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Organizing Your Speech

The Better Speaker Series

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Organization Method

  • Tell them what you’re going to tell them.
    • Introduction
  • Tell them.
    • Body
  • Tell them what you’ve told them.
    • Conclusion

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Develop an Outline

  • Introduction
  • Body
    • Main ideas or points
    • Supporting material
  • Conclusion

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Filling in the Outline

  • List key points
  • Arrange them in order
  • Expand upon these points
  • Develop an introduction
  • Develop a close

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Create a Mindmap

  • A diagram that helps determine:
    • What will be included in the speech
    • When it will be mentioned

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Mindmapping

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MAIN �TOPIC

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Mindmapping

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“Tell them” formula

Develop main idea first

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Outline

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Mindmapping

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Mindmapping

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OUTLINE

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BODY

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Mindmapping

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Keep Free of Clutter

  • Use separate paper to record extra material
  • Use asterisks, numbers, or color coding

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Conclusion

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It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy.

– Hesiod, ancient Greek poet