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Principles of Speech Writing: The Process The Components

The document outlines the process and components of speech writing. The key steps in the process are conducting an audience analysis, determining the purpose and topic, gathering data, outlining, and drafting the introduction, body, and conclusion. The components include analyzing the audience, selecting the purpose and topic, narrowing the topic, writing outlines, and editing. Guidelines recommend using simple words, active verbs, and being sensitive to the audience.

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Principles of Speech Writing: The Process The Components

The document outlines the process and components of speech writing. The key steps in the process are conducting an audience analysis, determining the purpose and topic, gathering data, outlining, and drafting the introduction, body, and conclusion. The components include analyzing the audience, selecting the purpose and topic, narrowing the topic, writing outlines, and editing. Guidelines recommend using simple words, active verbs, and being sensitive to the audience.

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PRINCIPLES OF

SPEECH WRITING

• The Process
• The Components
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


 Editing and/ or Revising  Preparing an outline
 Rehearsing  Creating the body of the speech
 Preparing the introduction
 Preparing the conclusion
COMPONENTS OF THE SPEECH WRITING PROCESS
1. Audience Analysis
Entails looking into the profile of your target
audience
Includes the following information:
Demography (age range, male- female ratio,
educational background and affiliations or
degree program taken, nationality, economic
status, academic or corporate designations)
Situation (time, venue, occasion, and size)
Psychology
Age Range
Male- Female Ratio
Educational Background
Educational Institution
Place of Residence (city, province,
town)
Marital Status
Economic Status (Household income
above 30,000 or below 30,000)
Language Spoken
Religious Affiliation/ beliefs
2. Purpose
To inform, to entertain, to persuade
Can be general or specific

3. Topic
Focal point of your speech
Can be determined once you have decided
on your purpose
Lots of strategies used in selecting a topic (if
there is no restriction on choosing one):
personal experiences, free writing, listing,
asking questions or semantic webbing)
4. Narrowing down a topic
To inform, means making your main idea more
specific and focused
5. Data gathering
 collection of ideas, information, sources and
references relevant or related to your specific
topic
6. Writing Patterns
 structures that will help you organize the ideas
related to your topic
Writing Patterns
6. Outline
 a hierarchal list that shows the relationship of
your ideas
“good” outline helps you see that all the ideas
are in line with your main idea or message
 Elements:
 Introduction
 Body
 Conclusion
Write your outline based on how you want
your ideas to develop
 Body of Speech
 provides explanations, examples or any details
that can help you deliver your purpose and
explain the main idea of your speech
 one major consideration in developing the body
of your speech is the focus or central idea
Strategies:
 Present real- life or practical examples
 Show statistics
 Present comparisons
 Share ideas from experts or practitioners
 Introduction
 foundation of your speech
Strategies:
 Use a real- life experience and connect that
experience to your subject
 Use practical examples and explain their
connection to your subject
 Start with a familiar or strong quote and then
explain what it means
 Use facts or statistics and highlight their
importance to your subject
 Tell a personal story to illustrate your point
 Conclusion
 restates the main idea of your speech
 Provides the summary, emphasizes the message,
and calls for action
Strategies:
 Begin your conclusion with a restatement of
your message
 Use positive examples, encouraging words, or
memorable lines from songs or stories
familiar to your audience
 Ask a question or series of questions that can
make your audience reflect or ponder
 Editing / Revising
 involves correcting errors in mechanics, such as
grammar, punctuation, capitalization, unity,
coherence and others
According to Andrew Dlugan (2013), there are 6
principles for speech editing:
 Edit focus
 Edit for clarity
 Edit for concision
 Edit for continuity
 Edit for variety
 Edit for impact and beauty
Some Guidelines in Speech Writing
1. Keep your words short and simple. Your
speech is meant to be heard by your
audience, not read.
2. Avoid jargon, acronyms, or technical words
because they can confuse your audience.
3. Make your speech more personal. Use the
personal pronoun “I,” but take care not to
overuse it. When you need to emphasize
collectiveness with your audience, use the
personal pronoun “we”.
Some Guidelines in Speech Writing
4. Use active verbs and contractions because
they add to the personal and conversational
tone of your speech.
5. Be sensitive of your audience. Be very careful
with your language, jokes, and nonverbal
cues.
6. Use metaphors and other figures of speech to
effectively convey your point.
7. Manage your time well, make sure that the
speech falls under the time limit.

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