Writing a SpeechWriting a Speech

Organize!Organize! Plan Your SpeechPlan Your Speech

Write Your SpeechWrite Your Speech

Practice Your SpeechPractice Your Speech

Present Your SpeechPresent Your Speech

1. Plan Your Speech1. Plan Your Speech

What’s The Purpose?What’s The Purpose?

Inform: Inform: You need to educate your audience You need to educate your audience and prepare an informative speech – Collect a and prepare an informative speech – Collect a lot of details!!!lot of details!!!Persuade: Persuade: Are you arguing a point? If so, your Are you arguing a point? If so, your main job is to develop a convincing & logical main job is to develop a convincing & logical argumentargumentDemonstrate: Demonstrate: Do you need to show how Do you need to show how something is done? If so, you need to put something is done? If so, you need to put together a clear, step-by-step explanationtogether a clear, step-by-step explanation

What is your What is your subject?subject? Know your subject:Know your subject: You need to You need to

know (or own) your subject. Become know (or own) your subject. Become your person!your person!

Choose the right subject:Choose the right subject: Make Make sure your subject meets the sure your subject meets the requirements and purpose of the requirements and purpose of the assignmentassignment

Choose a specific subject:Choose a specific subject: Stay Stay focused on your subject. Is it specific focused on your subject. Is it specific enough to cover in the time allowed?enough to cover in the time allowed?

Collect Interesting & Collect Interesting & Important DetailsImportant Details Use your memory:Use your memory: Is your speech based Is your speech based

on a personal experience? Jot down the on a personal experience? Jot down the details, facts, and feelings you rememberdetails, facts, and feelings you remember

Talk with people:Talk with people: People are good People are good sources! Discuss your subject with sources! Discuss your subject with people who know about or have an people who know about or have an interest in itinterest in it

Experience:Experience: Trying out your subject is Trying out your subject is good for demonstration speechesgood for demonstration speeches

Library & Internet:Library & Internet: Use books, Use books, magazines, pamphlets, videos, magazines, pamphlets, videos, newspapers, and web sitesnewspapers, and web sites

2. Write Your 2. Write Your SpeechSpeechHave an Attention-Getting SpeechHave an Attention-Getting Speech

The beginning of the speech must grab The beginning of the speech must grab the listener’s attention AND tell what the listener’s attention AND tell what the speech is about. Suggestions are:the speech is about. Suggestions are:• Ask a questionAsk a question• Give a surprising factGive a surprising fact• Tell an interesting or surprising storyTell an interesting or surprising story• Ask listeners to imagine somethingAsk listeners to imagine something• Repeat a famous quotationRepeat a famous quotation

Include a Convincing Main Include a Convincing Main PartPart Turn each fact or detail into an Turn each fact or detail into an

interesting, smooth-reading sentenceinteresting, smooth-reading sentence

Explain or describe each part of your Explain or describe each part of your topic clearly. You want your audience topic clearly. You want your audience to follow along easily and enjoy what to follow along easily and enjoy what you’re sayingyou’re saying

Support your point of view with facts Support your point of view with facts and reasonsand reasons

Have a Strong Have a Strong EndingEndingYour ending should be just as interesting s the Your ending should be just as interesting s the

beginning. Suggestions are:beginning. Suggestions are:

•Tell one last interesting fact or storyTell one last interesting fact or story• Explain why the topic is importantExplain why the topic is important• Sum up the most important ideas in your Sum up the most important ideas in your speechspeech• Share a final idea that will keep the topic Share a final idea that will keep the topic in your listeners’ thoughtsin your listeners’ thoughts•End with a famous quoteEnd with a famous quote

33. . Practice & Present Practice & Present Your SpeechYour Speech

MakeMake a Final Copy a Final Copy

•Type or neatly write your speech in Type or neatly write your speech in penpen•Do not use abbreviations Do not use abbreviations •Number each page/note card to help Number each page/note card to help keep things in orderkeep things in order•Make font easy to read while you Make font easy to read while you presentpresent

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICEPRACTICE Start practicing your speech Start practicing your speech at at

leastleast 4 days ahead of time 4 days ahead of time Practice by yourself at first. Practice by yourself at first.

Record yourself, if possibleRecord yourself, if possible Then, practice your speech in Then, practice your speech in

front of othersfront of others Practice until you know your Practice until you know your

speech inside and outspeech inside and out

Present Your SpeechPresent Your Speech

Stand straight and tallStand straight and tall Speak loudly and clearlySpeak loudly and clearly Take your time & use your voice to Take your time & use your voice to

add color and interest to your speechadd color and interest to your speech Look up as often as you canLook up as often as you can Use your hands in a planned wayUse your hands in a planned way Keep your feet firmly on the floor. Keep your feet firmly on the floor.

Don’t sway from side to sideDon’t sway from side to side Show interest in your topic all the way Show interest in your topic all the way

through your speechthrough your speech

What is plagiarism?What is plagiarism?

Using the ideas, opinions, information, Using the ideas, opinions, information, organization of materials, video clips, organization of materials, video clips, sounds, images, pictures or words of sounds, images, pictures or words of another person without acknowledging another person without acknowledging that the material is not your original that the material is not your original work.work.

Copying without giving creditCopying without giving credit Paraphrasing or summarizing without Paraphrasing or summarizing without

giving creditgiving credit

Citing SourcesCiting Sources

Every source you use you need to write down Every source you use you need to write down where you received the informationwhere you received the informationUse handout to cite sources for books, Use handout to cite sources for books, newspapers and magazines, encyclopedias, newspapers and magazines, encyclopedias, world wide web, and an article on an online world wide web, and an article on an online resourceresourceUse the Mill Pond Library web page to help Use the Mill Pond Library web page to help cite your resourcescite your resourceshttp://easybib.com/http://easybib.com/http://westborough.ma.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=11311&sc_id=1161009191