Week 1 Post 1

The entire following sequence of steps was taught at Florida State University

Accept Assignment
    Who are you speaking to
    What is the Occasion
    What are you supposed to speak on
Analyze Audience: Demographics/Psychologics
          Source: Communicating Between Cultures by Samovar, Porter, McDaniel, and Roy
    Give the speech for others not for yourself
    If you can see a demographic when you speak, you must think about it when preparing
    Be careful to think about the audience's predispositions when writing your speech
Analyze Audience: Gather Info
    Consider doing a questionnaire especially when dealing with controversial topics
Analyze Occasion
    What time of day will the speech be?
    Is it formal or informal?
    How big will your audience be?
    What physical setting will your speech be in?
Purpose of Speech?
          Source: The Art of Public Speaking by Stephen Lucas
    Inform
    Persuade
    Entertain
Knowledge of Subject
    What do you already know?
        Anecdotes/Short Stories
    Research What you don't know
Ethics and Plagiarism
          Source: The Art of Public Speaking by Stephen Lucas
    Ethics: What we consider to be morally acceptable
    Plagiarism: Passing off another person's work as your own
    Moral of this lesson: Cite your sources, don't be a jerk
Organize Information
    Intro, Body, and Conclusion
    Start with Body first
    Then do intro, last conclusion
    Patterns
        Chronological
        Spatially
        Problem/Solution
        Problem/Effect
        Topical
Monroe's Motivated Sequence
        Source: Alan H. Monroe at Purdue University
    Get Attention
    Need for something
    Satisfaction
    Visualization
    Move to Action
Capture the Audience
         Source: The Project Text for Public Speaking by Carlyle and Daniel
    Share a poem/quote
    Rhetorical Question
    Humor!
    Startling Statement

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