Speech Outline

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Introduction – Please provide an introductory paragraph including attention-gathering statement, thesis, and preview of your major arguments. Briefly introduce/summarize us to the speaker, the speech, audience, and the context of the speech. Describe your research efforts. Did you read the text first? Did you watch video files or listen to audio files of the speech? Discuss the research process. Describe the ways you gathered data. How much time did you dedicate to the research process? Describe your initial reactions to the speech. Did you enjoy the speech? Weigh the importance of the speech. What is the general purpose of the speech? Describe the primary goal(s) of the speaker. II. Body – Describe the speaker. Who is the speaker? Why is the speaker qualified to give this speech? Why is the speaker giving the speech? What is the speaker’s motivation for this occasion? Is the speaker the right person for the job? What are some of the speaker’s goals during this speech? …show more content…

When and where is the speech delivered? What is the historical setting of the speech at? For example, during the Civil Rights Movement” Describe the historical setting in detail. To whom is the speech given to? Who is the target audience (live audience)? Who acts as the secondary audience (underlying recipients)? What is the precursor of this event? Why is the speech delivered? What are the key demographics of the audience? What is the social and emotional environment surrounding the speaker, audience and speech? Why is this a topic of discussion? Discuss the audience. Who is the live audience? Who is the secondary audience? How did both audiences receive the speaker? How did they receive the speech? Was the audience affected by the speech? What were the immediate responses to the speech? Did the speaker “win” the audience over? What influence did the speaker exert over the

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