1. SPEECH Unit 3 Week 1

2. Speech vs. Written Work

3. Written Work  Writer communicates his or her purpose through written expression.  If the reader doesn’t understand what he or she read, then….

4. Speech  The speaker conveys his or her message through oral communication.  What happens if the audience didn’t hear what the speaker said?

5. Speech vs. Written Work  The audience has only one chance to comprehend the information, so your speech must be well- organized and the purpose and message must be easily understood.  How do you do that? How do you make your message to the audience clear?

6. I can identify and use techniques that help me to be an effective public speaker. Learning Target

7. Speech Requirements

8. Requirements  Must be 4-5 minutes long  3 points will be deducted for every 10 seconds over or under time  Contains techniques learned in class  On assigned topic: How my optimism will help me press on to greater achievements of the future  Grading based on:  Content of Speech  Poise & Appearance  Delivery & Presentation  Overall Effectiveness  Due: January 19

9. Deadlines

10.  Signed letter: Wednesday, January 6 (Reading)  Topic: Friday, January 8 (Reading)  4 Paragraphs: Monday, January 11 (LA)  Speech Abstract: Monday, January 11 (Reading)  Strong Opening: Tuesday, January 12 (LA)  5 Techniques: Thursday, January 14 (Reading/LA)  5 Paragraphs/5 Techniques: Friday, January 15 (Reading/LA)  Final Draft: Monday, January 19 (Reading/LA)  Speech: present January 21 – January 28 (Reading)

11. Topic: Bringing out the best in others

12. Topic  How my best brings out the best in others

13. Speech Writing

14. Purposes  To inspire  To motivate  To inform  To persuade  To provoke

15. To establish the purpose…  Ask yourself:  What do you want the audience to learn or do?  If you are making an argument, why do you want them to agree with you?  If they already agree with you, why are you giving the speech?  How can your audience benefit from what you have to say?

16. An Effective Speech…  Connects with the audience and gets them feeling, thinking, or acting.

17. Elements of an Effective Speech  A strong opening and a good ending  Easily organized and connected  Emotive or strong words  Repetition of key words and phrases that stick with audience  Thought-provoking questions  Clear connections with audience  Knowledge of subject  Support with evidence and personal experience

18. Techniques

19. Common Techniques  Use at least five of the following:  Catchy opening (required)  Refrain/Repetition (required)  Allusion  Quotation  Humor  Rhetorical question  Analogy  Figurative language (simile, metaphor, etc.)  Anecdote  Personal experience  Emotional appeal

20. Getting Started…..

21. How to begin?  Hook ‘em!  State your purpose or message up front.

22. Organize it!  Need an introduction, body, and conclusion.  Clearly show how your main points relate to each other- tie them in with your theme.  Pinpoint key ideas that can be used for effective repetition. Repeat key words and phrases to add emphasis- but use it stylistically and with purpose!

23. Ending effectively!  Remember, this is your last word!  Emphasize the key points you made and leave your audience thinking, feeling, or wanting to act.

24. Answer the following:  Purpose (doesn’t have to be just one):  To inspire…  To motivate…  To inform….  To persuade…  To provoke…  Message:  What do you want the audience to learn or do?  How can your audience benefit from what you have to say?  Key points:  Key points you want to cover in your speech. Important parts.

25. Literary Terms

26. Literary Terms (use at least 5):  Refrain (required) – a regularly repeated word, phrase, line, or group of lines  Allusion – a reference to a well-known person, event, place, literary work, work of art, etc.  Quotation – a passage that is quoted word for word from a book, speech, song, etc.  Humor – writing intended to evoke laughter from the audience  Rhetorical question – a question asked solely to produce an effect or make an point and not to elicit a reply from the audience  Analogy – a comparison of two things that are alike in some way  Figurative language – writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally by the audience  Simile – a figure of speech that uses like or as to make a direct comparison between two unlike ideas  Metaphor – a figure of speech in which something is described as something else  Personification – a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman object is given human characteristics  Anecdote - a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person  Emotional appeal – an example or reference intended to stimulate the audience’s emotions