Organizing Your Information
Identify general goalIdentify specific goalIdentify main pointsWrite a thesis statement with main points
Develop the main points of your speech through research
Outline the speech body
Identifying the General Speech Purpose: (page 106)
To InformTo PersuadeTo Mark a Special OccasionTo MotivateTo entertain
Forming a Specific Speech Purpose: (page 119)
A specific speech purpose includes the following information:Your general GoalYour intended AudienceYour specific topic
ExamplesGeneral Goal: To informSpecific Goal: To inform my classmates on the history of WWII
General Goal: To persuadeSpecific Goal: To persuade my friends to recycle aluminum
Identify Main Points (page 193)
Limit your main points (two-five main points)
A main point should not introduce more than one idea
Main points should be stated in parallel form (use similar grammatical form and style)
Main points should be have an obvious organizational pattern
Transitions – words, phrases, or sentences that show a relationship between, or bridge, two ideas
Organizational Patterns of a Speech (page 204)
Topical / Logical pattern (based on types or categories)The Division of College Students: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior,
SeniorDiabetes: What is Diabetes, What Causes Diabetes, What are
Symptoms of Diabetes, What are Treatments of DiabetesChronological pattern (based on how things occur in
time)Oprah: Oprah’s Childhood, Oprah’s rise to success, Oprah’s
future ambitionsSpatial pattern (based on where things are located in
space)Places to visit in Alabama: Huntsville, Birmingham, Tuscaloosa,
Montgomery, MobileCompare & Contrast (Informative or Persuasive)
Shelton vs UA, Wedding Rituals: India vs UA
Organizational Patterns of a speechCause & Effect pattern
Binge Drinking: The effects of binge drinking on a college campus, the causes of binge drinking on a college campus OR discuss 2-5 causes OR discuss 2-5 effects
Problem & SolutionOvercrowded Prisons: The problem of
overcrowded prisons, the solution to overcrowded prisons OR the problem of overcrowded prisons, why this has become a problem, the solution to overcrowded prisons
Supporting Your Speech (page 133)
Supporting materials give substance to the speeches central idea. Supporting materials are used to clarify an idea, make an idea interesting, make an idea memorable, or prove an idea
Use a variety of supporting materials
Refer orally to your sources
Supporting Materials (page 134)
Types of Supporting MaterialsDefinitionsExamplesStatisticsFactsAnalogiesStoriesQuotations / Testimonies
Locating Supporting Materials (page 148)
BooksReference Works (Encyclopedia, Dictionary,
Almanac, etc)MagazinesProfessional JournalsNewspapersNonprint Materials (Audio, Audiovisual, etc)Websites Personal Interviews
Don’t Forget……
Make sure you use transitions to create a parallel structure (flow between main points and sub points)….
Transitions – words, phrases, or sentences that show a relationship between, or bridge, two ideas
Locating GOOD supporting materialsCredibility: Anyone can establish a website. Evaluate!Objectivity: Is the information bias? Is it an
advertisement?Currency: When was this information produced? Is it
updated?
Citing Sources: (include this in oral & written citations)Title of ArticleTitle of PublicationAuthor of ArticleDate of ArticleWebsite (name of organization, institution, etc.)Webpage
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