LESSON 3

ORGANIZING AND
DELIVERING AN
IMPROMPTU SPEECH
BY THE END OF THE LESSON, YOU WILL
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO:
• IDENTIFY THE FEATURES OF AN
IMPROMPTU SPEECH
• DEVELOP AND DELIVER AND EFFECTIVE
IMPROMPTU SPEECH; AND
• REFLECT ON YOUR LEARNING ON
ORGANIZING AND DELIVERING AN
IMPROMPTU SPEECH
 IMPROMPTU SPEECH AZURE
DELIVERED WITH LITTLE OR NO
TIME FOR PREPARATION AND
MOST INSTANCES, YOU ARE
CALLED TO SPEAK AT THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT BECAUSE YOU
ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT
THE SUBJECT
 STRATEGIES IN ORGANIZING AND
DELIVERING AN IMPROMPTU SPEECH

1. PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE

2. POINT - REASON- EXAMPLE / EXPLANATION
POINT
3. OPENING,RULE OF THREE, CLINCHER
 IN SOME CASES YOU MAY FIND
YOURSELF AN AWARE OF OR AN
INTERESTED IN A TOPIC.
DISTINGUISH TOASTMASTER CRAIG
HARRISON 2010 SHARES THE
FOLLOWING STRATEGIES THAT
CAN HELP YOU ADJUST IN A
PROBLEM
A.BRIDGIN
G
• THIS ENTAILS BUILDING A CONNECTION BETWEEN WHAT YOU KNOW
AND WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW
B. REFRAMING
• THIS MEANS REPHRASING OR WITH DEFINING THE TOPIC
INTO SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO TALK THIS USUALLY
OCCURS IF YOU THINK THE TOPIC IS INAPPROPRIATE OR IT IS
NOT FOR YOU.
 C. PLAYING DEVIL'S
ADVOCATE
• THIS REFERS TO YOU STANDING ON THE
OPPOSITE SIDE
 SOME USEFUL TIPS AND EFFECTIVE
IMPROMPTU SPEECH DELIVERY

1.BEFORE THE SPEECH

•SMILE
•RELAX BY THINKING POSITIVE THINGS
•IDENTIFY YOUR PURPOSE
•THINK OF ONE BIG WORD THAT YOU CAN SERVE AS YOUR
MAIN POINT
•START OUTLINING IN YOUR HEAD
2.DURING THE SPEECH
• WHEN YOU ARE CALLED, KEEP COMPOSED
• SHAKE HANDS TO THE ONE WHO INTRODUCED YOU
• AS YOU STAND TO DELIVER, ESTABLISH A CONTACT, AN
BEGIN RIGHT AWAY YOUR OPENING STATEMENTS
• FROM YOUR INITIAL IDEA TO THE NEXT, USE APPROPRI
TRANSITIONAL DEVICES
• OBSERVE APPROPRIATE AND EFFECTIVE NONVERBAL C
• OBSERVE TIME REMEMBER YOU BEARLY HAVE 5 MINU
SAY SOMETHING
3.AFTER THE SPEECH
• SAY THANK YOU
• RETURN TO YOUR PLACE COMFORTABLY