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Extemp Speech Structure
Most speeches follow the following format, which was presented
at the University ofIowaforensics institute.
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Attention getter. This can be an anecdote or a quotation. If
it's an anecdote, there should be
a CLAR analog! to the to"ic.#. $"lain the lin% of !our anecdote
or quote to the to"ic.
C. $"lain the significance of the to"ic.
D. Read !our question &ORD OR &ORD as it (as
(ritten.
. Ans(er the question, and sa! (hat !our t(o )or three* areas of
anal!sis (ill be.II. #OD+
A. ARA O ANAL+I -
-. enerali/ation -a. Docu0entation1e2idence
b. Docu0entation1e2idence
3. enerali/ation 3
a. Docu0entation1e2idenceb. Docu0entation1e2idence
#. Area of anal!sis 3)re"eat ste"s fro0 area -*
C. Area of anal!sis 4 )o"tional re"eat ste"s fro0 -*III.
CONCLUION
A. Re"eat question
#. Re"eat ans(er and su00ari/e the areas of anal!sis.C. Tie !our
ending into !our attention getter.
AN&R the question
RLAT it to !our audience
#e ORANI5D
#e CLAR
#e CURRNT
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6laces on the (eb to research.
CURRNT I T7 8+9
A#Cne(s Online::A sur"risingl! good site. Co0"rehensi2e do0estic
and foreign co2erage.
Asia(ee%::antastic for Asian econo0ic issues. s"eciall! useful
in light of recent e2ents in the
region.
#oston lobe, The::A good source for foreign and do0estic
ne(s.
#usiness &ee% ;aga/ine::A(eso0e 0aga/ine (ith focus on
international econo0ics.
Center for ecurit! tudies and Conflict Research::O"inions on
securit! fro0 all %inds of
"restigious sources.
Christian cience ;onitor, The::This is trul! an a0a/ing ser2ice.
The full contents of C;, and
!ou can search their archi2es going bac% to -.
lectronic Ne(sstand, The::;ore than 3,>>> 0aga/ines.
It's great stuff.
lectronic Telegra"h, The::The On:line 2ersion of London's The
Dail! Telegra"h. ar astern cono0ic Re2ie(, The::&hile not as
useful as the "rint edition, this site still has lots
of good 0aterial.
inancial Ti0es, The::A (onderful #ritish ne(s"a"er.
International 7erald Tribune, The::it's 0ostl! rehash fro0 the
Ne( +or% Ti0es and &ashington
6ost, but it's a fancier citation
Irish Ti0es, The::ood co2erage of #ritish and Irish affairs.
?erusale0 6ost, The::;iddle:ast ne(s li%e nobod!'s business.
London Ti0es, The::ood #ritish and foreign co2erage.
Los Angeles Ti0es, The::Another great source for international
and do0estic affairs. Lin%s to the
Associated 6ress Ne(s(ire.
Ne( Re"ublic, The::reat "olitics and sur"risingl! good foreign
affairs co2erage. Ne( +or% Ti0es, The::#! far the best e$te0" tool
on the (eb.
Russia Toda!::reat nglish:language co2erage of Russian
affairs.
outh China ;orning 6ost::A 7ong 8ong ne(s"a"er (ith e$cellent
co2erage of Asia.
The &ashington 6ost::One of our nation's best
ne(s"a"ers.
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