Unit 2

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