quote for the day “the best way to make a good speech is to have a good beginning and a good...
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Quote for the Day
“The best way to make a good speech is to have a good beginning and a good ending - and have them
close together”
-Anon.
Goals of the Intro
• Create audience interest• Create a good impression of
speaker (yourself) and topic• Prepare the audience to listen
intelligently
Attention-getters
• Rhetorical Question– A thinking question (not actually
answered)– As an introduction, it is used to gain
the audience’s curiosity• Examples
– “Can a fish drown?”
Attention-getters
• Startling Statement – Using outstanding data to
surprise/startle your audience• Example
– “Scientists now believe that by the year 2025 the world will run out of oil”
– “By this time tomorrow, 3,000 people in Africa will have died of AIDS”
Attention-getters
• Anecdote– A short story (may be personal) that
ties the topic to you/an example– Can use as a “frame story”
(with conclusion)• Examples
– Cancer: Lance Armstrong (Live Strong)
– Diabetes: My great grandmother
Attention-getters
• Famous Quote– Using a quote your audience would
recognize that related to your topic• Examples
– “Ask not what your country can do for you…”
– “We have nothing to fear…”– “We hold these truths to be self-
evident…”
Link/Bridge
• Link from attention getter to general subject
– Attention-getter Link Topic• Creates a bridge between the
audience’s prior knowledge/experience and the topic
– Familiar to unfamiliar
State Thesis (Topic)
• What is your purpose?– To inform
• Today I would like to inform you about the blood donation process”
– To persuade• “Today I would like to give you some
reasons to become a blood donor”
– To mark a special occasion• “Today I would like to thank those who
have donated blood to save my grandfather’s life”
Preview of Main Points
• List each main point in brief– Should have 2-4 Main Points
• Use creative language– Try to use word play and creative
language to paint a memorable picture.
– Use same phrasing in transitions between main points.
Preview of Main Points
• Example: Informative Speech– “First we’ll fill in the blanks on the
blood donor screening process. Second we’ll roll up our sleeves on the equipment used to collect blood. And finally, we’ll take a break and review what happens to our donation until it’s used to save a life. But first…”
Goals of the Conclusion
• Reinforce theme
• Provide sense of finality
• Challenge audience to respond– Informative: Use what they learned– Persuasive: Call to action
Intros vs. Conclusion
Introduction
Attention-getter
Link
Thesis
Preview of Points
Conclusion
Review of Points
Thesis
Tie Back
Attention-getter
Parts of the Conclusion
• Signal your closing– Use a transition phrase– Avoid “in conclusion” or “finally”– Get creative; use tone, pitch, rate
Parts of the Conclusion
• Summarize Main Points– “Today we have filled in the blanks on
blood donor screening process, rolled up our sleeves on the equipment used, and taken a break to look at how your donation gets to its recipient.”
Parts of the Conclusion
• Restate thesis– Audience: “What was your point
again?”– “Today I have told you about…”
(informative)– “Today I have given you reasons to…”
(persuade)
Parts of the Conclusion
• Make closing line memorable– Reference back to introduction– Quote, Startling Statement, Rhetorical
Question• Repeat what you said in attention getter• Avoid new material; confuses audience
– Anecdote• Finish introduction story (frame story)• or Recap story