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Grad Project Speeches. Speech Tips. Attention Grabbers: Shocking Statistic: Today, in the United Kingdom, there are more cell phones than there are people.
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Speech Tips • Attention Grabbers: • Shocking Statistic: Today, in the United Kingdom, there are more cell phones than there are people. • Anecdote: Last week, in the suburbs of Chicago, a mother, father and their infant son were killed in an accident caused by texting during driving. • Rhetorical Question: How important is technology in our society today? How greatly do you rely on your cell phone?
Speech Tips • Signposting: • This is a tool used by presenters to help the audience know what to expect later in the speech. • This should be used in your introduction: • Today I will be talking to you about the negative affect that cell phones have on our society. • First, I will discuss how they harm, rather than help, friendships. • Second, I will talk about the danger they cause on the road. • Finally, I will talk about the impact of cell phones on our ability to have strong attention spans.
Speech Tips • Transforming written research into spoken form: • Original citation: 35,000 Union troops were crammed into the city of Manassas waiting for the trumpet signaling them to move forward (Ray 3). Option for spoken form: • According to Delia Ray, author of Behind The Blue and Gray: A Soldier's Life in The Civil War, 35,000 Union troops were crammed into the city of Manassas waiting for the trumpet signaling them to move forward. • In Behind The Blue and Gray: A Soldier's Life in The Civil War, Delia Ray states that 35,000 Union troops were crammed into the city of Manassas waiting for the trumpet signaling them to move forward. • 35,000 Union troops were crammed into the city of Manassas waiting for the trumpet signaling them to move forward, as stated in Behind The Blue and Gray: A Soldier's Life in The Civil War by Delia Ray. • Do not include page numbers. • You may want to include the year something was published.
Speech Tips • Movement: • During your speech, you should only move if you are moving with PURPOSE. • The best time to move is when you are transitioning between points. • My best suggestion (from personal experience ) would be: • Intro/Bkgd info: Stay centered • Begin Main Pt 1: Move 3 steps to your right • Begin Main Pt. 2: Move 3 steps back to center • Begin Main Pt. 3: Move 3 steps to your left • Begin Conclusion: Move back to center