Saturday, October 13, 2012
Speeches About Processes
My speech will be about a process. I'm not sure if this is an easy or difficult choice. When I first stated I would do it, it's because I have a good amount of knowledge about it. Now, when I'm putting together my outline, I'm finding that I'm struggling with the complexity of it. I usually have a problem of over-thinking things. This leads to a tremendous amount of wasted time in the preparation phase.The explanation of this process is well illustrated on page 253 of our text book. Basically, all I have to do is "facilitate the audiences understanding of the process or explain how audience members can engage in the process themselves". This helped make it sound easier than my own definition of the requirements needed to successfully deliver this speech. The next page goes further to explain that the speaker needs to decide whether to just inform the audience of a process or actually expect them to do it. Luckily, this is simply a "to inform" speech. To actually do it would require an entirely different approach. hopefully, it' will turn out better than I think at this point. As I said, I over think things most of the time and I've already spent many hours working the outline forwards and backwards to the point where I'm almost back to the beginning.
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I have same problem and sometimes when I have my speech in 5-6 pages I go ever it again and cross out a lot of thing what seemed very important for me. Select a topic. Brainstorm by listing random items that you like or know about, or about which you can easily find information. Learn whether there is enough material available to fill the allotted time. Consider the audience by analyzing their probable demographic and give thought to whether they might be interested your chosen topic. In this type of process speech, you will show how to make or do something. This, the second type of process speech, involves the audience learning how something works without applying it. Regardless of which type of process speech you give, narrow your topic to one choice based on the audience's interests and backgrounds.
ReplyDeleteWrite down your specific purpose. Think of a way to get your audience interested in the topic. Consider personal anecdotes you may be able to offer. In thinking about possibilities for an introduction, remember you may use a startling statement, statistic, or rhetorical question to draw the audience's attention.
Read more: How to Write a Process Speech | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_6494668_write-process-speech.html#ixzz29Fnnl3k8