PUR 4100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Speechwriter

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Public Relations
• Course: PUR 4100
• Professor: Pelfrey Deanna

Document Summary

Write them with that tone and structure in mind: give the speech a beginning, middle, and end, keep this structure in mind as you are drafting, keep your speech short, nobody likes to listen to long, boring speeches, get their attention: the hook , begin with an interesting anecdote or joke to hook the audiences attention, other methods include asking direct questions of the audience, or enlisting audience participation, then get to the point, tell the audience the thesis right away. Don"t bury the lead: incorporate previews and summaries into the speech, first ___, second ___, third ___, restate your main points, but don"t repeat them, i mentioned earlier . , remember how . But this argument makes no sense when you consider that . if you"re providing additional information to support your main point, you could say, another fact that supports my main point is .