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Entails looking into the profile of your target audience.

( age range, male female ratio, educational background and affiliations or degree program taken, nationality, economic status, academic or incorporate designations).

( time, venue, occasion and size).

values, beliefs, attitudes, preferences, cultural and racial ideologies and needs).

Is your focal point of your speech, which can be determined once you have decided on your purpose. If you are free to decide on a topic, choose one that really interests you. There are a variety of strategies used in selecting a topic, such as using your personal experiences, discussing with your family members or friends, free writing, listing, asking questions, or semantic webbing

Means making your main idea more specific and focused. The strategies in selecting a topic can also be used when you narrow down a topic

Is the stage where you collect ideas, information, sources, and references, relevant or related to your specific topic. This can be done by visiting the library, browsing the web, observing a certain phenomenon or event related to your topic, or conducting an interview or survey. The data that you will gather will be very useful in making your speech informative, entertaining, or persuasive.

It general, are structures that will help you organize the ideas related to your topic.

Presents descriptions of your life or of a person, famous or not

Presents related categories supporting the topic

Presents the idea in time order.

Presents comparison/contrast of two or three points.

Presents an identified problem, its causes and recommended solutions.

is a hierarchical list that shows the relationship of your ideas. Experts in public speaking state once your outline is ready, two-thirds of your speech writing is finished.

is the foundation of your speech. Here, your primary goal is to get the attention of your audience and present the subject or main idea of your speech.

provides an explanation, examples, or any details that can help you deliver your purpose and explain the main idea of your speech.

restates the main idea of your speech. Furthermore, it provides a summary, emphasizes the message, and calls for action.

It gives you an opportunity to identify what works and what does not work for you and for your target audience. Some strategies include reading your speech aloud, recording for your own analysis or for your peers or coaches to give feedback on your delivery. The best thing to remember at this stage is, ”Constant practice makes perfect.”

Make your speech memorable by using these strategies: surprise the audience, use vivid descriptive images, write well-crafted and memorable lines, and use figures of speech.

Add spice to your speech by shifting tone and style from formal to conversational and vice-versa, moving around the stage, or adding humor.

Keep the flow of your presentation smooth by adding transition words or phrases.

Keep your speech short, simple, and clear eliminating unrelated stories and sentences and by using simple words.

Make all ideas in your speech clear by arranging them in logical order (e.g., main idea first then supporting details, supporting idea first then the main idea).