Developing Topics for Your Speech

• Getting Started with Your Topic and Purpose
• Formulating a Specific Purpose Statement
• Formulating a Central Idea Statement
• Problems to Avoid with Specific Purpose and Idea Statements

Organizing and Outlining Your Speech

• Why We Need Organization in Speeches
• Patterns of Organization
• Connective Statements
• Outlining

Researching Your Speeches

• Research
• Accessing Information Through a Library
• Research on the Internet
• Conducting Your Own Research

Supporting Your Speech Ideas

• Why Supporting Materials are Needed
• Types of Supporting Materials
• Attention Factors and Supporting Materials

Informative Speaking

• What is an Informative Speech?
• Types of Informative Speeches
• Guidelines for Selecting an Informative Speech Topic
• Guidelines for Preparing an Informative Speech
• Giving Informative Speeches in Groups

Introductions and Conclusions

• General Guidelines for Introductions and Conclusions
• Structuring the Introduction
• Examples of Introductions
• Structuring the Conclusion
• Examples of Conclusions

Delivery

• The Importance of Delivery
• Methods of Speech Delivery
• Preparing For Your Delivery
• Practicing Your Delivery
• What to Do When Delivering Your Speech