1. Planning Public Speaking
Remember: Public speaking is like an enlarged conversation: Have something to say!
Communication Apprehension is normal and can even by helpful

2. Presentational Styles
Impromptu Speaking: Little preparation
Extemporaneous Speaking: Preparation and practice
Manuscript Speaking: Read from script
Memorized Speaking: Without notes

3. The best way to overcome communication apprehension is to RESEARCH, PLAN and PRACTICE!!!
1. Choose a topic that interests you.
2. Know your goal: to persuade, inform, or entertain.
3. Your topic can be summarized by a single clear thesis statement.
4. Know your audience.

4. Thesis Statement v. Purpose Statement
Thesis statement: what your speech is about; the main idea.
Purpose statement: what you want your speech to accomplish (what you want the audience to walk away with from your speech

5. Research: Sources
1. Personal Knowledge
2. Interviews
3. Media (books, magazines, on- line, etc. Often done in a library.
4. Original research (such as surveys

6. Research: Evidence
1. Statistics
2. Examples
3. Comparisons: similes (direct) and analogies (indirect)
4. Quotations: credibility comes from appropriate identification
5. Visual Aids: Simple and Large

7. Organization and Presentation
TRANSITIONS
Introduction (gain attention, provide the purpose, preview the content
Body (Major claims and evidence)
Conclusion (Restate the major points, offer a memorable final though and provide a strong sense of closure

8. Speech Writing Style
You are writing for the ear
and not the eye
Informal
Personal
Immediate/Active

9. What Do You Need To Write
Headings for each section
Subpoints
References to evidence
Exact transcriptions of anything that will be used verbatim
Full Outline:
Key Word Outline