Outlining

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Outlining Revising Your Speech

• Chapter 14

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Outlining and Editing Speech

• Developing a preparation outline
• Should include
• Specific purpose (Topic Revelation)
• Main ideas, sub-points, supporting material
• Introduction, conclusion, signposts
• Brainstorm to develop
• Main points, ideas
• Supporting ideas

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Outlining and Editing Speech

• Setting up the outline
• Write in complete sentences
• Like those used when delivering your speech
• Use standard outline form
• Alpha Numeric Structure
• Sub-divisions
• Indention of main points, sub-points, etc
• Include introduction, signposts and conclusion

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Outlining and Editing Speech

• Outline structure
• I - Main Point/Idea (Roman Numerals)
• A First Subpoint (of MP)
• B Second Subpoint (of MP)
• 1 First subpoint of (B)
• 2 Second subpoint of (B)
• a First subpoint of (2)
• II Main Point/Idea
• A First Subpoint (of MP)

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Outlining and Editing Speech

• Lets create an outline about Venice
• Brainstorm anything we can think of about Venice
  Beach
• Identify develop full sentence main points
• Identify develop supporting points that can be
  expanded
• Using statistics and examples
• After brainstorming well create an outline on
  the board using the information we have listed
• Info speech delivery tips

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Outlining and Editing Speech

• Once completed review outline
• Use outline to refine revise speech
• Does the content fulfill specific purpose of your
  speech?
• Are main ideas logically divided?
• Do signposts/transitions help flow between
  points?
• Does support match the main point its under
• Is your outline format correct
• Info outline tips
• Sample Preparation Outline

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Outlining and Editing Speech

• Editing Your Speech
• Practice with preparation outline
• Is speech too long.., edit to meet time
• Review specific purpose
• Is your focus to broad?
• Can you get away with less key points?
• What will be most/least interesting to audience
• Simply say it
• Speak to the point, be succinct.
• Can you state idea in less words

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Outlining and Editing Speech

• Practice with preparation outline
• Keep the best supporting material
• Review material review it for strength
  eliminate the weaker items
• Ask listener to help revise
• If you practive in front of an audience ask for
  feedback
• Review intro conclusion
• They should take up about 10 each
• If they are longer make adjustments

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Outlining and Editing Speech

• Delivery Outline/Speaking Notes
• Purpose of delivery outline
• Give you direction during delivery of speech
• Not a lot of detail
• Make it as brief as possible
• (But still clear to you)
• Key words, phrases
• To help recall speech info
• Sample Delivery/Speaking outline

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Outlining and Editing Speech

• What to include in delivery outline
• 1. Introduction (1st line of speech)
• 2. Conclusion (Closing line of speech)
• 3. Supporting material, signposts
• 4. Hard to remember facts
• Statistics, quotations, etc
• 5. Standard outline form
• (To distinguish key points from support)
• Put in your outline what YOU need in order to
  successfully present your speech

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Outlining and Editing Speech

• Activity
• You will have until the end of class to try and
  put together an outline that has been broken up
  into parts
• Think about the principle of subordination
• Support should match the main idea it is under
• Think about outline format
• Look at how samples are broken