Prayer

Dear Lord and Father of all, thank you for today.

Thank you for ways in which you provide for us all.
For Your protection and love we thank you.
Help us to focus our hearts and minds now on what we are
about to learn.
Inspire us by Your Holy Spirit as we listen and write.
Guide us by your eternal light as we discover more about
the world around us.
We ask all this in the name of Jesus.
Amen.
There is no such thing as
good writing.
There is only effective
writing.
Principles of Effective

Speech Writing
 LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, you
should be able to:

✓learn about the entire

speech writing process;
✓identify the information
needed prior to writing;
✓structure your speech; and
✓write your own speech.
STEPS IN WRITING YOUR SPEECH
I. Analyzing the Audience
➢ Audience Analysis; the process
of determining the values,
interests, and attitudes of the
intended or projected listeners
A.Situational Information
B. Demographic Information
C.Psychological Information
I. Analyzing the Audience
A. Situational Information – size of the
audience; what they know about the topic
and the speaker; time, venue, and occasion

1. Number of people in the audience

2. Audience Knowledge of the topic
3. Audience knowledge
of and Opinion about
the speaker
I. Analyzing the Audience

B. Demographic Information

1. Age
2. Gender
3. Education, occupation,
and economic status
I. Analyzing the Audience

B. Psychological Information

1. Values
2. Beliefs
3. Attitudes
II. Choosing your Topic

A. Objectives
B. The End Result
II. Choosing your Topic

A. Objectives
1. to inform
2. to prompt to an action
3. to provoke an emotion
4. to entertain
5. to promote a discussion (Lamerton, 2001)

Choose a topic that you are good at or are interested in.

II. Choosing your Topic

3 Major Classifications of Speech

to inform

to entertain

to persuade.
II. Choosing your Topic
3 Major Classifications of Speech
1. An informative speech provides the audience
with a clear understanding of the concept or
idea presented by the speaker.
2. An entertainment speech provides the
audience with amusement.
3. A persuasive speech provides the audience
with well argued ideas that can influence
their own beliefs and decisions.
II. Choosing your Topic

A. The End Result

✓ Do I want the audience to do something?

If so, what is it?

✓ Do I want them to apply their new-found

knowledge? How?
III. Getting the Information
about the Topic
Reliability – consistency and credibility
Validity – soundness of the logic
Currency – recentness

A. The Library -books, periodicals,

vertical file clippings i.e.,
clippings and pamphlets, and
non-print sources such as films.
B. The Internet -reliable websites;
.edu
IV. Outlining and Organizing
the Speech Outline

A. Outlining you Speech

✓ Introduction
✓ Body
✓ Conclusion
✓ References
IV. Outlining and Organizing the Speech Outline

Outline - a hierarchical list that

shows the relationship of ideas
(see sample outline on your book pp. 69-70)

Sentence Outline- lists complete sentences

(see sample outline on pages 71-73 of you book)

Topic Outline- lists single words or brief phrases

IV. Outlining and Organizing the Speech Outline

Introduction- foundation of a speech, get

the attention of the audience, and present
the subject or main idea of the speech
Body- provides explanations, examples, or
any details
Conclusion- restates the main idea of your
speech, provides a summary, emphasizes
the message, and calls for action
V. Preparing to Write

A. Duration
B. Word Choice
C. Grammatical Correctness
V. Preparing to Write

A. Duration – allotted time for a speech

B. Word Choice
1. Use simple words
2. Be concise
3. Avoid Bias
C. Grammatical Correctness –
edit and proofread
VI. Writing the Speech

A. Introduction
B. Body
C. Conclusion
VI. Writing the Speech

A. Introduction – sets the scene for the

whole speech presentation
1. Attention-catching opener
2. Statement about the topic
3. Introduction of main points
4. Thesis Statement
VI. Writing the Speech

A. Introduction
1. Attention-catching opener – a
device used to create interest in a
speech
(promise something that will entice the audience;
share an anecdote; make the audience laugh; ask
questions, etc.)
VI. Writing the Speech
2. Statement about the topic – information
related to the topic
3. Introduction of main points – establishing
an expectation of what the speech will
address
4. Thesis Statement – a sentence that
identifies the main idea and/or
central purpose of the speech
VI. Writing the Speech

B. Body – presents details and arguments

Main points are the key ideas presented to
enable a speech to accomplish its specific
purpose.
Transitioning and Signposting – define the
connections and relationships between the
major elements of the speech
VI. Writing the Speech
B. Body
1. Introduce your points using signposts
E.g. “Allow me to elaborate on my first point…’
“As I mentioned, my first point is…”
“To begin …”
2. Transition between main points
E.g. “Now that I’ve described the maternal hazards of
human development, let’s move to my second point,
the paternal hazards of human development..”
VI. Writing the Speech
C. Conclusion
1.Preliminary closing statement that recalls
the introduction
2.Restatement of the thesis and review of
main point
3.Closing statement relating to the
attention-catcher in the Introduction
VI. Writing the Speech
C. Conclusion
1.Reinforce the main ideas -provide a clear
summary of your main points
2.Motivate listeners to remember- provide a
clincher after the summary.
3.Provide a sense of closure- effectively
ends your speech by wrapping up details
and signaling the conclusion.
After writing the draft of
your speech, make sure
to edit it to remove
grammatical,
vocabulary, or
syntactical errors. Then
read it aloud to ensure
that the whole speech
is cohesive. Edit as
much as necessary.
 Prayer

Dear Lord and Father of all, thank you for today.

Thank you for ways in which you provide for us all.
For Your protection and love we thank you.
Help us apply our learnings from our lessons today.
Guide us by Your Holy Spirit as we discover more
about the world around us.
We ask all these in the name of Jesus.
Amen.
 References
• Fernandez, E., Masong, A., & Samillano, R. (2018).
Oral communication for Senior High School.

• How to Be a Good Writer (If There Is Such a Thing)

(goinswriter.com)

• Speech Writing Format, Samples, Examples - Class 11,

12 - Leverage Edu