Transcript Comm 2110 Speaking in Public/Ethics & Public Speaking

Comm 2110
Outlining the Speech
Outlines are Essential to
Effective Speeches
• An outline for a speech is like the
blueprints to a new building
• An outline helps:
• a speaker see the full scope and content of
their speech
• a speaker judge whether each part of the
speech is fully developed
• create a coherent structure/organization for
the speech
Creating a Preparation Outline
• Preparation outline – a detailed outline developed
during the process of speech preparation
• Includes: title, specific purpose, central idea,
introduction, main points, subpoints, connectives,
conclusion, and bibliography
• Its’ process: requires a speaker to bring together all the
major elements of the speech
• What will be said in the intro
• How main points will be stated and supported
• What will be said in the conclusion
Example Outline
I.
II.
Introduction
Main Point A
A.
B.
Subpoint
Subpoint
1. Sub-subpoint
2. Sub-subpoint
a.
b.
III.
Sub-sub-subpoint
Sub-sub-subpoint
Main Point B
A.
Subpoint
1. Sub-subpoint
2. Sub-subpoint
B. Subpoint
1. Sub-subpoint
2. Sub-subpoint
IV. Conclusion
Body
Eight Guidelines for Effective
Preparation Outlines
1.) State specific purpose
2.) Identify central idea
3.) Clearly label the introduction, body, and conclusion
4.) Use a consistent visual framework - pattern of
symbolization and indentation showing relationships
among ideas
5.) State main points and subpoints in full sentences
6.) Label transitions, internal summaries, and internal
previews
7.) Attach the bibliography - list of sources used in
preparing the speech
8.) Provide a title
Creating a Speaking Outline
• Speaking outline - brief outline used to deliver a
speech
• Its’ primary purpose is to help a speaker remember
what to say
• Especially effective for extemporaneous speeches -- a
speech that is thoroughly prepared and practiced in
advance
• The specific wording, however, is selected as the
speech is being delivered
Speaking Outline Content
• Key words and phrases from the preparation
outline
• Essential statistics and quotations the speaker
does not want to forget
• Cues to direct and sharpen a speaker’s delivery
Four Guidelines for Effective
Speaking Outlines
1.) Follow the same visual framework used in the
preparation outline
2.) Be legible
3.) Be as brief as possible
4.) Include delivery cues - directions for delivering key
parts of a speech
Class Activity!
As the defense attorney in a car theft case, you need to prepare your closing
argument to the jury before it begins its deliberations. After reviewing
evidence from the trial, you decide to stress the following points to
demonstrate the innocence of your client.
A. The stolen car was found abandoned 3 hours after the theft with the
engine still warm, at the time the car was found, your client was at the
airport to meet the flight of a friend who was flying into town.
B. Lab analysis of muddy shoe prints on the floor mat of the car indicates
that the prints came from a size 13 shoe; your client wears a size 10.
C. Lab analysis shows the presence of cigarette smoke in the car, but your
client does not smoke.
D. The only eyewitness to the crime, who was 50 feet from the car, said
the thief “looked like” you client, yet the eyewitness admitted that at
the time of the theft he was not wearing his glasses, which had been
prescribed for improving distance vision.
E. The car was stolen at about 1 PM; your client testified that he was in a
small town 250 miles away at 11 AM.
F. In a statement to police, the eyewitness described the thief as blonde;
your client has red hair.
Compose an outline which organizes your speech into 3 main points, each
with 2 subpoints.
For next time
• Reminder: No class Friday
• For Monday, July 9: Read chapters 7 & 8; Quiz on chapters 56, 9-11, and 15
• Informative speeches will be on Wednesday, July 11 & Friday,
July 13
• You will be assigned your day on Monday, July 9
• Preparation outlines (bibliography included) due Monday, July 9
• Speaking outlines and bibliographies (if something changes from
prep outline) due on the day you present
• Speech guideline and rubric available on Carmen… let’s take a
look!
Have a great holiday!
See you next week!