Determine the purpose
Step 1
A speaker gets to know listeners
Audience analysis
basic reason for the speech
general purpose
device a speaker uses to capture the audience's attention
attention getter
short story
narrative
develop main points
step 4
a speaker is providing details for key ideas
opening of a speech
introduction
main idea summed up in a sentence or two.
thesis statement
describe a condition and consequence
cause and effect
analyze the audience
Step 3
formulating key idea and themes
Develop main points
main points and key themes
body
tells the audience what main points will be discussed
Preview statement
each main point has equal importance
topical/categorical
Conduct research
Step 5
get to know audience
audience analysis
summarizes speech
conclusion
he final sentence of a paragraph that summarizes the main idea and gives the reader a sense of closure
clincher sentence
lists pros and cons
advantage/disadvantage
Practice
step 7
use headings, labels, and indentations
organize the outline
particular reason for a speaker's individual speech
specific purpose
when you let the audience know how you know about the topic, you are establishing _____
credibility
sequential order
chronological