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LESSON 16
SPEECH
Teacher Alessandro
Odoardi
 WRITING A SPEECH

A speech is "a form of communication in spoken language,

made by a speaker before an audience for a given purpose"
(Dictionary.com) and the only purpose it could have is this
one: "a speaker must wish to engage his or her audience with
a central idea or proposition" (Ferraro & Palmer) to convey
information, persuade and/or motivate.

As you write your speech outline, focus on how you are going
to introduce yourself and your topic, the points you want to
cover, and the interests of your audience.
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Introduction
Follow these steps to write a good introduction.
(1) Start with a greeting. The first thing people want
to know when you stand to speak is who you are.

(2) Open your speech with an attention-getter. You

want to grab their attention throughout the whole
speech (This could be a joke, a personal story, or an
interesting observation on your topic)
(3) Give your audience a reason to listen to your speech. In this
part of your introduction, you'll transition from your attention-
getting anecdote into the subject matter of the speech itself.
(4) Present your thesis statement. Your thesis statement, broadly,
tells the audience the scope of your speech.
(5) Establish your credibility. You've made your point, but now
you need to let the audience know why they should listen to you.
(6) Preview your main points. Give them a neat summary of the
points you're going to make during your speech.
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Body
Follow these steps to write a good body for the speech.
(1) State your first point. The outline of the body of
your speech will begin with the first point you intend
to make in your speech.
(2) Present your supporting evidence or arguments.
Beneath your first point, you'll list specific evidence
or facts you want to mention in your speech that
support the point. This could include dates, statistics,
or quotes from sources.
(3) Transition to your next point. After
you've finished all the information you want
to include for your first point, go back to
the top level and find a smooth way to
transition from that point to your second
point in a sentence or two.
(4) Repeat the same process for all
remaining points. Your outline will look
much the same for the remaining two (or
more) points you plan to cover in your
speech.
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Closing
Follow these steps to write a good closing for the speech.
(1) Provide a smooth transition. You need an effective
transitional sentence that will signal to your audience
that you're reaching the end of your speech.
(2) Summarize the points you've discussed. Speech
coaches often describe a speech's organization as
"tell them what you're going to say, say it, then tell
them what you said."
(3) Restate your thesis statement. This version of your thesis
statement should sound more like a conclusion or an ultimate
finding than the hypothesis it may have been in your
introduction.
(4) Leave your audience something to remember. To close out
your speech, think of something on the same note as the
attention-getter you used to open your speech.
(5) Thank the audience and anyone who invited you. Thanking
the audience for listening to you demonstrates that you respect
them and value their time.
 Sources for this presentation
Ferraro, V. Palmer, K. (2008). "Speaking and Arguing: The Rhetoric
of Peace and War > Purpose". Mount Holyoke College. Link:
https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/speech/purpose.htm
[29/07/2021]

Listmann, E. (Nov 2020). "How to Write a Speech Outline".

wikiHow. Link: https://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Speech-
Outline [29/07/2021]

Various (2021). "Speech". Dictionary.com. Link:

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/speech [29/07/2021]