This presentation outlines the importance of speech organisation, main components of a speech, how to develop and organize the body of the speech, developing a suitable opening and closing to a speech.
2. Why speech organization is important?
For the Audience
Easy to comprehend
Easy to remember
For the Speaker
Help to identify the relationship between ideas
Grab the attention of the audience
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3. Any speech has three basic components!
Opening
Body
Main ideas/points
Supporting Material
Conclusion
Mahesh Amarasiri, ACS
4. Organizing the body of the speech
Main Idea/ Theme
List Main points
Approximately 2-5 points
Expand upon the points
Supporting material ( Examples, Statistics)
Arrange them in order
Chronological
Spatial
Cause-Effect
Problem-Solution
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5. Moving from one point to another :
Connectives
Transition
Indicates that speaker has completed once thought and ready
to move on
“Now that we have seen the important of Main Points, let us
see how the main pints are connected”
Internal Preview
Indicate the audience what speaker going to talk about next
“The objectives needs to be SMART”
Mahesh Amarasiri, ACS
6. Moving from one point to another :
Connectives
Internal Summaries
Reverse of internal Preview
Summaries the preceding points
Sign Post
Indicate where the speaker is in the main points
“ The first point, The Last point, in conclusion”
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7. Once the Body is developed…
Develop an introduction
Engage the audience
Attention grabbing
Should fit into the body of the speech
Develop a conclusion
Strong enough to remember the speech
Summary
Call to action
Mahesh Amarasiri, ACS