FUNDAMENTALS OF

PUBLIC SPEAKING

Lenie P. Tomboc
KATIPUNAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Silago District, Southern Leyte
PRINCIPLES OF SPEECH
WRITING
LET’S WARM UP
Scenario
You were assigned by your principal to
be your school’s events planner. Now
your task is to organize a welcome
program for a foreign visitor.
 You have ten (10) minutes to discuss
the steps you will take to organize the
program. Assign one representative who
will share the output of the group for
two minutes.
QUESTIONS
How did you plan for the
program?
What difficulties did you
encounter while planning?
Write T if the statement is
true; write F if it is false.
An outline determines whether
your supporting ideas match your
main idea or not.
Any speech should include an
introduction, body, and
conclusion.
In the introduction, you explain
the importance of your topic by
giving examples.
Knowing the audience and the
occasion is crucial in writing a
speech.
Rehearsing is a major
requirement.
Speech writing is recursive
process.
The approach that you will use in
your introduction can determine
the success of your speech.
The primary objective of speech
writing is getting the right or
appropriate topic.
The purpose of the speech will
help you identify ideas that will
support your main idea or
message.
Word choice is one
consideration in writing a speech.
ANSWER
1. T 6. T
2. T 7. T
3. F 8. T
4. T 9. T
5. T 10. T
SPEECH WRITING PROCESS
 COMPONENTS OF SPEECH
WRITING PROCESS

Audience analysis
Purpose
Topic
Narrowing down topic
 COMPONENTS OF SPEECH
WRITING PROCESS

Data gathering
Writing patterns
Outline
Introduction
 COMPONENTS OF SPEECH
WRITING PROCESS

Body of the Speech

Conclusion
Editing/revising
Rehearsing
1. AUDIENCE ANALYSIS
Entails looking into the profile of
your target audience to fit your
speech content and delivery to
them
Profile includes:

Demography
Situation
Psychology
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, size

Psychology

Values, beliefs, attitudes,

preferences, cultural and racial
ideologies, and needs
2. PURPOSE

Can be classified into three -

inform, entertain, persuade
Informative speech

Provides the audience with 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.
3.TOPIC

The focal point of your speech,

determine once you decided on
your purpose
4. NARROWING DOWN A TOPIC

Means making your main idea more

specific and focused
5. DATA GATHERING

The stage where you collect ideas,

information, sources, and references
relevant or related to your specific
topic
6. WRITING PATTERNS

Are structures that will help you

organize the ideas related to your
topic
7. OUTLINE

A hierarchical list that shows the

relationship of your ideas.
Helps you see all the ideas in line
with your main idea or message
Elements include:

Introduction
Body
Conclusion
8. INTRODUCTION

The foundation of your speech.

Goal: get audience’s attention and
present subject or main idea
Strategies:
Use real-life experience
Use practical examples
Start with a familiar or strong quote
Use facts or statistics
Tell a personal story
9. BODY OF THE SPEECH
Provides explanations, examples, or
any details that can help you deliver
your purpose and explain the main
idea of your speech
Should have one central idea or focus
Strategies:

Present real-life or practical examples

Show statistics
Present comparisons
Share ideas from experts or
practitioners
10. CONCLUSION

Restates the main idea of your speech,

provides summary, emphasizes the
message, and calls for action
Aims to leave a memorable statement
Strategies:
Begin with a restatement of your
message.
Use positive examples, encouraging
words, or memorable lines.
Ask a question or series of questions for
reflection
11. EDITING/REVISING

Involves correcting errors in

mechanics, such as grammar,
punctuation, capitalization, unity,
coherence and others.
Six Principles for Speech Editing

1. Edit for focus – relate on message

2. Edit for clarity – be logical
3. Edit for concision – short, simple
4. Edit for continuity – keep flow
Six Principles for Speech Editing

5. Edit for variety – shift tone, style

6. Edit for impact and beauty – use
surprise, vivid images, well-crafted and
memorable lines, figures of speech
12. REHEARSING

Gives an opportunity to identify what

words and what does not work for
you and your target audience.
Strategies:

Reading speech aloud

Recording for analysis
“Constant practice makes perfect.”
Guidelines in Speech Writing

1. Keep your words short and simple.

2. Avoid jargon, acronym, or technical
words.
3. Make your speech more personal.
Guidelines in Speech Writing

4. Use active verbs and contractions

5. Be sensitive of your audience
6. Use metaphors and other figures of
speech
7. Manage your time well
ACTIVITY 1
Based on what you have learned in this
lesson, list at least ten principles or
characteristics of speech writing.
REFERENCE:
Sipaccio, Philippe John F. & Balgo, Anne Richie G. 2016. Oral
Communication in Context for Senior High School. C & E
Publishing, Inc.:Quezon City. pages 60-76