First assignment in Texas Tech's high school Speech class.

1. MY FIRST SPEECH
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2. MY PROFESSIONAL DREAM

3. A 2- to 3-minute talk

4. GREET:
Good morning.
Welcome to Pio XII.

5. GREET:
Good morning and
welcome to Texas Tech High School
at Pio XII.

6. GREET:
Good afternoon and
welcome to my Speech class at
Texas Tech High School (at Pio XII).

7. GREET:
Good afternoon and
welcome to Miss B.’s Speech class
at Texas Tech High School (at Pio
XII).

8. INTRODUCE YOURSELF:
My name is Sue/ I’m Sue. I’m a freshman
and am ___years old.

9. EXPRESS your PROFESSIONAL CHOICE
STATE OBJECTIVE:
The objective of my presentation today is…

10. The aim / purpose of my presentation / talk /
speech today is….
OR What I’m going to talk about today is… /
It’s my pleasure to be here with you today to
tell you about…

11. • My Professional Dream
• My Dream Job
• My Future Career
• What I Plan to Be When I Grow Up

12. I hope / plan / expect / intend to take 2 or 3 / a few
minutes / a couple of / minutes…
TIMING

13. PREVIEW YOUR MAIN POINTS (3)
OUTLINE STRUCTURE:

14. 1. ASPECTS OF THE JOB
3 Supporting Ideas / Facts

15. Your Characteristics
3 Supporting Ideas / Facts

16. Things You Must Do in the Next 10
Years to Reach Goal
3 Supporting Ideas / Facts

17. CONCLUSION (3 points)
1. SIGNAL END

18. That brings me to the end of my
presentation / speech / talk…

19. 2. Restate Choice

20. That brings me to the end of my
PROFESSIONAL DREAM / DREAM JOB /
FUTURE CAREER presentation / speech /
talk about being / becoming a film director.

21. 3. SUMMARIZE MAIN POINTS
To sum up / In summary / To recap / Overall… /
To recapitulate… / All this boils down to…/ Generally
speaking…/ On the whole…/ In any event…

22. REFER TO THE INTRODUCTION & CONCLUDE IN
A PERSUASIVE & INSIGHTFUL WAY:
• In conclusion, I’d like • In brief / In short
• Given these points… • In a nutshell
• In the final analysis… • As has been noted…
• All things considered… • To conclude it’s worth
• In essence… saying…

23. • Although the future is uncertain…
• Even though my story is still in the making…
• Despite my age…
• As my father says…
• Tomorrow is yet another day.
• Life presents many opportunities…

24. A FEW TIPS
Support your points with:

25. Definitions

26. Examples

27. Comparisons or Contrasts

28. Anecdotes and Other Narratives

29. Testimonies by Authorities

30. Statistics

31. Stay away from adjectives
(excellent, efficient, modern etc.)
USE verbs and/or nouns

32. Miss B. / Colegio Franscicano Pio XII, Sao Paulo, Brazil