Speech chapter 4 Review

TOPICS YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT

Is a learning experience for yourself as well as for your audience. A subject about which you already have some knowledge or expertise but not enough to prepare a speech without doing additional research A topic that you want to explore for the first time Subjects about which you hold strong opinions and beliefs

Thesis

It's the central idea, it's the theme, the essence of your speech

Brainstorming for topics

Personal inventory: Experiences, interests, hobbies, skills, beliefs and so forth. Clustering: Technique in which you take a sheet of paper and divide it into nine columns: People Places Things Events Processes Concepts Natural Phenomena Problems Plans and Policies

SELECT YOUR TOPIC, PURPOSES, AND THESIS (STEP 1)

The first step in speech making is choosing a topic. Usually the speech topic is determined by the occasion, the audience and the speaker´s qualification There are two broad categories of potential topics: 1) Subjects you know a lot about and 2) subjects you want to know more about.

How do thesis and specific purpose differ?

They differ in their form of expression: Specific Purpose: One infinitive phrase Thesis: Phrased as a complete declarative sentence They also differ in their focus: Specific Purpose: audience focused Thesis: Message focused

TOPICS YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT

When thinking about a topic, draw on your own knowledge and experience Think about unusual experiences you may have had or special expertise you may have acquired Sports, hobbies, jobs, travel or other personal experiences that would make an interesting presentation.

Finding Topics

Yourself Brainstorming Surveys News Items Topic Lists

Persuasive speech

the thesis states what you want your audience to believe or accept

Informative speech

the thesis states what you want your audience to learn