Speech Writing Process Flashcards
entails looking into the profile of your target audience.
Audience analysis
This is done so you can tailor-fit your speech content and delivery to your audience
Audience analysis
age range, male-female ratio, educational background and affiliations or degree program taken - nationality, economic status, academic or corporate designations
Demography
time, venue, occasion, and size
Situation
values, beliefs, attitudes, preferences, cultural and racial idealogies and needs
Psychology
provides the audience with a clear understanding of the concept or idea presented by the speaker
Informative Speech
provides the audience with amusement
Entertainment Speech
provides the audience with well-argued ideas that can influence their own beliefs and decisions
Persuasive speech
the ____ is your focal point of your speech
topic
means making your main idea more specific and focused
narrowing down a topic
is the stage where you collect ideas, information, sources and references relevant or related to your specific topic
Data Gathering
this can be done by visiting the library, browsing the web, observing a certain phenomenon or event related to your topic, or conducting an interview or survey.
Data Gathering
are structures that will help you organize the ideas related to your topic
Writing patterns
presents descriptions of specific purpose you or of a person, famous or not
Biographical
presents related categories supporting the topic
Categorical/Tropical
presents cause-effect relationships
Casual
presents comparison/contrast of two or three points
Comparison/contrast
presents an identified problem, its causes, and recommended solutions
Problem-solution
is a hierarchical list that shows the relationship of your ideas
Outline
provides explanations, examples, or any details that can help you deliver your purpose and explain the main idea of your speech
body of the speech
one major consideration in developing the body of your speech is the _________
focus or central idea
the body of the speech should have _____ central idea
1
is the foundation of your speech
introduction
restates the main idea of your speech
conclusion
it provides a summary. emphasizes the message, and calls for action
conclusion
aims to leave the audience with a memorable statement
conclusion
involves correcting errors in mechanics, such as grammar, punctuation, capitalization, unity, coherence, and others
editing/revising
Give two formats of outline
• Table Format
• List Format
an award winning public speaker, lists six power principles for speech editing
Andrew Dlugan
Give the six power principles of speech editing
• edit for focus
• edit for clarity
• edit for concision
• edit for continuity
• edit for variety
• edit for impact and beauty
Ensure that everything you have written, from introduction to conclusion, is related to your central message
Edit for focus
Make all ideas in your speech clear by arranging them in logical order
Edit for clarity
Keep your speech short, simple, and clear by eliminating unrelated stories and sentences by using simple words
Edit for concision
Keep the flow of your presentation smooth by adding transition words and phrases
Edit for continuity
Add spice to your speech by shifting tone and style from formal to conversation in vice versa, moving around the stage, or adding humor
Edit for variety
Make your speech memorable by using this strategies: surprise the audience, use vivid descriptive images, write well-crafted and memorable lines and use figures of speech.
Edit for impact and beauty
Gives you an opportunity to identify what works and what does not work for you and for your target audience
Rehearsing
Author of the art of public speaking according to him , a good delivery means that you are capable and able to present your message in a clear, coherent, and interesting way
Stephen Lucas
Give 4 types of speech according to delivery
• Extemporaneous
• Impromptu
• Manuscript
• Memorized
speaking with limited preparation, guided by notes or outline, delivered conversationally, most popular type
Extemporaneous
Speaking without advanced preparation, unrehearsed speech, spoken conversationally
Impromptu
Speaking with advanced preparation, planned and rehearsed speech, reading aloud a written message
Manuscript
Speaking with advanced preparation, planned and rehearsed speech, reciting a written message word for word from memory
Memorized
