech”

Answer 55

True

Question 56

True or False “Speech writing is a recursive process.*

Answer 56

True

Question 57

True or False “Word choice is one consideration in writing a speech.”

Answer 57

True

Question 58

True or False “Experts in public speaking, state that once your outline is ready, two-thirds of your speech writing is finished.”

Answer 58

True

Question 59

True or False “A good outline helps you see that all the ideas are in line with your main idea or message.”

Answer 59

True

Question 60

True or False “The elements of an outline includes audience analysis, purpose, topic and body of speech”

Answer 60

False- “Introduction, body, conclusion.”

Question 61

True or False “A significant consideration in developing the body of speech is the central or main focus idea. The body of speech should have two or three to more cental ideas”

Answer 61

False- “Only one central idea”

Question 62

True or False “The primary goal of a *conclusion* is to get the attention of the audience and to present the subject or main idea of a speech. The first few words should do so”

Answer 62

False- Introduction

Question 63

True or False “The primary goal of a conclusion is to leave the audience with a memorable statement”

Answer 63

True

Question 64

True or False “The approach used in the introduction can determine the success of one’s speech.”

Answer 64

True

Question 65

True or False “When it comes to guidelines in speech, we keep the words short and simple because your speech is meant to be heard not read.”

Answer 65

True

Question 66

True or False “The purpose of a speech helps identify ideas that support the main idea or message of a speech.”

Answer 66

True

Question 67

True or False “The primary objective of speech writing is getting the right or appropriate topic.”

Answer 67

True

Question 68

True or False “Use Jargons, acronyms or technical words so that the audience will understand.”

Answer 68

False

Question 69

True or false “Manage your time well, make sure the speech falls under the time limit.”

Answer 69

True

Question 70

True or False “Be insensitive to tour audience. Be careless of your language, jokes and nonverbal cues.”

Answer 70

False

Question 71

True or False “Use metaphors and other figures of speech to effectively convey your point.”

Answer 71

True

Question 72

True or False “Use active verbs and contractions because they add to the personal and conversational tone of your speech.”

Answer 72

True

Question 73

True or False “Make your speech more personal. Use the personal pronoun “I”. But take care not to overuse it. When you need to emphasize collectiveness with your audience, use the personal pronoun “we”.

Answer 73

True

Question 74

True or False “Constant practice makes perfect”

Answer 74

True

Question 75

State the processes in speech writing

Answer 75

Conducting an audience analysis Determining the purpose of a speech Selecting a topic Narrowing down a topic Gathering data Selecting a speech pattern Preparing an outline Creating the body of the speech Preparing the introduction Preparing the Conclusion Editing or Revising Rehearsing