Lecture of a Lifetime

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Lecture of a Lifetime

• Your Own Words of Wisdom

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Speech Prompt

• What wisdom would we impart to the world if we
  knew it was our last chance?
• What advice would you share, who would you thank,
  what stories would you tell and who would be on
  your mind?

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Consider Your Audience

• Choose your subject carefully
• Care about your audience by choosing an
  interesting subject.
• Be clear
• Organize the speech so that listeners get the
  point immediately
• Anticipate Questions
• Answer them in your speech

• Make it enjoyable
• Use thoughtful quotations, interesting anecdotes,
  and a little humor (when appropriate)
• Be brief
• Speak only as long as you must to make your point

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Collecting Information

• Tap your memory
• Write down the facts, details, and feelings as
  you remember them.
• Talk with people
• Discuss your subject with a variety of people who
  may be able to provide details from their
  experiences.
• Look for inspiration
• Look for photos, maps, artifacts, object, and
  other graphics to spark a memory or act as a
  symbol for something in your speech.

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Introduction

• Set the tone and state your central idea
• How to set the tone
• Ask a thought-provoking question
• Tell a funny story or anecdote
• Give a short demonstration or use an attention
  getting visual aid
• Make a strong statement about why the topic is
  important to you and to your audience
• Share an appropriate quotation related to your
  topic

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Body

• Organize your details as effectively as you can.
  These are possible ways to organize your
  paragraphs
• Order of importance
• Chronological order
• Comparison/Contrast
• Cause and Effect
• Order of Location
• Problem/Solution

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Conclusion

• Leave your audience focused on the most important
  points of your message.
• Tell one last interesting fact or story
• Explain why the topic is important
• Sum up the most important ideas in your speech

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Outline Your Speech

• Write your opening statement.
• Write all your main points as sentences.
• List all supporting points as phrases.
• Add notes to indicate visual aids.
• Write your closing statement in sentence form.
• Brainstorm due Weds. April 2
• Outline due Fri. April 18
• Rough Draft due Thurs. April 24