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The document outlines the principles and components of effective speech writing, including audience analysis, purpose, topic selection, and the importance of a structured outline. It emphasizes the need for clarity, conciseness, and engagement in both the body and conclusion of the speech, along with strategies for editing and rehearsing. Key guidelines also highlight the importance of simplicity, personal connection, and sensitivity to the audience.

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The document outlines the principles and components of effective speech writing, including audience analysis, purpose, topic selection, and the importance of a structured outline. It emphasizes the need for clarity, conciseness, and engagement in both the body and conclusion of the speech, along with strategies for editing and rehearsing. Key guidelines also highlight the importance of simplicity, personal connection, and sensitivity to the audience.

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PRINCIPLES

OF SPEECH
WRITING
Components of
the Speech
Writing Process
1. Audience Analysis
2. Purpose
3. Topic
4. Data Gathering
5. Writing Patterns
6. Outline
7. Body of the Speech
8. Editing/Revising
9. Rehearsing
6.
Outline
A hierarchical list that shows the
relationship of your ideas. A good
outline helps you see that all the ideas
are in line with your main idea or
message.

The elements of an outline includes an


introduction, body, and conclusion.
Purpose
Table Format
To persuade

Specific Purpose To persuade the community members to reduce, reuse, and recycle as means
of eliminating garbage and protecting the environment.
Topic Promoting the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling in eliminating
wastes and protecting the environment
Pattern Problem-solution
Introduction Share facts on the current situation of the environment.
State the message of the speech (specific topic).
Body Discuss how improper waste disposal becomes an environmental problem.
Explain how reducing, reusing, and recycling would eliminate wastes and
protect the environment.
Conclusion State the specific purpose of your speech again.
Call for action.
List Format
1.0 As of today, there is an alarming increase of wastes in our community.
1.1 According to Solid Waste Management Office, if we do not take immediate action, we
might face more perils caused by natural calamities.
1.2 Now, I am going to talk about how to eliminate wastes and protect the environment.

2.0 Improper waste disposal causes environmental problems.


2.1 Wastes contaminate the soil.
2.2 Wastes contaminate the water.
2.3 Wastes can cause floods.

3.0 There are ways to eliminate wastes and protect the environment.
3.1 Reducing, reusing, and recycling can help eliminate wastes.
3.2 People should start doing these at home.

4.0 We must act now.


4.1 This solution should be supported by the local government.
4.2 Let us learn from the lessons in natural calamities we have experienced.
7.
Body of the
Speech
Provides explanations, examples, or any details that
can help you deliver your purpose and explain the
main idea of your speech.

One major consideration in developing the body of


your speech is the focus or central idea. The body of
your speech should only have one central idea.
The following are some strategies to highlight your
main idea.

• Present real-life or practical examples


• Show statistics
• Present comparisons
• Share ideas from the experts or practitioners
Introduction
The foundation of your speech. Here, your primary
goal is to get the attention of your audience and
present the subject or main idea of your speech.
Your first few words should do so.
The following are some strategies.:

• Use a real-life experience and connect that experience to your


subject.
• Use practical examples and explain their connection to your
subject.
• Start with a familiar or strong quote and then explain what it
means.
• Use facts or statistics and highlight their importance to your
subject.
Conclusion
Restates the main idea of your speech. Furthermore,
it provides a summary, emphasizes the message,
and calls for action. While the primary goal of the
introduction is to
get the attention of your audience, the conclusion
aims to leave the audience with a memorable
statement.
The following are some strategies.

• Begin your conclusion with a restatement of your message.

• Use positive examples, encouraging words, or memorable


lines from songs or stories familiar to your audience.

• Ask a question or series of questions that can make your


audience reflect or ponder.
8.
Editing/
Revising
Your written speech involves
correcting errors in mechanics, such
as grammar,
punctuation, capitalization, unity,
coherence, and others. Andrew
Dlugan (2013), an award-winning
public speaker, lists six power
principles for speech editing.
Edit for Focus
“So, what’s the point? What’s the
message of the speech?”

Ensure that everything you have


written, from introduction to
conclusion, is related to your central
message
Edit for Clarity
“I don’t understand the message because
the examples or supporting details were
confusing.”

Make all ideas in your speech clear by


arranging them in logical order (e.g., main
idea first then supporting details, or
supporting details first then main idea).
Edit for
Concision
“The speech was all over the place; the
speaker kept talking endlessly as if no one
was
listening to him/her.”

Keep your speech short, simple, and clear


by eliminating unrelated stories and
sentences
Edit for
Continuity
“The speech was too difficult to follow; I
was lost in the middle.”

Keep the flow of your presentation smooth


by adding transition words and phrases.
Edit for Variety
“I didn’t enjoy the speech because it was
boring.”

Add spice to your speech by shifting tone


and style from formal to conversational and
vice-versa, moving around the stage, or
adding humor.
Edit for Impact
and Beauty
“There’s nothing really special about the
speech.”

Make your speech memorable by using


these strategies: surprise the audience, use
vivid
descriptive images, write well-crafted and
memorable lines, and use figures of
9.
Rehearsing
Gives you an opportunity to identify what
works and what does not work for you and
for your target audience. Some strategies
include reading your speech aloud, recording
for your own analysis or for your peers or
coaches to give feedback on your delivery.
The best thing to remember at this stage is:
“Constant practice makes perfect.”
Some Guidelines
in Speech
Writing
1. Keep your words short and simple. Your speech is meant to
be heard by your audience, not read.

2. Avoid jargon, acronyms, or technical words because they can


confuse your audience.

3. Make your speech more personal. Use the personal pronoun


“I,” but take care not to overuse it. When you need to
emphasize collectiveness with your audience, use the
personal pronoun “we.”
4. Use active verbs and contractions because they add to the personal
and conversational tone of your speech.

5. Be sensitive of your audience. Be very careful with your language,


jokes, and nonverbal cues.

6. Use metaphors and other figures of speech to effectively convey your


point.

7. Manage your time well; make sure that the speech falls under the
time limit..

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