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Planning and Gathering Information for a Prepared Speech

Planning and Gathering Information for a Prepared Speech. By: Donald Gilman & Ben Culpepper. May 2007. Selecting a Topic for a Speech. 1. Choose a topic that interests you. 2. Choose topic in which you have knowledge or have an interest in becoming knowledgeable about.

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Planning and Gathering Information for a Prepared Speech

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  1. Planning and Gathering Information for a Prepared Speech By: Donald Gilman & Ben Culpepper May 2007

  2. Selecting a Topic for a Speech • 1. Choose a topic that interests you. • 2. Choose topic in which you have • knowledge or have an interest in becoming knowledgeable about. • 3. Pick a topic of interest to your audience.

  3. Possible Sources for a Speech • Personal books and magazines • Breed associations publications • Trade and business magazines • Organizations and expert interviews • Articles and Books (library sources)

  4. Possible Sources for a Speech continued… • Government officials and their aides • Internet • Other sources • - Newspapers • - Almanacs and atlases • - Surveys • - Microfilm indexes • - Computer databases • - Biographical sources

  5. Topic: Public Speaking Ricketts, Leadership, Personal Development, and Career Success, p. 135 Effective communication should influence others. It can change their attitudes or behaviors. Book note card example Note Card Examples

  6. Topic: Public Speaking Effective public speaking cannot be accomplished without proper research. Knowledge of the subject is vital. Speaking Without Fear, Journal of Public Speaking. 1998, p.2 Magazine note card example Note Card Examples continued…

  7. In a speech on goal setting, delivered to the Georgia FFA Association State Convention last May, National FFA President Hillary Smith said . . In an interview with Tommy Irvin, Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture said … According to an article on public speaking in the May 1998 issue of FFA NewHorizons . . . In a recent research report cited in the September issue of the Public Speaker’s Monthly . . . Source citation examples Note Card Examples continued…

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