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Principles of Speech Writing

The document provides information on principles of speech writing including analyzing the audience, determining the purpose, choosing a topic, narrowing the topic, outlining, and the writing process. It discusses analyzing the audience demographics and psychology. The purposes are to inform, entertain, or persuade. Effective topic selection involves personal experiences, listing, and questioning. Outlines show the relationship of ideas and help ensure all ideas support the main message.

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Principles of Speech Writing

The document provides information on principles of speech writing including analyzing the audience, determining the purpose, choosing a topic, narrowing the topic, outlining, and the writing process. It discusses analyzing the audience demographics and psychology. The purposes are to inform, entertain, or persuade. Effective topic selection involves personal experiences, listing, and questioning. Outlines show the relationship of ideas and help ensure all ideas support the main message.

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Principles of

Speech Writing
Directions: Try to accomplish the template below showing how
prepared are you in writing your speech.

OBJECTIVES IN WRITING RESPONSE/REPLY


1. What topic you are interested in?
2. What is the purpose of your
speech?
3. What message would you like to
get across?
4. Who is your target audience?
What’s In
Many people assume that professional writers find writing of any genre easy,
that when they sit down at a keyboard, the right words just flow. But in fact, these
writers know that writing is a hard work. They don’t expect to achieve perfection in
one draft or just in one sitting. They regard writing as a series of steps or activities,
known as the writing process. Learning to use this process coupled with the
principles of writing can help you express your ideas well and succeed at writing.
This lesson discusses about the different principles of writing and the writing
process. Specifically, the ideologies of speech writing
Directions: Watch and listen to the full version of John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Speech on
January 20, 1961. Using the chart below, try to scrutinize by honestly giving remarks or
feedbacks to John F. Kennedy’s Speech.

Objectives of the Speech Remarks


1. Is the voice well – modulated making his speech
effectively delivered?
2. Did he create rapport with his audience?
3. Did he add emotional appeal to his well – crafted speech?

4. Do you think the message was delivered


successfully to his audience?
5. If you were to rate John F. Kennedy’s Speech using the
scale of 1-10 where 1 is the lowest and 10 being the highest,
what rate could you give?
The Speech Writing Process
The Speech Writing Process

• Conducting an audience analysis


• Determining the purpose of the
speech
• Selecting a topic
• Narrowing down a topic
• Gathering Data

• Selecting a speech pattern


• Preparing an outline
• Editing and/ or Revising
• Creating the body of the speech
• Rehearsing
• Preparing the introduction
• Preparing
PRINCIPLES OF SPEECH WRITING
Analyzing the Audience
It entails looking into the profile of your target audience. This is done so
you can tailor- fit your speech content and delivery to your audience.

• Demography ( age range, male-female ratio, educational background


affiliations or degree program taken, nationality, academic or
corporate designations)
• Situation (time, venue, occasion, and size)
• Psychology (values , beliefs , attitudes, preferences, cultural and
racial ideologies, and needs)
Purpose
The purpose for writing and delivering speech can be classified into three-
to inform, to entertain, or to persuade.

• Informative Speech provides the audience with a clear understanding


of the concept or idea presented by the speaker.

• Entertainment Speech provides the audience with amusement.

• Persuasive Speech- provides the audience with well-argued ideas


that can influence their own beliefs and decisions.
General Purpose Specific Purposes
To inform To inform Grade 11 students about the importance of
effective money management

To entertain To entertain Grade 11 students with the success stories of


the people in the community

To persuade To persuade the school administrators to promote


financial literacy among students
Choosing the Topic.

The topic is your focal point of your speech. Which can be determine
once you have decided on your purpose. If you are free to decide on a
topic , choose one that really interest you.

Strategies used in selecting a topic


• Using personal experiences
• Free writing
• Listing
• Asking questions
• Semantic webbing
Data Gathering
This involves seeking out all the available means for finding materials
to support the speech. Good sources are newspapers, magazines, books,
journals, or any reading materials full of useful information.
Narrowing down a topic
Means making your main idea more specific and focused. The strategies
in selecting a topic can also be used when you narrow down a topic.

General Purpose To in form


Specific Purpose To inform Grade 11 students on the importance of effective
money management
Topic Financial literacy or effective money management
Narrowing down a • Effective money management
topic through listing • Effective management of Grade 11 students
• Developing an effective money management of Grade
11 students
• Defining and developing effective money management
skills of Grade 11 students
Writing Patterns
Writing Patterns, in general, are structures that will help you organize the
ideas related to your topic. Examples are biographical, categorical / topical ,
causal, chronological , comparison/ contrast , problem- solving and spatial.
Outline
Is a hierarchical list that shows the relationship of your ideas. Expert in
public speaking state that once your outline is ready, two thirds of your
speech writing is finished. A good outline helps you see that all ideas are
in line with your main idea or message. The elements of an outline
include introduction, body and conclusion. Write your outline based on
how you want your ideas to develop.
Purpose To persuade
Specific To persuade the community members to reduce, reuse , and
Purpose recycle as means of eliminating garbage and protecting the
environment.
Topic Promoting the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling in
eliminating wastes and protecting the environment
Pattern Problem-Solution
Introduction Share facts on the current situation of the environment
State the message of the speech (specific topic)
Body Discuss how improper waste disposal becomes an
environmental problem.
Explain how reducing, reusing, and recycling would eliminate
wastes and protect the environment
Conclusion State the specific purpose of your speech again.
Call for Action

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