Why and how to organize
What is the first step in organizing a speech?
Choosing a topic
How many questions were shown in the slides to ask yourself when choosing a topic?
6
Which pattern of organization would I use if i wanted to write an autobiography
What is Chronological
What is a main point?
Its what your audience should remember from your speech.
What are the names of the group members?
Evan, Brylei, Blaine, and Ghost
What is one of the questions you want to ask yourself when choosing a topic?
What events are currently happening?
What do you care about?
Is there an opportunity for advocacy?
What makes you angry/happy?
What beliefs do you want to share?
Is there information you want your audience to know?
Which Pattern of organization would best be used when explaining the causes and effects of a recent earthquake?
what is Casual Pattern
What is subordination and coordination?
Subordination is how the ideas are broken down. Coordination is that all of the ideas represent the same point.
Why is organizing a speech important?
More credible, more likely to be remembered, saves prep time, will help speech present smoothly.
What portion of your speech should be easily identifiable to your audience?
Thesis Statement
When should I use the Spatial Pattern?
When the topics of your speech rely on physical locations.
Why is division important?
You need to have enough information to split your point into two separate sub-points.
What is a purpose statement?
A purpose statement clearly states what it is you would like to achieve while presenting your speech.
What part of your speech is based on facts, examples, evidence, and opinions?
The body of the speech
When should I use the Topical pattern?
When the points of your speech are distinct from each other, but all fall under the same main point.
How can you connect your main point?
Transitional statements.
Why is it important to organize your speech?
If formatted incorrectly you can lose your audience, or fail to get your point across.
Why is Parallelism important?
It adds clarity by using the same grammatical structure.