CHOOSING A TOPIC Consider your own

interest(s) Consider the audience Consider the available

resources Structure of the speech

– Time limit– Current events– Environment

CHOOSING A PURPOSE Specific purpose

– General purpose• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

– Topic– Goal for your audience

GUIDELINES FOR AN EFFECTIVE SPECIFIC PURPOSE ...

Write as a complete phrase

Don’t write as a question

Make language to the point;not descriptive

Only one idea

THESIS STATEMENT State the goals (main

points) of the speech Will be one sentence Summarize your

speech

SPEECH DEVELOPMENT Brainstorming

– Choose topic– Write down all ideas related to topic

Group ideas together– Determine which ideas can be

researched– Results will be main points for speech

Write the thesis– Can’t write it-change your topic

– Determine which ideas can be researched

– Results will be main points for speech