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SPEAKER WORKSHEET (FOR FORMAL SPEECHES)
SPEAKER NAME:
DATE:
TOPIC/TITLE: (information, persuasion, entertain)
OCCASION/SITUATION: (time, place, why)
SPECIFIC PURPOSE: (At the end of my speech, the audience will….)
MAIN IDEA: (one sentence summary: includes topic and your point @ it; it is your purpose
put in a statement-NO “how to.. OR only a one word topic)
AUDIENCE ANALYSIS:
DEMOGRAPHICS: (facts about the audience: age, gender, race, economics,
education, membership etc.)
VALUES: (underlying moral codes in the speech topic)
ATTITUDES: (anticipated audience reaction to topic)
BELIEFS: (what the audience already knows about the topic, influences actions)
CREDIBILITY TECHNIQUES: (YOUR actions and techniques which will help
the audience believe your message: includes language and delivery skills, enthusiasm,
sources, experience etc.)
APPEALS (NEEDS, MOTIVATIONS): (WIIFM-how the audience will benefit
from the speech)
VISUAL AIDS: (type and purpose)
RESEARCH SOURCES: use MLA style: Author’s last name, first name. Title or
quotation marks. City: Publishing house, date. OR (for internet source) Author’s last
name. “Title.” Complete URL address followed by date of access. (also, be sure to
mention within your speech)
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SUPPORT TECHNIQUES: (types of proof, evidence: facts, quotes, statistics,
examples, definitions, explanations, description, demonstration etc.)
ORGANIZATION TECHNIQUES: (chronological, topical, hierarchy, Monroe’s
motivated sequence, problem/solution etc.)
LANGUAGE TECHNIQUES: (literary skills: alliteration, repetition, similes,
metaphors, vivid descriptive language, parallel structure etc.)
INTRODUCTION: (beginning of speech: quote, fact, statistic, example, joke,
startling statement, question, story etc.)
OUTLINE:
CONCLUSION: (ending technique: restate main idea, summary, fact, startling
statement, call to action, statistic, quote etc.)