ORAL COMMUNICATION
LESSON 1: PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE SPEECH WRITTING
PRINCIPLS OF EFFECTIVE SPEECH WRITING
- Writing your speech is the most crucial part to do.
- The beauty of your speech performance depends
on how you write your speech.
- The principles of effective speech writing involve
guidelines for creating a compelling and
impactful spoken presentation.
- They include CHOOSING A SUBJECT AND
TOPIC, KNOWING YOUR AUDIENCE, and
SOURCING INFORMATION.
1. CHOOSING A SUBJECT AND TOPIC.
- Engaging and relevant content
- Grabs audience interest from the start
- Aligns with the purpose of communication.
2. KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE.
- Tailors message to audience preferences
- Speaks their language, enhancing
understanding.
- Considers cultural nuances and preferences.
3. SOURCING INFORMATION.
- Adds credibility to your communication.
- Provides a solid foundation for your argument.
- Ensures accuracy and reliability of the
information.
CHOOSING A SUBJECT AND TOPIC.
- A cluster of different topics of your interest
e.g., Hobbies (Reading) (Music)
Example:
SUBJECT Reading
TOPIC Pleasure of
reading
GENERAL To inform Types of speech
PURPOSE according to
purpose
SPECIFIC To inform my audience about the
PURPOSE benefits of pleasure reading for
students who do not love reading.
KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE
6 IN YOUR SPEECH PREPARATOIN YOU SOULD
KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE:
- GENDER
- EDUCATION
- RELIGION
- CULTURE
- GEOGRAPHIC UNIQUENESS
- GROUP AFFILIATION
THE MORE YOU KNOW THE DEMOGRAPHIC
THE DEMOGRAPFIIC PROFILE OF YOUR
AUDIENCE, THE MORE YOUR SPEECH BECOMES
MORE INTERESTING
SOURCING INFORMATION
12 DIFFERENT WAYS TO SUPPORT YOUR IDEAS
IN SPEECH
- Use of Examples
- Use of Statistics
- Use of Testimonies (from people or experts)
- Use of anecdote (short stories) and
narratives (personal experiences)
- Use of comparisons (Venn diagram)
- Use of Quotations (Beginning, middle,
conclusion)
Darren Tay – 2016 champion public
speaking
- Use of Definition
 Definition of unfamiliar words
- Use of Repetition
 Is effective if not over doing it.
- Use of Emphatic sentence
 Unemphatic – is the presence of
someone’s opinion.
 Emphatic – Is mostly made up of
facts.
- Use of Periodic message
 A periodic sentence positions its
main clause or its predicate at the
end. Its opposite construction is
loose sentence.
Example:
PS: When I was shopping, I saw my ex.
LS: I saw my ex when I was shopping
- Use of Parallel structure or parallelism
 It is the repetition of the same
patter of words or phrases.
Examples:
P: I like swimming, hiking, and fishing
UP: Fenny is funny, relaxed, mature and cares allot
- Use of Object
 A re-statement for their thesis
statement