1.1: Six Steps for Outlining a Speech
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\(\newcommand{\avec}{\mathbf a}\) \(\newcommand{\bvec}{\mathbf b}\) \(\newcommand{\cvec}{\mathbf c}\) \(\newcommand{\dvec}{\mathbf d}\) \(\newcommand{\dtil}{\widetilde{\mathbf d}}\) \(\newcommand{\evec}{\mathbf e}\) \(\newcommand{\fvec}{\mathbf f}\) \(\newcommand{\nvec}{\mathbf n}\) \(\newcommand{\pvec}{\mathbf p}\) \(\newcommand{\qvec}{\mathbf q}\) \(\newcommand{\svec}{\mathbf s}\) \(\newcommand{\tvec}{\mathbf t}\) \(\newcommand{\uvec}{\mathbf u}\) \(\newcommand{\vvec}{\mathbf v}\) \(\newcommand{\wvec}{\mathbf w}\) \(\newcommand{\xvec}{\mathbf x}\) \(\newcommand{\yvec}{\mathbf y}\) \(\newcommand{\zvec}{\mathbf z}\) \(\newcommand{\rvec}{\mathbf r}\) \(\newcommand{\mvec}{\mathbf m}\) \(\newcommand{\zerovec}{\mathbf 0}\) \(\newcommand{\onevec}{\mathbf 1}\) \(\newcommand{\real}{\mathbb R}\) \(\newcommand{\twovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\ctwovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\threevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cthreevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\mattwo}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{rr}#1 \amp #2 \\ #3 \amp #4 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\laspan}[1]{\text{Span}\{#1\}}\) \(\newcommand{\bcal}{\cal B}\) \(\newcommand{\ccal}{\cal C}\) \(\newcommand{\scal}{\cal S}\) \(\newcommand{\wcal}{\cal W}\) \(\newcommand{\ecal}{\cal E}\) \(\newcommand{\coords}[2]{\left\{#1\right\}_{#2}}\) \(\newcommand{\gray}[1]{\color{gray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\lgray}[1]{\color{lightgray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\rank}{\operatorname{rank}}\) \(\newcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\col}{\text{Col}}\) \(\renewcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\nul}{\text{Nul}}\) \(\newcommand{\var}{\text{Var}}\) \(\newcommand{\corr}{\text{corr}}\) \(\newcommand{\len}[1]{\left|#1\right|}\) \(\newcommand{\bbar}{\overline{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bhat}{\widehat{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bperp}{\bvec^\perp}\) \(\newcommand{\xhat}{\widehat{\xvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\vhat}{\widehat{\vvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\uhat}{\widehat{\uvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\what}{\widehat{\wvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\Sighat}{\widehat{\Sigma}}\) \(\newcommand{\lt}{<}\) \(\newcommand{\gt}{>}\) \(\newcommand{\amp}{&}\) \(\definecolor{fillinmathshade}{gray}{0.9}\)Step 1 Picking A Subject Through Consideration
- Worth talking about –As the speaker, you must pick a topic that hs substance and provides valuable information.
- Subject appropriate to listener—Remember you want to pick a subject they want to hear.
- Speaker competent to discuss the topic---You are the expert on the subject, you have background knowledge, written a book or have experiences, etc; this is why your audience is coming.
Why is Picking A Subject Through Consideration Important? You are getting paid for speaking, or someone has asked you to say, and you must pick a topic they want to hear about. In most cases they will ask you to speak on a certain topic, because they know that is your area of expertise.
Step 2 Narrowing of Topic
- General: Meat Water Hurricane
- Narrow: Beef Bottle Water Hurricane Katrina
- Specific: Hamburger Arrowhead Water Hurricane Katrina Largest 3rd fastest
Why is Narrowing the Topic Important? I want you to think about high school or college classrooms, and the instructor wanted you to write a term paper or a project, and they gave you a general topic. You were stuck or saying this topic is too broad. Now, you have a tool to help you solve or eliminate that concern from now on.
On your outline form, your specific topic has to be a sentence:
Example: Let's say this is a speech to inform. I will do Arrowhead Water
Specific: I will inform you why you should drink Arrowhead water. This also is your thesis.
Step 3 Introduction
- Hook [English Teachers] or Get the attention of the audience
- Thesis or Purpose
- Three Main Points or Topics
Why is the introduction Important? The introduction is the key to if your audience will listen to your speech. If you are excitable and full of energy and cover the three things above, you will have them eating out of your hands.
Step 4 Body
- Main Point
- Evidence
- Research
Why is the Body Important? This is where you go into depth about each of your points from your introduction, so your audience understands what you have shared about your three topics.
Step 5 Conclusion
- Clincher—Last thing you are going to say—It should be something that will take their breathe away
- Leave your audience with something to remember you and your speech by
Why is the Conclusion Important? This is the last thing your audience will hear and, in many cases, will remember about your speech. You want your conclusion to be slow, soft, and sweet unless you share a story. You want it to be a clincher. Something that they will remember for a while.
Example of a Clincher-----School Play. The last act and the play were over, and the audience stood up and started clapping for actors and actresses to come back out on stage for a curtain call and bow again. The audience wanted to show their appreciation for a job well done. The performer will remember the name of the play and how the audience responded
Step 6 Transitions
- Forms a bridge between two ideas
- Uniting Ideas Joining Ideas
- It shows where the speech has been and where it is going
Why is the Transitions Important? Think about a blind man listening to your speech or anyone and being able to follow from one paragraph to the next. When using the proper transitions, it flows so smoothly.
Ways to start Introduction and end Conclusion—You can use any of the following:
- Statement
- Question
- Poem
- Skit
- Story
- Quote
Why are transitions critical?
Transitions are words or phrases that allow you to move smoothly from one section of your speech to another so that your speech flows smoothly and you do not confuse your audience.
Transitions are used to ensure your audience knows you are leaving one part of your speech and going to the next. Without transitions, your audience could be confused and didn't know or understand when you were leaving one point and going to another:
- Starting with
- Beginning with
- Next
- Moving on
- First---Second---Third—Any time you say first, a sequence of ideas is coming, so you must say Second for your point B and Third for your point C.
- Last
- Furthermore
- In addition
- Now Let's Consider or On the contrary.
- To get started