Script Writing

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Speeches Requirements?
Vocal variety
Rehearsal
Script

Eye contact

Closing

Knowing your audience

Purpose

Voice modulation

Organization
Body

Gestures

Movement around the stage

Practice

Opening

Substance/Knowledge
Topic Selection

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Objectives

CC Manual - An Overview
P2 Organize Your Speech
P3 Get To The Point
P4 How To Say It

P5 Your Body Speaks

P6 Vocal Variety

Delivery

Script

Professionalism

Aids
P7 Research Your Topic
P8 Get Comfortable with Visual Aids

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Finishing Speeches
P9 Persuade With Power
P10 Inspire Your Audience

Why Organize ?
Benefits
Easier to Understand
Easier to Remember
More Credible
More Enjoyable
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Structural Elements
I.

Introduction/Opening

II. Body
A. Main ideas or points
B. Supporting material
III. Conclusion/Closing

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Begin with the Body

Select the topic/main idea

Brainstorm/List key points

Arrange them in order

Expand those points

Create examples/
anecdotes

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Develop an Outline
Identify which of these outline
techniques best explains your
speech
Fit your content according to
one of these outlines
Write out the script of the body
Outlines aid memory

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Use Appropriate Transitions

Lead the audience smoothly from one topic to another
Identify which transition phrases/words you are
comfortable with and appropriate for the outline
First.second, Consequently, more importantly,
After spending 3 years in.
Now that we have looked at lets
One of the effects of smoking.another effect
While Sam loved music, Jeremy loved dancing..

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Develop the Closing

Natural progression from the Body to the Closing
completes your message
Type of Closing depends on your speech purpose (P3)

To Inform : Summarize key points

To humor : End with a climactic laughter
To persuade : Call for action
To inspire :Change audience feelings.leave them on a HIGH

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Develop the Opening

Lead the audience into the topic (but dont give it away)
Make a strong start (Memorize thoroughly)
Type of Opening depends on your speech purpose!!

To inform : state some startling facts

To humor : get the audience to laugh in the first 30 seconds
To persuade : make the audience aware of the problem
To inspire : introduce a philosophy/beliefs

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Practice
Practice the speech leaving the script for reference
Identify points in the speech which create problems
Rewrite/eliminate those sections
Drop the paper altogether and PRACTICE
Do not MEMORIZE WORD for WORD!!
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Questions

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