Principles of Speech Writing

USE TO PRESENT SEVERAL IDEAS THAT ARE INTERRELATED IN SUCH A WAY THAT ONE FLOWS NATURALLY TO THE NEXT.

• Logical or Topic Pattern

• Chronological or Time Sequence Pattern

• Spatial or Geographical Pattern

• Causal or Cause-and-Effect Pattern

• Problem-Solution Pattern

USE WHEN INFORMATION IN A SPEECH FOLLOWS A CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE

• Logical or Topic Pattern

• Chronological or Time Sequence Pattern

• Spatial or Geographical Pattern

• Causal or Cause-and-Effect Pattern

• Problem-Solution Pattern

USE TO EVOKE AN IMAGE OF SOMETHING THAT HAS VARIOUS PARTS, AND THOSE PARTS ARE DISTINGUISHED BY GEOGRAPHY.

• Logical or Topic Pattern

• Chronological or Time Sequence Pattern

• Spatial or Geographical Pattern

• Causal or Cause-and-Effect Pattern

• Problem-Solution Pattern

USE TO PERSUADE THE AUDIENCE TO TAKE A PARTICULAR VIEWPOINT

• Logical or Topic Pattern

• Chronological or Time Sequence Pattern

• Spatial or Geographical Pattern

• Causal or Cause-and-Effect Pattern

• Problem-Solution Pattern

Another way of organizing a speech on a particular topic is to look at the subject in terms of cause and effect.

• Logical or Topic Pattern

• Chronological or Time Sequence Pattern

• Spatial or Geographical Pattern

• Causal or Cause-and-Effect Pattern

• Problem-Solution Pattern

Every speech has a purpose

• Purpose of the Speech

• Audience Profile

• Organizational Pattern

• Word Choice

• Duration and Physical Setting

person’s choice or selection of words

• Purpose of the Speech

• Audience Profile

• Organizational Pattern

• Word Choice

• Duration and Physical Setting

How long will your speech be?

• Purpose of the Speech

• Audience Profile

• Organizational Pattern

• Word Choice

• Duration and Physical Setting

How large is your audience?

• Purpose of the Speech

• Audience Profile

• Organizational Pattern

• Word Choice

• Duration and Physical Setting

Chronological or Time Sequence Pattern is a type of ?

• Purpose of the Speech

• Audience Profile

• Organizational Pattern

• Word Choice

• Duration and Physical Setting