1. Top 100 Speeches Public Speaking Ms. Schiff

2. Good Speeches Start With: O Solid introduction O Proper Tone O Content O Length

3. Steps to Complete Speech O Determine Audience O Understand the Person O Develop a Theme O Write an Outline O Introduction O Body O Conclusion

4. 1. Determine Your Audience O This will depend on the type of speech you have selected. O If your speech addresses the general public (Martin Luther King Jr.) the general audience will be your target audience.

5. Understand your Speaker O Be sure you answer all questions on hand out O If you need more information continue to research speaker and speech O Be comfortable with your speaker’s background; this will influence your confidence when presenting. O Try to select a person or speech that you feel strongly about and can represent in a positive way.

6. Develop a Theme (Main Idea) O If your speech is a celebration about a person’s life, focus on biographical details. O Your theme will help guide you through your speech. O It should influence your outline and your overall presentation.

7. Writing an Outline O Reflect logical flow from introduction to body to end. O Do not need to be specific with details in your outline, this will come during your speech. O Outline will help you set down your basic structure of what sequence the information will come in.

8. Introduction O Grab the audience’s attention and set the tone for the speech in your first sentences. O Anecdotes are a great resource as long as they fit with the occasion. O Should include a short greeting. O Can begin with an interesting fact or quote to grab our attention. O Summarize your main points: O Your purpose for making the speech O Why the audience should be interested

9. Body Paragraphs O Divide your speech into 3-5 sections O Group your sections with questions from handout O Determine the order in which the information should come to make the speech as effective as possible

10. Conclusion O Restate your main points O Shift your tone of voice to alert the audience you are finishing up O Leave the audience with a key message of your speech