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Selecting Topic & Purpose

Selecting Topic & Purpose. Brainstorming. Generating ideas by free association. Interesting Topics. General Purpose. Broad goal of speech. Specific Purpose. Single infinitive phrase States what speaker hopes to accomplish. Specific Purpose. Guidelines: Full infinitive phrase

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Selecting Topic & Purpose

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  1. Selecting Topic & Purpose

  2. Brainstorming Generating ideas by free association

  3. Interesting Topics

  4. General Purpose Broad goal of speech

  5. Specific Purpose • Single infinitive phrase • States what speaker hopes to accomplish

  6. Specific Purpose Guidelines: • Full infinitive phrase • Statement, not question • Avoid figurative language

  7. Specific Purpose Guidelines: • Limit to one distinct idea • Avoid being vague

  8. Full Infinitive Phrase

  9. Full Infinitive Phrase

  10. Statement, Not Question

  11. Statement, Not Question

  12. Avoid Figurative Lang.

  13. Avoid Figurative Lang.

  14. One Distinct Idea

  15. One Distinct Idea

  16. Avoid Being Vague

  17. Avoid Being Vague

  18. Specific Purpose Questions to ask: • Meet assignment? • Accomplish in time allotted? • Relevant to audience? • Too trivial for audience? • Too technical for audience?

  19. Central Idea • One-sentence statement • Encapsulates major idea of speech

  20. Central Idea Guidelines: • Express as full sentence • Don’t express as question • Avoid figurative language • Don’t be vague

  21. Phrasing Central Idea

  22. Complete Sentence

  23. Complete Sentence

  24. Statement, Not Question

  25. Statement, Not Question

  26. Avoid Figurative Lang.

  27. Avoid Figurative Lang.

  28. Avoid Being Vague

  29. Avoid Being Vague

  30. Example Outline

  31. Example Outline

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