Oral Communication Unit 12 Lesson 1 Editing A Speech

Lesson 1
Editing a Speech
Learning Edit a speech for content,
1
Competency organization, style,
language, and grammar
(EN11/12OC-IIcj-25).
Objectives
● familiarize themselves with the principles of

editing effective speech; and
● identify and revise content, organization, style,
language, and grammar errors in speech.
Essential Question
How do we revise a speech to make it more effective?

Warm Up!
Part I: Choose any object within the classroom, and write a one-
paragraph speech about it.
Part II: Edit your speech using the following guide questions:
● Does your speech provide enough information?
● Is your speech coherent? Are the ideas presented connected
to one another?
● Does the way that words and sentences are put together
convey your intended meaning?
● Are there too many long words and long sentences? Is the
language used offensive to the audience?
● Does the speech have many grammar errors?
Warm Up!
Part 3: Once you are done editing your speech, compile your first
draft and the revised speech and exchange work with a
partner.
Part 4: Analyze your partner’s work and point out each other’s
areas for improvement.
Part 5: Share your work in class.

Warm Up!
After the activity, answer the following questions:
1. Which part(s) of editing speeches is/are easy? Which

is/are difficult?
2. How different is editing one’s own work and editing
somebody else’s?
Review
1 What is the “post writing” or “after writing”

stage?
2 Why is it important to edit a speech?

Learn about It!
Editing a speech is considered as a writing strategy or step

under the Post or After Writing Stage. This means that it is
one of the last steps to be done before the written output is
presented or published.
Learn about It!
Editing a Speech
1. Let it rest.
- If you have enough time, put your speech away first before
editing it.
2. Edit for content.

- Check for accuracy, language use, substantial content,
appropriateness of purpose for audience.
Learn about It!
3. Edit for organization.

- Make sure that the speech is coherent.
4. Edit for style.

- Style is often defined as the way a writer expresses his or
her thoughts in writing.
Learn about It!
5. Edit for language.

- Consider whether the language approximates natural
speech.
6. Edit for grammar.

- Although a speech with perfect grammar is not necessarily
an excellent speech, having too many grammar errors in
the speech can damage the credibility of the information
provided therein as well as the credibility of the speaker.
Learn about It!
Original speech:
How should we deal with certain situations? What is the best way to
overcome a problem? How should we communicate with people?
For example, In a group, an individuals can be aggressive in a way that

he/she commands his/her members directly and loudly to achieve a
goal. In some cases, others can be timid. Some people do not complain
nor raise their concerns. They only follow instructions actively. Persons
can be assertive. Assertive means being kind and calm in situations and
handling one’s emotions and actions accordingly. Among these three
characteristics of some people, what do you think is the best action
when dealing with problems?
Learn about It!
Edited version of the speech:
How should we deal with certain situations? What is the best way to
overcome a problem? How should we communicate with people?
People act differently depending on the situation they are in. For example, in
a group, an individual can be aggressive in a way that he/she commands
his/her members directly and loudly to achieve a goal. In some cases, others
can be timid, meaning they go with the flow and assert to whatever is told to
them. Some people do not complain nor raise their concerns. They only
follow instructions passively. Lastly, people can be assertive. Assertive means
having confidence in one’s ideas or actions and sharing them with the other
people in the group. Among these three characteristics of some people,
what do you think is the best trait when dealing with problems?
Drills
Identify the error(s) in the following statements. Write C for

content, O for organization, S for style, L for language, and G
for grammar.
1. There is many languages of love.

2. When we love someone, it is okay not to make efforts to show it.
3. Many people do not know how to express their love to anyone.
4. One language of love is gift-giving. You can do service, touching,
saying good things, quality time.
5. However we express our love, the most important things is the
good relationship and appreciation that we give to and receive
from others.
Drills
Rewrite and edit the sentences in the previous activity

into one paragraph. Make the paragraph appropriate for
an inspirational speech. Take note of the rubrics for
evaluation.
Drills
Criteria Beginning Developing Accomplished Score

(1 point) (2–3 points) (4–5 points)
Content/ The written output The written output The written output
Substance is not is substantiated is well
substantiated with with some substantiated with
many significant significant significant
supporting details. supporting details. supporting details.
Organization The ideas are not The ideas are The ideas are
clearly and clearly presented, clearly and logically
logically but an idea or two presented.
presented. are not logically
sequenced.
Drills
Criteria Beginning Developing Accomplished Score
(1 point) (2–3 points) (4–5 points)
Unity The written output The written output The written output
does not use any uses limited uses appropriate
transitional signals. transitional signals. A transitional signals. All
The sentences do not sentence or two are the sentences flow
flow smoothly, and seemingly unrelated smoothly from one to
some sentences are to the topic. another.
unrelated to the topic.
Language The errors in spelling, There are minimal The spelling, grammar,
grammar, and use of errors in spelling, and use of words are
words lead to a grammar, and use of accurate.
misunderstanding of words.
concepts.
Values Integration
Failing to edit your speech may lead to

misunderstanding or miscommunication. Have you
ever experienced miscommunication or saying
something that others misinterpreted? How did you
handle the situation? Did you wish you could have
handled it differently? How?
Synthesis
1. Choose a partner.
2. Ask each pair to decide on a theme for their writing activity.
● The Local Public Transportation System
● Learning Foreign Languages in School
● Graft and Corruption in the Government
● Climate Change
1. Once your pair has decided on a theme, each of you should
write a three-paragraph speech (of any type) on a short
bond paper. Print or write two copies of your speech.
Synthesis
4. After the speeches are written, peer-review/edit your

partner’s work. Give both copies of the speech to your
partner. Take note of the principles discussed.
5. After the activity, discuss the following as a class:

● What is the main topic of your speech?
● How were you able to elaborate on your topic?
● How did you edit the work of your partner?
Assignment
1. Search for editing or proofreading symbols online or from

the library. Copy those on a long bond paper.
2. Take note of how the symbols are used in editing
speeches.
3. Then, using the other copy of your partner’s speech, apply
the symbols in editing that you have searched.

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Lesson 1

● familiarize themselves with the principles of

How do we revise a speech to make it more effective?

Part 5: Share your work in class.

After the activity, answer the following questions:

1. Which part(s) of editing speeches is/are easy? Which

1 What is the “post writing” or “after writing”

2 Why is it important to edit a speech?

Editing a speech is considered as a writing strategy or step

2. Edit for content.

3. Edit for organization.

4. Edit for style.

5. Edit for language.

6. Edit for grammar.

For example, In a group, an individuals can be aggressive in a way that

Identify the error(s) in the following statements. Write C for

1. There is many languages of love.

Rewrite and edit the sentences in the previous activity

Criteria Beginning Developing Accomplished Score

Failing to edit your speech may lead to

4. After the speeches are written, peer-review/edit your

5. After the activity, discuss the following as a class:

1. Search for editing or proofreading symbols online or from

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