![]() ![]() The more materials you take up with you to the lectern, the more you will be tempted to look at them rather than have eye contact with the audience, and that will affect your grade as well as your connection with the audience. You should create a set of abbreviated notes for the actual delivery. As you practice, you will be able to summarize the full preparation outline down to more usable notes. ![]() As mentioned before and will be mentioned later, you must give yourself adequate time to practice the delivery of your speech-which is why procrastination is one of a public speaker’s biggest enemies. It should be clear by now that the preparation outline is something you are moving away from as you practice your speech and get ready for the delivery. You do not live on a blueprint, but in a house built by a blueprint. The outline helps you prepare it just as the blueprint guides the building of the house. It is not the speech-that is what comes out of your mouth in front of the audience. You should think of the outline as the blueprint for your speech. If you have to edit the speech for time or for a particular audience, it’s much easier to subtract or add when you know the relative importance of the idea. The outline requires you to clearly designated each part of the speech and use a system where the BIG IDEAS are distinct from the supporting or “smaller ideas.” Usually this is down with indentation to the left and certain symbols for each unit. ![]() Extemporaneous speaking requires a well-prepared outline. Most public speaking instructors in the United States focus their classes on extemporaneous speaking. In Chapter 11, which is on delivery, we look at the concept of extemporaneous speaking versus impromptu, manuscript, and memorized speeches. You may wonder, “What’s the deal with outlines in speech class? Why can’t I just write out my speech in essay form?” There are good reasons for your instructor’s insistence on an outline, and your instructor may respond negatively if you hand in an essay instead of an outline. However, there are some parts of an extemporaneous speech outline that are always present: the specific purpose, the introduction, the central idea statement and preview, the speech body with clearly labeled units, the connectives, and the conclusion. Some will expect all units to be full sentences, and some will require full sentences in the main points only. Some versions of outlines consider the introduction Main Point I, and the conclusion the last main point. Some may want the central idea statement underlined. Some instructors require students to label parts of the introduction, for example with “Attention getter” and “Credibility,” and some like the introduction to have Roman numeral points. The examples given here are variations, so please attend to the exact specifications that your instructor may require. Each instructor of public speaking has a slightly different method for approaching outlining. This is also most likely the outline that you will be required to turn in to your instructor on the days you give your speeches or in some cases, several days before you give the speech in class. Preparation outlines are comprehensive outlines that include all of the information in your speech. ![]()
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