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OPENING OF YOUR SPEECH
1. Capture your audiences’ attention!
2. Define your purpose.3. Establish credibility,
OPENING STATEMENT TECHNIQUES
Startling statement
Quotation
Story
Reference to subject or occasion
ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS:PROBLEM-SOLUTION
1. Establish what the problem is to either:A. urge a changeB. demand things stay the same
Example:World Hunger, Pro Choice (Roe vs. Wade)
2. Provide two-three reasons for this problem
- illustrate an example - provide evidence
3. Argue 2-3 means of solving this problem
- This is your argument
REASON-GIVING
Used to sell or motivate people - convince them they need something- Organize reasons from least
important to most important
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
- Used to compare two sides of an issue- Your side is right, the other side wrong- Compare and contrast points- Need to establish the existence of this
problem
CONCLUSION
- Re-establish how these solutions solve your problem
- Provide a shocking statement about what might happen if your solution isn’t followed or your reasons aren’t believed