Why Organize?

• Increases speaker effectiveness

• Influences comprehension of ideas Listeners are less likely to retain ideas in a

poorly organized speech.

• Is more persuasive to listeners

• Enhances speaker credibility

Written vs Oral Communication

• Oral communication requires:

More explicit organization

Greater redundancy within the message

Less complex sentence structure

The Body is the Substance

• The body of the speech supports the central idea or thesis statement.

• 5-10 minute speeches should have no more that three main points.

• 11-20 minute speeches can have more points.

• Questions and answers need more time.

• Prepare the body of the speech prior to the introduction and conclusion.

Outlines Provide a Clear Concise Profile of the Speech

• A working outline provides a basic map of the speech.

• A formal outline includes all main points, supporting materials, transitions, and bibliographical sources.

• A key word (speaking) outline includes only key words and is used to trigger the speaker’s memory.

Speech Patterns1. Time pattern

• Chronological – are useful for describing processes, for explaining historical events, or for tracing a sequence of actions.

2. Spatial • Left to right, top to bottom, north to south—

are useful when for explaining layouts, geographic relationships, or connection among objects.

• Example: Buddhism has spread from its origins in Eastern cultures to Western societies.

3. Topical • Categories or classes (a logical division)

• Examples: the three branches of government, how college fees are used on campus

4. Star• Includes several main points that work

together to support a theme • Different points are given more or less

attention when speaking to different audiences.

• Example: a political candidate has five main points and might vary which point he/she begins with depending on audience analysis

The Star Pattern

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Thematic Circle

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Speech Patterns

Transition Transition Transition

Conclusion

Build material

Repetition of form or material

First point Second point Third point

Jaffe, p. 175

5. Wave•Each main idea builds up from evidence then crests in a main point

•Example: Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream”

Introduction

Speech Patterns6. Comparative

• Compares two or more objects, people, situations, events

• Example: comparing a computer to the human brain

7. Problem-solution • Describes a problem and then proposes a solution

• Often used when audiences need to be made aware of a problem before they are presented a solution

8. Cause-effect and Effect-cause• Argues a direct relationship

Speech Patterns8. Cause-effect and Effect-cause

• Argues a direct relationship

Examples:

• Cause-effect• Immigration has affected America’s social

programs, cultural life, and productivity.

• Effect-cause• Immigration to the United States in recent

years is caused by the lack of education and opportunities in many other countries

Designing the Introduction

• Gain listener’s interest and attention. Present a dramatic piece of evidence. Ask a rhetorical question. Refer to events the audience knows about. Humor can be used cautiously.

• State the thesis statement.

• Preview the speeches’ main points.

Sample Introductions

• Present a dramatic piece of information. “By the year 2005 European Americans will

no longer be the majority of U. S. Citizens.”

• Ask a rhetorical question. “Do you know the biggest cause of death

among college students?”

• Refer to events the audience knows about. “If you’re like me you went home over the

break and enjoyed good food, a clean bed, and a comfortable house. But not everyone has those comforts.”

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Crafting the Conclusion

• Last chance to drive home the message

• An effective conclusion:

1. Summarizes content

2. Provides a memorable final thought

3. Is short and focused

Sample Conclusions

• Summarize the content of your speech “I hope that my speech has informed you of

your legal rights in interviews and what you can do if an interviewer violates them.”

• Provide a memorable final thought “I am alive today because there was blood

available for a massive transfusion when I had my automobile accident. Any one of us could need it tomorrow.”

A formal outline includes all main points, supporting materials, transitions, and a

bibliography of sources.

I. Introduction

A. Attention: Would you vote for a system in which half of us work only one job and the other half of us work two and everyone gets equal rewards? No? Well that’s the system that most families in this country operate under today.

B. Thesis Statement: Women’s double shift in paid labor and the home has negative effects on them personally and on marriages.

C. Preview: In the next few minutes, I will show that the majority of married women work two jobs: one in the paid labor market and one when they get home. I will then trace the harmful effects of this inequitable division of labor.

II. Body A. The majority of married women today work two jobs: one in the paid labor market and a second when they get home each day. 1. Most families today have two wage earners.

a. Only 17% of contemporary families have one earner. b. As married women have taken on full-time jobs outside of the home over the past three decades, husbands of working wives have increased the amount of housework and child care they do from 20% to 30%.

2. Working wives do more “homework” than working husbands. a. Research shows that husbands tend to do the less routine

chores while wives do most of the daily chores. b. Husbands’ reasons for not doing more work in the home are that they are tired after work, they don’t feel men should do many home chores, and their wives don’t expect them to help out more.

3. Working wives tend to do more homemaking and child care chores, regardless of which spouse earns more in the job outside the home..

a. Consider Jeremy and Nancy. She earns 65% of the family’s income, and she does 80% of the child care and home chores. b. Sociologist Arlie Hochschild found that 2 out of 10 husbands

in two-worker families do 50% of the work involving homemaking and child care.

Transition: Now that we’ve seen what the double shift is, let’s consider its effects.

B. The double shift harms women’s health and creates marital stress.

1. The double shift harms women’s physical and psychological health. a. Research shows that women who work outside of the

home and do most of the homemaking and child care suffer sleep deprivation, reduced immunity to

infections, and increased susceptibility to illnesses. b. A recent study by the American Medical Association

found that working women who do the majority of “homework” are more stressed, depressed, and anxious.

2. The double shift also erodes marital satisfaction. a. Women resent husbands who don’t contribute a fair

share to homelife. b. Inequitable division of “homework” is linked to separations and divorces.

Transition: Let me now pull together what the double shift is and how it harms women and marriages.

III. Conclusion

A. Summary: I’ve shown you that the majority of wives today work a double shift while their husbands do not.

This is not only unfair, it is also harmful to women’s health and to marriages.

B. Final Appeal: Each of us who chooses to marry can create an equitable marriage. As I’ve shown you, the reward for making that choice is healthier wives and happier, more enduring marriages. That’s a pretty good return on the investment of creating an equitable marriage.

Key Word (Speaking) Outline

I. Introduction A. Half work one, half work two B. Effects---personal on marriage C. Majority of married women; effects of inequityII. Body A. Majority of married women—two jobs 1. Two wage earners standard a. 17% single wage earner b. Husbands’ contribution increased from 20%-30% 2. Wives do more “homework” a. Husband do less routine chores b. Reasons

i. Tired ii. Not men’s jobs

iii. Wives don’t expect help 3. Women’s homework not tied to salary

a. Jeremy and Nancy b. Hochschild study

B. Effects

1. Physical and psychological

a. Sleep, illness, infection

b. Stress, depressed, anxious

2. Erodes marital satisfaction

a. Resentment

b. Marital stability

III. Conclusion

A. Unfair + health harms + marital stability and satisfaction

B. Your choice—return on investment

Primary Qualities of Oral Communication

• It is more informal than written communication.

• Contractions and sentence fragments are used.

• Simple sentences are appropriate.

• Personal stories and pronouns are included.

• It is more immediate and active that written

communication.

• Repetition is used for retention of ideas.

Styles of Delivery• Impromptu speaking involves little

preparation.

• Extemporaneous relies on preparation and practice but actual words and nonverbal behaviors aren’t memorized.

• Manuscript speaking involves speaking from a complete manuscript.

• Memorized speaking commits the entire speech to memory.

Reducing Apprehension• Systematic Desensitization associates

feeling relaxed with images of yourself in communication situations.

• Cognitive Restructuring teaches people to identify and challenge negative self-statements.

• Positive Visualization guides speakers to imagine positive speaking situations.

• Skills Training focuses on teaching speaking skills.

My speech will be terrific! It is normal to be nervous!

I have a topic I want to share!

I am prepared!

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Guidelines for Effective Delivery

• Adapt your appearance to your listeners.

• Adapt your appearance to the speaking situation.

• Use gestures to enhance impact.

• Adopt a confident posture.

• Use confident, dynamic body movement.

• Maintain good eye contact with listeners.

Guidelines for Effective Delivery

• Use volume that is strong but not overpowering.

• Use inflection to enhance your message.

• Use pauses for effect.

• Do not let accent interfere with clarity.

• Articulate clearly.

Practice• Begin practicing your speech several days

prior to delivery.

• Use your key word (speaking) outline when rehearsing.

• Use all visual aids you plan to use.

• Practice in front of a mirror, videotape the speech, then when you are comfortable practice in front of friends and family.

• Practice until you can present your speech extemporaneously but do not memorize it.

View the following video clip of a section of Adam Currier’s Speech of Introduction and

discuss his delivery methods.

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