SPEECHUnit 3 Week 1

Speech vs. Written Work

Written Work

Writer communicates his or her purpose through written expression.

If the reader doesn’t understand what he or she read, then….

Speech

The speaker conveys his or her message through oral communication.

What happens if the audience didn’t hear what the speaker said?

Speech vs. Written Work

The audience has only one chance to comprehend the information, so your speech must be well-organized and the purpose and message must be easily understood.

How do you do that? How do you make your message to the audience clear?

I can identify and use techniques that help me to be an effective public speaker.

Learning Target

Speech Requirements

Requirements Must be 4-5 minutes long

3 points will be deducted for every 10 seconds over or under time

Contains techniques learned in class

On assigned topic: How my optimism will help me press on to greater achievements of the future

Grading based on: Content of Speech Poise & Appearance Delivery & Presentation Overall Effectiveness

Due: January 19

Deadlines

Deadlines

Signed letter: Wednesday, January 6 (Reading) Topic: Friday, January 8 (Reading) 4 Paragraphs: Monday, January 11 (LA) Speech Abstract: Monday, January 11 (Reading) Strong Opening: Tuesday, January 12 (LA) 5 Techniques: Thursday, January 14 (Reading/LA) 5 Paragraphs/5 Techniques: Friday, January 15

(Reading/LA) Final Draft: Monday, January 19 (Reading/LA) Speech: present January 21 – January 28 (Reading)

Topic: Bringing out the best in others

Topic

How my best brings out the best in others

Speech Writing

Purposes

To inspire To motivate To inform To persuade To provoke

To establish the purpose…

Ask yourself: What do you want the audience to learn or do?

If you are making an argument, why do you want them to agree with you?

If they already agree with you, why are you giving the speech?

How can your audience benefit from what you have to say?

An Effective Speech…

Connects with the audience and gets them feeling, thinking, or acting.

Elements of an Effective Speech

A strong opening and a good ending Easily organized and connected Emotive or strong words Repetition of key words and phrases that stick with

audience Thought-provoking questions Clear connections with audience Knowledge of subject Support with evidence and personal experience

Techniques

Common Techniques

Use at least five of the following: Catchy opening (required) Refrain/Repetition (required) Allusion Quotation Humor Rhetorical question Analogy Figurative language (simile, metaphor, etc.) Anecdote Personal experience Emotional appeal

Getting Started…..

How to begin?

Hook ‘em! State your purpose or message up front.

Organize it!

Need an introduction, body, and conclusion.

Clearly show how your main points relate to each other- tie them in with your theme.

Pinpoint key ideas that can be used for effective repetition. Repeat key words and phrases to add emphasis- but use it stylistically and with purpose!

Ending effectively!

Remember, this is your last word!

Emphasize the key points you made and leave your audience thinking, feeling, or wanting to act.

Answer the following: Purpose (doesn’t have to be just one):

To inspire… To motivate… To inform…. To persuade… To provoke…

Message: What do you want the audience to learn or do? How can your audience benefit from what you have to say?

Key points: Key points you want to cover in your speech. Important parts.

Literary Terms

Literary Terms (use at least 5): Refrain (required) – a regularly repeated word, phrase, line, or group of lines Allusion – a reference to a well-known person, event, place, literary work, work of art,

etc. Quotation – a passage that is quoted word for word from a book, speech, song, etc. Humor – writing intended to evoke laughter from the audience Rhetorical question – a question asked solely to produce an effect or make an point

and not to elicit a reply from the audience Analogy – a comparison of two things that are alike in some way Figurative language – writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally by the

audience Simile – a figure of speech that uses like or as to make a direct comparison between

two unlike ideas Metaphor – a figure of speech in which something is described as something else Personification – a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman object is given

human characteristics Anecdote - a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person Emotional appeal – an example or reference intended to stimulate the audience’s

emotions