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Mini-Quiz: Developing the Speech

by Ron Kurtus (1 March 2013)

Take this Mini-Quiz to check your understanding of the lesson material.

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1. Why is it good to gather stories or examples on a speech subject?

It is fun to do

It is something to do to make the speech longer

They help in understanding and make the speech more interesting

2. Why outline your speech?

It helps maintain a logical flow of material

It is required in most college classes

The outline is the speech

3. How can you improve the wording in a speech?

By correcting spelling errors

By reading it aloud

By going with your intuition

If you got all three correct, you are on your way to becoming a Champion in Speech Writing. If you had problems, you had better look over the material again.

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You've got a story to tell

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Speech Writing topics

Mini-Quiz: Developing the Speech

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Speech Writing topics

• Basics of Speech Writing

Preparations

• Preparations Before Writing a Speech
• -- Consider Occasion for Speech
• -- Analyze Audience
• -- Select Topic of Speech
• -- State Purpose of Speech
• ---- Persuasive Speech
• ---- Informative Speech
• ---- Entertaining Speech

Writing speech

• Developing the Speech
• -- Gather Material
• -- Outline Speech
• ---- Three Parts of a Speech
• ---- Write Introduction to Speech
• ---- Writing Body of Speech
• ---- Writing Conclusion of Speech
• -- Improve Wording

Types of speeches

• Writing a Persuasive Speech
• Writing an Informative Speech
• Writing an Entertaining Speech

Miscellaneous

• Presidential Speech Writers
• Computer Aid for Writing a Short Speech

Also see

• Speech Writing Survey Results
• Public Speaking
• Famous Speeches
• Writing Methods
• Technical Writing

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