Getting information

1. Do your ‘homework’

During the speech1. Summarize portions of the speech

2. Take down short significant statements only

3. Note the speaker’s manner as well as that of the audience

After the speech

1. Glance over your notes.2. Interview the speaker if

possible.3. Be brief and courteous.

Writing the speech report

a. what summary lead b. quotation of an outstanding

statement or the title of the speech.

example:

On May 17, Gen. Norman Johnson addressed

students at Stansbury University.  The event was

held in the Performing Arts Center at 3 p.m. It

was sponsored by the Student Affairs Office.

Better!Openly homosexual soldiers should be allowed to serve

in the military, a high-ranking U.S. Army leader said Monday.  ‘A soldier’s sexual preference has nothing to do with his ability to serve and protect the nation,’ Gen. Norman Johnson, under secretary of the U.S. Army, told an audience of approximately 300 students and faculty

at Stansbury University.

bodya. explanation of the leadb. direct and indirect quotations c. A variety of introductory and

explanatory words

Some common expressions are:

explained, pointed out, asserted, commented, questioned, declared,

exclaimed, continued, urged, concluded

Some phrases are (1/2):

meeting the opposition directly, he answeredfollowing this, the speaker challengedcontinuing his attack, he saidopenly denouncing the present policy, he resolvedemphatically, he demanded

Some phrases are (2/2):

in spite of statistics presented by the opposition, he insisted that contrary to

expectations, he did not advocate…he met the accusation calmly and demonstrated

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