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Public Speaking Touchstone 1 Template
Complete the following template, including all parts. Fill out all cells using complete sentences, aiming for
one to three complete sentences for each cell of the template.
Audience
What is the correct context for the speech? Where and when will it be given?
A1.
Who is the audience and what are their characteristics?
A2.
Why has the audience come to hear the speech?
A3.
What are the interests of the audience?
A4.
What does the audience know about your topic?
A5.
What is the audience’s point of view on the topic?
A6.
A7.
How will the audience likely react to your speech?
Purpose
What do you want your audience to know?
P1.
What do you want your audience to think?
P2.
What do you want your audience to feel?
P3.
What do you want your audience to do?
P4.
Thesis
What is the most important message of your speech?
T1.
T2.
Why should/will your audience care about your message?
Reflection
Are your audience, purpose and thesis aligned? Why or why not?
R1.
What did you learn from this experience?
R2.