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CHOOSING A SPEECH TOPIC

][What’s To Come

» Know Why You’re Speaking

» Choose an Appropriate Topic

» Analyze Your Audience

» Know Where to Find Information

][Know Why You’re Speaking

» We speak to inform» We speak to persuade» We speak to entertain» We speak to introduce» We speak to give

][Choose an Appropriate Topic

» Brainstorm to identify potential topics• What topics do you care about?

» What experiences, hobbies, beliefs, attitudes, values, and skills do you have?

» How do you enjoy spending your time?» What issues do you care about?

• What topics are in the news?» Newspapers, magazines, news broadcasts» News web pages and search engines

» Identify topics that are right for you• What do you already

know about the topic?• What do you need to

learn about the topic?• How much do you care

about the topic?• How valuable is the

topic?

» Identify topics that are right for your audience• How appropriate is

the topic for your audience?

• How much will your audience care about the topic?

» Identify topics that are right for the occasion• Why are you

speaking?• What is the

emotional tone of the event?

][Analyze Your Audience

» Consider who your listeners are• Audience analysis: thinking carefully about the

characteristics of your listeners» Age» Facility with computer-mediated communication» Sex and sexual orientation» Culture» Socioeconomic status» Physical and mental characteristics» Political orientation

][Analyze Your Audience

» Consider the situation of your listeners• Think about the context of your speaking

engagement» Purpose of your audience» Audience size» Time available for your speech» Demands competing for your listeners’ attention» Your audience’s existing knowledge about your topic

][Know Where to Find Information

» Internet research• General search engine

» google.com» yahoo.com» bing.com

• Research search engine» scholar.google.com» scirus.com» pubmed.com

» Internet research• Website search

» American Medical Association: ama-assn.org» National Endowment for the arts: arts.gov» Environmental Protection Agency: epa.gov

» Library research• Books• Periodicals• Nonprint materials

» Personal observations• Directly observing a phenomenon• Taking notes about what you see and hear

» Surveys• Personal

interviews• Questionnaires

][For Review

» For what reasons might you plan a speech?

» How can you select a topic that is right for

you and your audience?

» Where can you find supporting information?

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