Overview
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Learn how to write, organize, and deliver the perfect speech.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- What you should know before watching this course
- Using the exercise files
- Choosing a general topic
- Determining a specific purpose statement
- Composing a thesis
- Organizational patterns: Time, space, and topic
- Organizational patterns: Geographical, compare/contrast, and cause/effect
- Writing the introduction
- Outlining the body
- Finishing with a strong ending
- Tying thoughts together with transitions
- Anticipating questions
- Collecting primary research
- Incorporating strong secondary research
- Anticipating audience size
- Considering audience attitude
- Adapting to audience knowledge
- Meeting audience expectations
- Giving information
- Providing instructions
- Using persuasion
- Providing entertainment
- Preparing notes
- Incorporating visuals
- Next steps
