1. Every speech should have a balance of ethos, pathos, and logos.

2. Organizing Your Speech Outline I. Introduction 1) Get the attention of the audience  use humor, tell a story, read a quote, give a statistic, or share a personal experience 2) Establish credibility  can we believe you?  why should we believe you? 3) Indicate thesis at the end of intro

3. What is a thesis? 1) central ideas of the speech 2) what you want the audience to remember 3) preview of the speech

4. What is a thesis? Job: Pastry Chef for Opus at the Myerson Center Specific Thesis: Today, I am going to tell why you should hire me as the new Pastry Chef for Opus at the Myerson Symphony Center. First, I am going to tell you about my experiences as a chef for the past five years, which readily apply to the needs of Opus and the Myerson Center. Second, I am going to tell you about my course work at the Art Institute of Dallas, which has given me superior tools to function in this industry. Third, I am going to tell you about specific menus and cuisine I have created for other Performing Arts venues such as the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.

5. Organizing Your Speech Outline II. Body 1) Explore/organize data into 2-3 main points (specific reasons to hire you)  Identify/discuss two references who can verify your experiences, skills, and knowledge.  Identify/discuss two facts about your employer that correlate with your experience, skills, and knowledge. 2) Make transitions between points.

6. Organizing Your Speech Outline III. Conclusion 1) Summarize points/restate thesis 2) Provide closure  finish story, read a quote, give a statistic, or share another personal experience

7. Speech Outline I.Intro A. Attention getter = “There was once a young girl who......... “ B. Credibility statement= “As someone who has worked as a ??? for the past ???, I can tell you that....” C. Thesis Statement = “Today, I am going to tell you about....... “ II.Body A. Analysis of Point 1 Transition= “Now that I have told you about ???, I will now tell you about ???” B. Analysis of Point 2 Transition= “Now that I have told you about ???, I will now tell you about ???” C. Analysis of Point 3 (if indeed there are three points) III. Conclusion A. Summary of Points = “In the course of this speech, I have given you several reasons why you should hire me as the ??? at ??? including ???, ???, and ???. B. Closure= "I would like to end by quoting President Kennedy who said......”

8. What are the five cannons of rhetoric? 1) Invention - Ethos- ethics/credibility - Pathos- passion/emotion - Logos- logic/evidence

9. What are the five cannons of rhetoric? 2) Organization - Introduction - Body - Conclusion

10. What are the five cannons of rhetoric? 3) Style -Metaphor/Similes -Hyperbole -Personification -Repetition -Alliteration

11. What are the five cannons of rhetoric? 4) Delivery -Script Vs. Outline -Reading Vs. Communicating -Make eye contact -Manage your non-verbals -Avoid verbal disjunctions (um, ahh, like)

12. What are the five cannons of rhetoric? 5) Memory -Extemporaneous -Conversational -Talk with audience not at audience -Outline Vs. Script

13. Every speech should have a balance of ethos, pathos, and logos.

14. Mr. John Christensen Special Guest Star

15. Who is Mr. John Christensen? Teaches various business classes AID (Marketing, Fundamentals of Business, Accounting, Career Development) Worked with Verizon 30 years in Iowa, Washington, Connecticut, and Texas. Held various front-line and management positions through the years, ending up as director over a small Retails Markets business unit that developed, marketed and sold, processed customer orders, and did troubleshooting for certain network products. Managed change in a number of areas as the telephone company went from being a monopoly to being a competitor.

16. Every speech should have a balance of ethos, pathos, and logos.

17. What is the rhetorical situation? What the speaker has to deal with: Exigence (an imperfection marked by urgency) Audience (stated or implied) Constraints (obstacles that make communication difficult)

18. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gigsZH5HlJA