Chapter 10 Outlining the Speech

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Chapter 10Outlining the Speech

• YE3A 1095100014 Ciacia Chen
• YE3A 1095100020 Rebecca Huang
• YE3A 1095100032 Loretta Chou

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• The Preparation Outline

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Guidelines Loretta

• State the specific purpose of your speech.
• Identify the central idea.
• Label the introduction, body conclusion.
• Use a consistent pattern of symbolization
  indentation.

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State the specific purpose of your speech

• The specific purpose statement should be a
  separate unit that comes before the text of the
  outline itself.

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Identify the central idea

• Some teachers prefer that the central idea be
  given immediately after the purpose statement.
  Others prefer that it be given and identified in
  the text of the outline itself.

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Label the introduction, body conclusion

• If you label the parts of your speech, you will
  be sure that you indeed have an introduction and
  conclusion and have accomplished the essential
  objectives of each.

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Use a consistent pattern of symbolization
indentation

• Main points are identified by Roman numerals.
• Subpoints are identified by capital letters.

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Use a consistent pattern of symbolization
indentation

• The clear visual framework of the outline
  immediately shows the relationships among the
  ideas of the speech.
• Once you have organized the body of your speech,
  you should have identified the main points.

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Guidelines Ciacia

• State main points and subpoints in full
  sentences.
• Label transitions, internal summaries internal
  previews.
• Attach a bibliography.
• Give your speech a title, if one is desired.

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State main points and subpoints in full sentences

• distinct ideas
• clearly content

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Label transitions, internal summaries internal
previews

• includes them in the outline
• be labeled separately

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Attach a bibliography

• reference books, magazines, newspapers, Internet
  sources
• source be clear, accurate and consistent

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Give your speech a title, if one is desired

• brief
• interesting (attract the attention)
• clear (encapsulate main thrust)

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• The Speaking Outline

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Guidelines Rebecca

• Follow the visual framework used in the
  preparation outline.
• Make sure the outline is legible.
• Keep the outline as brief as possible.
• Give yourself cues for delivering the speech.

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Follow the visual framework used in the
preparation outline

• Much easier to prepare the speaking outline
• See instantly where you are in the speech
• Make sure you are covering the right ideas in the
  right order.
• Hunt around to find where you are every time you
  look down.

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Make sure the outline is legible

• Use large lettering leave extra space between
  lines
• provide ample margins write or type on one side
  of the paper
• Index cards- prefer 46 58

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Keep the outline as brief as possible

• Much easier to maintaining eye contact
• Remember main points, sub points connectives
• Statistics- includes in notes
• Quotations- fully as well

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Give yourself cues for

delivering the speech

• Reminds what you want to say how you want to
  say
• Underlining or highlighting
• Jot down explicit cues

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• The end
• Thank you for your attention