BEL 492

DEVELOPING THE IDEA

(ORGANIZING THE
SPEECH)
 INTRODUCTION
• Your first job in the introduction is to get
attention and interest of the audience.
• You can do this by:
– Posing a question
– Telling a story
– Making a startling statement
– Opening with the quotation
• The purpose of all these method is to create a
dramatic, colorful opening that will make your
audience want to hear more.
 BODY
• After getting the audience attention and
revealing your topic, you are ready to move
into the body of your speech.
• In some speech, the body seems to organize
itself. Etc,
– You have been assigned to tell a story about the
significant experience in your life, you will relate
the event chronologically.
 BODY
• A better ways of structuring your point is to
discuss three of the main aspect, which is
called the topical method of organization.
• It divides the speech topic into its:
– Natural
– Logical
– Conventional parts
 CONCLUSION
• When you finish discussing your final point,
you will be ready to move into your conclusion
• You need to accomplish two task in this part of
the speech which is:
– Let the audience know you are about to finish
– Reinforce your major theme
 CONCLUSION
• If possible, end your speech, with a
remarkable, clever or thought-provoking idea
and notes.
• Lastly, bear in mind to make the final lines
with a dramatic close.