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OPENING OF YOUR SPEECH

1. Capture your audiences’ attention!

2. Define your purpose.3. Establish credibility,

OPENING STATEMENT TECHNIQUES

Startling statement

Quotation

Story

Reference to subject or occasion

ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS:PROBLEM-SOLUTION

1. Establish what the problem is to either:A. urge a changeB. demand things stay the same

Example:World Hunger, Pro Choice (Roe vs. Wade)

2. Provide two-three reasons for this problem

- illustrate an example - provide evidence

3. Argue 2-3 means of solving this problem

- This is your argument

REASON-GIVING

Used to sell or motivate people - convince them they need something- Organize reasons from least

important to most important

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES

- Used to compare two sides of an issue- Your side is right, the other side wrong- Compare and contrast points- Need to establish the existence of this

problem

CONCLUSION

- Re-establish how these solutions solve your problem

- Provide a shocking statement about what might happen if your solution isn’t followed or your reasons aren’t believed