Plan for Monday
• Review of Impromptu Speeches
– How to organize
– How to prepare
• Guest Impromptu Speaker
• Practice Impromptu
• Real Impromptus
Impromptu Speaking
“It takes three weeks to prepare a good
impromptu speech.”
-Mark Twain
Public Speaking
• 2 Messages in a Speech:
– Message delivered by speaker
– Message received by listener
• Goal of Speaker--intended message is clearly
communicated
• How message is received by audience:
– Depends on Verbal Message (what speaker says)
– Depends on Non-Verbal Message (how it is said)
Organize the Message
• Identify Purpose and Goal
– Why a speech?
– What do you hope to accomplish?
– Inform? Persuade? Instruct?
• Identify Central Idea
– Must be relevant to audience: Why should they listen?
– Not overly broad
Select Purpose & Central Idea
• Choose 2-3 Points
– Reinforce your Central Idea
– Highlight Central Idea through Examples
**IMPORTANT**
• Plan Intro & Conclusion
– Intro audience to topic
– Reiterate Central Idea at end
– EASY TO OVERLOOK CONCLUSION
Select Purpose & Central Idea
Example 1
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the major
uses of hypnosis.
Central Idea: Major uses of hypnosis are to control pain in
surgery, help people stop smoking and help students improve
their academic performance.
Example 2
Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that online voting
should not be approved.
Central Idea: We should not approve online voting because it
will increase voter fraud and disfranchise voters without
Internet access.
Scripting Body of Speech
Choose 2-3 Main Points
• Balance Main Points
• Distinguish Sub-points
• Use Stories & Examples
Scripting Body of Speech
Organize Main Points
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Chronological
Narrate a sequence of events, explain a process
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Spatial
Follow a directional pattern--top to bottom, left to right
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Causal or Problem-Solution
Shows a cause-effect relationship or issue-resolution
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Topical
Divides into sub-topics
Transitions
Show relationship between language, cue audience and
enhance flow of speech
• First, second, third…
• Now that you understand the problem, I
want to tell you about a solution…
• In contrast to…; Similar to the first point…
• Maybe you are wondering….
• The key to this point is…
• The bottom line is…
Plan Introduction & Conclusion
• Introduction
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Get Attention!
State your purpose
Relate to your audience
Establish credibility
Preview your main
points
• Conclusion
– Cue the end
– Review your main
points or central idea
– Vivid ending
Final Tips on Delivery
• Don’t rush your introduction
• Make eye contact with your audience before
you begin to speak
• Smile, look happy to be here
• Pause at transitions
• Sell this topic as exciting
Practice Speeches
• Pair off with a Neighbor & prepare a speech
• Each person should pull a topic from the basket
• Outline an Impromptu Speech
– Identify 2-3 points
– How will you introduce points?
– How will you conclude?