SPEECH WRITING NOTES
Mrs. Levi
Title
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Attention Getter- Capture the audiences attention (WOW them!)
B. Motivational Link- Find a Connection to audience. Why should my
audience care?
C. Purpose- Explain what your speech is about.
D. Preview- List the 3 main points you will be explaining in your speech
II. BODY
A. Main point 1
1. supporting detail
2. supporting detail
Important
Notes:
Speech
Outline
Transitional sentence- I have just told you (main pt 1) now I will tell you (main pt 2)
B. Main point 2
1. supporting detail
2. supporting detail
Transitional sentence- I have just told you (main pt 2) now I will tell you (main pt 3)
C. Main Point 3
1. supporting detail
2. supporting detail
III. CONCLUSION
A. Review Statement- Summarize the 3 main points from the Body
B. Call to action- Motivate the audience to do something
C. Final appeal- Refer to the Attention Getter and WOW them again!!!
Attention Getters
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3.
4.
Shocking/Startling Statement- *researched *cited
Statistics*researched *cited
Story/Narrative- cited or personal or created
Quotation
1. According to (Author’s name),
2. (Author) once said, “quote here”
5. Vivid Description: describe 5 senses (doesn’t have to be all 5)
6. Reproduce Dialog or Use a Conversation
7. ****Rhetorical Question (thought-provoking)****
1. Multiple answers, or requires thought
8. Refer to an Event (Historical or Current)
9. Hypothetical Scenario
1. What if….. Imagine….
10.Definition- cite dictionary
Other thoughts
1. Action- sing, dance, act, play an instrument
2. Create Your Own Attention Getter
3. HUMOR
4. USE A COMBINATION
How to cite sources for public speaking
ALWAYS CONVERSATIONAL
1: Quotation (2 ways)
1. According to (the author), “quote”
Example: According to Eleanor Roosevelt, “you must
do the things you think you cannot do.”
2. (Author) once said, “quote”
Example: (Eleanor Roosevelt) once said, ““you must
do the things you think you cannot do.”
NEVER CITE WIKIPEDIA
Website
If the website is;
http://www.statehealthfacts.org/profileglan
ce.jsp?rgn=14
Example:
According statehealthfacts.org,“there are
over 13 thousand people on
unemployment in the state of Idaho.”
SHOCKING STATEMENT
• Use handout and create attention getter
• Check Answer:
According to fatfighterTV.com more than 23
million children and teens in the U.S. are
obese, which health professionals
consider an epidemic.
STATISTIC
• Refer to handout and write it out
• Check Answer:
• One out of every 4 high school students
are dropping out across the country,
acorrding to statistics by boostup.org.
DEFINITION
• Refer to hanout
• Check Answer:
– According to Merriam Websters dictionary, the
defination of communication is, …….
Tricky Sites
http://devstu.org/ (not conversational)
Go to the webpage and look for the webpage title
Example: According to the developmental studies center,
“during three school years (2003–04 through 2005–06),
Integrity’s students made extraordinary
progress on the
California Standards Tests.
STORY
• Write the shorter version of the story as an
Attention Getter
Motivational Link
Why should the audience CARE about your topic?
• Make a connection to the audience.
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Save Money
Increase Health
Improve Relationships
Make Money
Improve Lifestyle
Commonality
Same Experience
Safety
EXAMPLES: “This affects you because…..”
• “You or someone you know will experience this.”
• “If you want to save money then you’ll …….”
Ways to motivate your audience
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Save Money
Increase Health
Improve Relationships
Make Money
Improve Lifestyle
Commonality
Same Experience
Safety
Save Time
Entertainment
C. PURPOSE & D. PREVIEW
• What is the purpose
of your speech?
– To Inform or to
Persuade?
Write your own
PURPOSE
STATEMENT for topic
C. “The purpose of my
speech is to ……..
• You must tell the
audience where you
are going!
D. First, I will tell you….
Then, I will….
Last, ……
CONGRATULATIONS!! You have written your first Speech Introduction!!
Practice Saying it with MEANING!
• Read it
• Underline important words
• Say it with meaning!