Ch15 Comm Skills New Updated
Ch15 Comm Skills New Updated
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SUPPORTING AND ORGANIZING YOUR
SPEECH
STEPS: 4+5+6 AND 7
HUMAN COMMUNICATION
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Learn To:
Formulate a clear thesis statement
Support your ideas with interesting and persuasive
materials
Organize your thoughts so that your speech is easy to
follow and maintains audience interest and attention
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Revision: Public Speaking
Managing your Apprehension
Step1: Select your topic, purposes, and
thesis
Step2: Analyze your audience
Step3: Research your topic
Step 4: Collect Supporting Materials:
4 types
2.1.Definitions
Examples:
a. Illustrations(longer and
more detailed), and
b. Narratives(stories)
Step 4: Collect Supporting Materials
3. Testimony:
A useful form of support, and using the opinions
of others to clarify or support your assertions.
2 : Types of Testimony:
2. Models (samples)
3. Graphs
Types of Presentation Aids: 7
4. Word charts
5. Maps
6. People
a book
Describing from top to bottom, left to right, inside
to outside
Step 6: Organize Your Speech
3.Topical/ or Categories: If the topic divides itself
into subdivisions each of which is clear idea and equal in
importance.
Example:
1. A speech on importance cities of the world.
2. World `s major religion
4.Problem-Solution/ useful for persuasive speech
in which you want to convince Audi…..
5.Cause-Effect /especially useful for persuasive
presentations.
:Steps of Public Speaking
Step 7: Construct Your Introduction,
Conclusion, and Transitions
Conclusion: (perfect)
1. Summarize
Restate thesis, importance, main points
2. Motivate
Ask for specific response after listening
Provide directions for future action
3. Close
Use a quote or General sentence
Or Pose a challenge or question
Thank audience
Knowledge to Action
• What do you find
to be the most
engaging type of
support for a speech?