COMM 130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Thesis Statement
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Good speakers must engage in rehearsal and practice right away. Consider what effect you want to have on your audience members; have a clear goal. Common goals or functions of speeches include: informing others- informative speeches aim to teach or change audience members" factual beliefs in some way. Memorized delivery: reciting the text from memory: write out the speech beforehand, practice it, and memorize it entirely, allows you to interact more with the audience, but it is very hard to memorize an entire speech. Impromptu delivery: speaking off-the-cuff: speeches that come from suddenly being called on to speak in front of a group, you must be able to quickly organize your thoughts and deliver your ideas in a coherent manner. See what you think: a student"s first speech. Make sure not to use like and you know? ; casual but not careless.
