Selecting a Topic
Finding a good _____ for your speech is commonly one of the hardest parts of the speech writing process.
What is a topic?
The purpose for observing your audience is.
What is learning how they would react
What is the best way to start looking for information for a speech?
What is your own knowledge and experience.
what are detailed examples That support a speech?
What are illustrations?
What is the first step to effective speech preparation?
What is determining your content.
The _____ ____ gives a general idea of what your speech is going to be talking about.
What is the subject area?
The 3 attitudes you look for in your audience are.
what is sympathetic, apathetic and hostile.
Why is observing your audience important?
What is making a speech more personal, informative and interesting.
Anecdotes are brief amusing short stories. What's the reason for using these short stories in speeches?
What is catching the audience's attention.
Phrase a clear____ ____ and a clear____ ______. And, write the goal so it contains only____ idea(s).
Phrase a clear [speech goal] and a clear [thesis statement]. And, write the goal so it contains only [one] idea.
Your _____ _____ serves as a basis for your thesis statement.
What is a speech goal
Why do you want to know information about your audience?
What is finding similarities and keeping their attention.
Who would you want to interview for your speech?
who are People related to your speech (makes sense right)?
The best way to give new meaning to a new idea is?
What is comparison and contrast?
What should you gather about your audience?
What is knowledge, interests, and attitudes?
Your _______ ______ outlines the specific idea or belief you are trying to convey to your audience.
What is a thesis statement
What are some ways you can gather data on your audience?
what are Polls/Tests, Previous experience, and conversations with members of the audience.
What are 3 of the different types of material you could get information from?
What are Books, Periodicals, Encyclopedias, statistical studies, biographical sources or newspapers.
Quotable Explanations and Opinions Over use of ____ in a speech can limit your creative process.
quotes
What should you do to gather material for your speech?
What is your own knowledge, interviews, and researching.
It is helpful to use __________ to generate a list of topics.
What is brainstorming
what information might be relevant about your audience?
what is Age, gender, income, race, and where they live.
What is a variation of an interview when gathering data?
What is a Survey?
If you want the audience to remember something you should use ____ to support your speech.
What is a Visual Aid
Who is the best jeopardy show host?
Alex Trebek! RIP