Principles of Effective Speech Writing

Principles of
Effective
Speech Writing

TODAY'S AGENDA

Most Essential

Learning

Competency

Uses principles of effective speech
writing focusing on audience profile,
logical organization, duration, word
choice, and grammatical correctness

TODAY'S AGENDA

Learning
Objectives

Recognize the importance of

Plan and evaluate a written

speech

speech writing principles

TODAY'S AGENDA

Learning
Objectives

Recognize the importance of

Plan and evaluate a written

speech

speech writing principles

Multiple Choice

A speaker should adjust his speech by determining the kind of words, language, and topics that are appropriate to the age of the audience.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

It is not recommendable for speakers to write a speech based on an outline.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Speakers may use the word count of their manuscripts to estimate the amount of time they would need in delivering the speech.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

A speech should have an introduction, body and conclusion.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Knowing the audience's age would also give the speaker an insight into their attention span.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

When writing a speech, one must ensure that the manuscript is free from grammatical errors.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to conduct an audience analysis in the prewriting stage?

• It allows you to customize your speech to convey your message effectively.

• It is the only step necessary to complete the prewriting stage.

• It determines the direction and focus of your message.

• It selects the content of the speech.

Multiple Select

Which of the following phrases would be appropriate choices for transitioning between ideas? Select all that apply.

• Veterinarians agree that the best option is...

• In 1924, the farmers in my hometown decided to...

• Now that we understand why that occured, we can consider...

• Another example of this phenomenon is...

Multiple Select

Which of the following phrases are best practices for a speech closing? Select all that apply.

• Adding new details

• Including a key takeaway

• Using "I" and "We" phrases

• Inspiring a call to action

The Speech Writing

Process

The process of writing is

not chronological or

linear;

rather, it is recursive.

Open Ended

What does recursive mean?

You have the

opportunity to repeat a

writing procedure

indefinitely or produce

multiple drafts first

before you can settle on

the right one.

Components of
Speech Writing

Process

audience
analysis

looking

into the profile of your

target audience

audience
analysis

demography

situation

psychology

purpose

to inform

to entertain
to persuade

topic

using

your

personal

experiences
discussing with your family
members or friends
free writing
listing
asking questions
semantic webbing

variety of strategies used in

selecting a topic:

narrowing

down a topic

making your main idea
more specific and focused

narrowing

down a topic

General Topic:

Effective Money Management

Open Ended

Let's try narrowing the topic down. Write a specific topic from the general topic "Effective Money Management".

narrowing

down a topic

Specific Topic:

The role of budgeting apps

in enhancing money management

skills of Grade 11 students

​Here's a sample narrowed down topic:

data

gathering

collect ideas, information,
sources, and references

relevant or related to your

specific topic

writing
patterns

in general, are structures that will
help you organize the ideas related

to your topic.

Examples are biographical,
categorical/topical, causal,

chronological, comparison/contrast,

problem-solution, and spatial.

outline

hierarchical list that shows the

relationship of your ideas

editing/
revising

involves correcting errors in
mechanics, such as grammar,

punctuation, capitalization, unity,

coherence, and others

editing/
revising

Andrew Dlugan (2013), an award-

winning public speaker, lists six

power principles for speech editing.

rehearsing

gives you an opportunity to identify
what works and what does not work
for you and for your target audience

Key

Takeaways

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Open Ended

What are your key takeaways?