2. Do Now: With your topic in mind, ask yourself these questions: With your topic in mind, ask yourself these questions: – Does the topic merit the audience’s attention? – Do you have adequate knowledge of the topic? – Is the topic appropriate for the situation in which you will present it?

3. Aim: How do you effectively determine the purpose of your speech?

4. 1.General Purpose – The broad goal of a speech. – The three major kinds of general purposes are to inform, to persuade, and to entertain 2.Specific Purpose – A single infinitive phrase that states precisely what a speaker hopes to accomplish in his or her speech

5. Aim: How do you effectively determine the purpose of your speech? General Purpose Topic: Emergencies Topic: Emergencies To Inform To Inform Specific Purpose To inform my audience of the major steps in responding to an emergency To inform my audience of the major steps in responding to an emergency

6. Aim: How do you effectively determine the purpose of your speech? 1.Write the Purpose Statement as a Full Infinitive Phrase, Not as a Fragment – Ineffective: Calendars – More effective: To inform my audience about the four major kinds of calendars used in the world today – Ineffective: Halloween – More effective: To inform my audience about the history of Halloween observances

7. Aim: How do you effectively determine the purpose of your speech? 2.Express your Purpose as a Statement, Not as a Question – Ineffective: Is the U.S. Space program necessary? – More effective: To persuade my audience that the U.S. Space program provides little to no benefit for the average taxpayer despite its tremendous budget

8. Aim: How do you effectively determine the purpose of your speech? 3.Avoid Figurative Language in Your Purpose Statement – Ineffective: To inform my audience that diaphragmatic breathing is totally sweet – More Effective: To inform my audience of the ways diaphragmatic breathing can reduce their stress – Ineffective: To persuade my audience that banning cell phones in schools due to gang-related activity would be like throwing the baby out with the bathwater

9. Aim: How do you effectively determine the purpose of your speech? 4.Limit your Purpose Statement to One Distinct Idea – Ineffective: To persuade my audience to become literacy tutors and to donate time to Habitat for Humanity – More Effective: To persuade my audience to become literary tutors (or) – More Effective: To persuade my audience to donate time to Habitat for Humanity

10. Aim: How do you effectively determine the purpose of your speech? 5.Make Sure your Specific Purpose is Not Too Vague or General – Ineffective: To inform my audience about the Civil War – More Effective: To inform my audience about the role of African-American soldiers in the Civil War – Ineffective: To persuade my audience that something should be done about American monetary policy

11. Aim: How do you effectively determine the purpose of your speech? The following statements do not meet the criteria for expressing the specific purpose of a speech. What is wrong with each of them? Correct each one, further narrowing the topics as necessary. 1.To inform my audience how to make perfect popcorn every time 2.What is obsessive compulsive disorder? 3.To inform my audience about Thailand 4.Donate blood.

12. Aim: How do you effectively determine the purpose of your speech? Does my purpose meet this assignment? Does my purpose meet this assignment? Can I accomplish this purpose in the time allotted? Can I accomplish this purpose in the time allotted? Is the purpose relevant to my audience? Is the purpose relevant to my audience? Is the purpose too trivial for my audience? Is the purpose too trivial for my audience? Is the purpose too technical for my audience? Is the purpose too technical for my audience?

13. Aim: How do you effectively determine the purpose of your speech? Choose two of the following topics and compose an appropriate specific purpose statement suitable for this class assignment: Choose two of the following topics and compose an appropriate specific purpose statement suitable for this class assignment: – EducationTechnology – SportsPrejudice – ScienceHealth – PoliticsCrime – Music