Let's take a break from your self-concept to think about your speech framework! Have you ever heard a speaker with no direction to their presentation? You listened for a few minutes,

or maybe longer, and then wondered, "Where is this going? What is this even about?" Or maybe you thought, "Why am I here?" In any situation where you must organize your thoughts (public speaking or daily interactions), if clearly tell your listener(s) WHAT you are going to talk about and HOW you are going to discuss that topic, that's a win! You'll start with an organized approach. If your content then follows that organized plan, double win! The audience will hopefully stay with you. If you can add some engagement along the way by offering a combination of solid information and interesting connections of your own, score, score, score! And then, add some amazing delivery and you've crushed it! Just think of it this way: You may go to your boss someday and say, "I want to talk to you about a promotion (or raise... or an idea I want to try). Let me give you some reasons why." That's an organized "speech" in action! You're learning the mechanics of it now. Go, you!/n1. What are TWO golden nuggets that you've learned about writing a speech introduction that you will draw on to write your introduction? You can use any of the following videos or readings to help you (not the assignment or template), and discuss which two you used:/n2. What is ONE golden nugget that you've learned about organizing your speech that you will use to organize your speech. You can use the following video, sample outline, and template as reference: o My Video on Organizing Your Speech o Links to an external site. o (about 5 minutes) o Organizing (Contains information about Introductions) o Links to an external site./n3. What are TWO golden nuggets that you took away from the reading/video(s) on color/language? Cite what you used from the following sources: o To learn about vivid language, read any part of the following article, and you can watch videos within the article: Language Use for Impact: Vivid and Sensory Words o Links to an external site. O/n4. What is ONE golden nugget that you took away from the reading/video(s) on speech conclusions? Cite what you used from the following sources: o My Video About Conclusions o Links to an external site. o (about 4 minutes) o Organizing (Contains information about Conclusions) o Links to an external site./nA. Introduction: Which speech engaged you more with the introduction? Which speech was more effective in telling you about the central message: what the speech was about and how the topic will be approached? Bottom line: Do you feel able to choose which introduction was more successful and why? B. Organization of the Body: Which speech felt more organized to you and easier to follow? Why? C. Conclusion: Do you feel that each speaker's conclusion recapped the topic and ended on a memorable note? D. Language choice: How did the speakers use language to create a deeper understanding of and/or emotional connection to the content? How much do you think the speakers considered their audience when thinking about their language choices? Was the language appropriate for the audience? E. In watching these two speeches, what are two things you will take away when you write your upcoming speech?