supporting your ideas in a speech (public speaking)
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Supporting your ideas in a speech (public speaking)TRANSCRIPT
WEEK 4: Chapter 7: Supporting your ideas
In this lesson:
Types of supporting materials and tips for using them
How to integrate effective supporting materials into your speech
DISCUSSION
Find a partner who has at least THREE things in common with you.
Discuss the following questions:
1. What are supporting materials?
2. What types of supporting materials do you know?
3. What are effective supporting materials?
Watch a video
Remember to notice these things:- Types of supporting materials- Tips for using each type
What are supporting materials?
Evidence which can prove the points you’re making
TYPES OF SUPPORTING MATERIALS
THREE main types of supporting materials:• Examples• Statistics• Testimony
Examples
- A specific case used to illustrate or to represent a group of people, ideas, conditions, experiences, or the like
Types of Examples
• Brief examples• Extended examples• Hypothetical examples
Brief Example
- A specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point.
- Concisely clarify the point you’re making- Does not take up more than two or three
sentences
Extended Example
A story, narrative, or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point.
Hypothetical (Fictional) Example
An example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation.
Tips for Using Examples
• Use examples to clarify your ideas• Use examples to reinforce your ideas• Use examples to personalize your ideas
(a great way to relate to your audience)• Make your examples vivid and richly
textured• Practice delivery to enhance your
extended examples
Statistics
• Numerical data• Provide your main points with valuable
information and support
Statistical Measures
• Mean• Median• Mode
(self study – in the coursebook)
Tips for Using Statistics• Make sure the statistics are from a
reliable source• Use statistics to quantify your ideas• Use statistics sparingly• Identify the sources of your statistics• Explain your statistics using your
research• Round off complicated statistics• Use visual aids to clarify statistical
trends
Testimony- Quotations or paraphrases used to
support a point.- Using other’s opinions to support your
ideas- Giving the audience the real world
example of the concepts you’re trying to illustrate
Types of testimony
• Peer (layman’s, prestige)• Expert
Peer Testimony
Testimony from ordinary people with firsthand experience or insight on a topic.- Layman’s: word from the street
(common people the audience may identify with)
- Prestige: recognizable public figures (famous people)
Expert Testimony
Testimony from people who are recognized respected experts in their fields.
Ways of using testimony
• Direct quotation• Paraphrase
Direct QuotationTestimony that is presented word for word.
Paraphrase
To restate or summarize a source’s ideas in one’s own words.
Tips for Using Testimony
• Quote or paraphrase accurately• Use testimony from qualified sources• Use testimony from unbiased sources• Identify the people you quote or
paraphrase
PRACTICE
Watch the video. Identify the suitable type of supporting materials.
How to integrate supporting materials into your speech?
Watch a video and answer the questions
Steps to integrate effective supporting materials
• State the point (don’t let the audience make assumptions)
• Present the material by showing or telling the audience what type of supporting material you are using (give a clear reason for this support)
• Explain how the support works into the speech
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• Give comments and feedback on your classmates’ topics.
• Finish your google form and post the link to the form in “Analysing audience survey”
• Do the survey from other classmates
HOMEWORK
1. Analysing your audience: look at the results of the survey. Make some change to your topics if needed. Deadline: 24h00 Sunday 19/10/2014. After that: teacher’s comments
2. Do research and read the materials related to topics. Note down and prepare the supporting materials you may use in the speech (and their sources)