Learning Objectives:

At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:

1. Learn about the entire speech writing process;
2. Identify the information needed prior to writing;
3. Structure your speech; and
4. Write your own speech.
STEPS IN WRITING YOUR SPEECH

01 Analyzing the Audience 04

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Outlining and
Organizing the speech

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02 05

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Choosing your Topic Preparing to Write

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03 about the Topic
Getting Information
06 Writing the Speech

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 3 Dimensions:

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A. Situational Information
Includes the size of your audience and

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what they know about the topic and the
speaker.
1. Number of Audience
2. Audience Knowledge of the Topic
3. Audience Knowledge of and Opinion

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about the Speaker.

ANALYZING THE AUDIENCE

B. Demographic Information
Refers to the characteristic of the

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audience.
1. Age
Analyzing the audience means 2. Gender
identifying the audience and 3. Education, Occupation, and
adapting a speech to their interests, Economic Status

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level of understanding, attitudes,
and beliefs. C. Psychological Information
1. Values
2. Beliefs

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3. Attitude
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Set an:

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A. Objectives
Choose one objective that you
want to achieve using your speech.

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Choose topic that can be explored well

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CHOOSING YOUR TOPIC
using your objective.

B. The End Result

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Select a topic based on the Choose an end result that fits your
objective and topic.
information you gathered
about your audience and

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ask your self what you want Once you determine the your objective,
to achieve with your topic and end result, come up with your
thesis statement or the main idea of your
speech.

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speech. This statement will be the basis of
the speech, and will be the thread that will

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wave your ideas together.
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2 Primary Sources:
A. The Library

Your school library can provide

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you with various information sources.
Include books, periodicals, vertical

GETTING INFORMATION
file, and non-print sources such as

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films.

ABOUT THE TOPIC

B. The Internet
Use various sources to support your

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arguments. When looking for The internet is a vast sources of
information, consider the reliability, information, just make sure to pick
validity and currency of your sources. reliable and valid websites.

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Speech Title
I. Introduction
A. Attention-catching opener
B. Statement about the topic
C. Introduction of the main points
D. Thesis Statement
Transition to Main Point 1
II. Body
A. Main Point 1
1. Introductory subordinate point
2. Subordinate point
a. Supporting details

OUTLINING AND
b. Supporting details
Transition to Main Point 2
B. Main Point 2

ORGANIZING THE SPEECH

1. Introductory subordinate point
2. Subordinate point

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a. Supporting details
b. Supporting details
It is important to structure your thoughts Transition to the Conclusion
III. Conclusion
and information logically. A well-

organized speech will not only help you
deliver your message effectively. It will
also help the audience understand your
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A. Preliminary closing statement that recalls the intro.
B. Restatement of the thesis and review of main points.
1. Main point 1
2. Main point 2
C. Clincher relating to the attention-catcher in the

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message clearly. Introduction

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Adapted from http://www.nvccc.edu/home/npeck/speaking/speechoutline.htm
 The Colors of the Filipino Flag
B. Courage led the Filipinos toward freedom from
Introduction
Spanish tyranny.
I. What’s red, blue, white, and brown, has three stars, and
1. The Spaniards ruled the Filipinos for more
has a bright shining sun?
than 30 years,
A. Well, it’s me wearing this shirt with a Filipino flag.
a. The Spaniards were first attracted to the
B. If you’re familiar with what I’m wearing (a shirt
gold and spices in the country.
called barong tagalog), you can probably infer that
b. King Philip II subsequently decided to
I’ll be talking about an artifact from the Philippines,
expand his empire and took the land.
my very own culture.
c. Spanish priests, known as friars, ruled the
II. In the early stages when I was thinking about this
Filipinos.
speech, I kept asking myself three questions.
2. Courage helped the Filipinos regain their
A. What’s something important in my culture?
freedom from the Spaniards.
B. What do Filipinos value?
a. In 1892, Andres Bonifacio formed a secret
C. What has a lot of meaning and history for Filipinos?
revolutionary society called Katipunan.
III. I was raised with the motto, “Know history, know self,
b. In 1898, the Filipinos recovered their
because without history, there’s no self.”
freedom from Spain.
A. Filipino flag helps me know myself.
Transition: You saw how the color red holds great meaning

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B. This flag tells a lot about Filipino history.
for Filipinos. The next color, blue, is relevant as
C. The flag reflects the Filipino culture.
well.
IV. Today I’ll talk about the most significant parts of
II. Blue is the second major color of the Filipino flag.
Filipino history and culture through the three major

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A. The color blue represent justice.
colors of the country’s flag, red, blue, and white.
B. Filipinos value justice very important in their way of
Transition: To begin, I’ll explain the importance of the color
life and in their government.
red in flag.
1. Filipinos value in their way of life.
2. Filipinos value justice in their government.
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a. After regaining there freedom, the Filipinos
I. Red is the first major color of the Filipino flag.
stepped into the realm of self-government.
A. The color red represents courage.

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b. The first recognized president of the
Philippines is Emilio Aguinaldo.
Transition: Finally, I’ll tell you about the last color in the flag.
III. White is the third major color of the Filipino flag.
A. This color represents equality
B. Equality is a very important concept in Filipino flag.
1. Ethnic and religious diversity in the Philippines
make equality especially important.
a. There is much ethnic diversity, as manifested
by the various indigenous ethnic groups such
as the Badjaos and the Kalingas, and foreign
immigrants, such as Chinese and Americans.
b. Although, Catholicism is the major religion in
the country, several major religious group,
such as Christians and Muslims, are also
thriving.
2. There is equality in the household.
a. Unlike men in many Asian countries, Filipino
husbands treats their wives as equals.
b. Filipino wives are usually in charge of the
family’s money.
Transition: Now, we know what these colors mean to
Filipinos, let me return to the questions I posed at the
beginning of my speech.
Conclusion
I. There were three questions I wanted to answer.
A. What’s something important in my culture?
B. What do Filipinos value?
C. What has a lot of meaning and history?
I. There were three questions I wanted to answer.
A. What’s something important in my culture?
B. What do Filipinos value?
C. What has a lot of meaning and history?
II. The Filipino flag, which is respected and valued by the
citizens, tells us a lot about the country’s culture.
A. We learned that Filipinos are individuals with great
courage, represented as red on the Filipino flag.
B. We learned that Filipinos value/justice,
represented by the blue color in the Filipino flag.
C. And we learned that Filipinos value equality,
represented by the white color in the Filipino flag.
III. Well, with my motto, “Know history, know self, because
without history, there’s no self,” I can honestly tell you right
now that I do know more about myself and my identity than
I ever did before from this very flag, and that as an
individual, I’m proud to be Filipino.
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3 Factors:
A. Duration

Know how much time is provided for your

delivery. Draft your speech according to the
duration that is allotted to you.

B. Word Choice

PREPARING TO WRITING The words you will use depend on

characteristic of your audience.
the

- Use simple words

Use various sources to support your
- Be concise
arguments. When looking for information, - Avoid bias and offensive language.
consider the reliability, validity and

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currency of your sources.
C. Grammatical Corrections

Observe correct grammar to clearly and

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accurately express your message and to add to
your credibility.
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Basic Parts of Speech:
A. Introduction
The introduction sets the scene for the whole
speech presentation.
Suggestions how to begin (Lamerton, 2011):
1. Promise something that will entice the
audience.
2. Share an anecdote.
3. Make them laugh.
4. Ask questions.

B. Body

WRITING THE SPEECH

The body of your speech is where you expound
on your thesis statement by presenting your details
and arguments.
Tips (Coopman & Lull, 2012):
1. Introduce your points using signpost.
2. Transition between the main points.

C. Conclusion
The conclusion is even more important than the
beginning.
3 Primary Functions:
1. Reinforcing the main ideas.

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2. Motivating listeners to remember.
3. Provide sense of closure.
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your speech, make sure to Prepared by:
edit it to remove
grammatical vocabulary, or
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