Speech Writing

‘Building a speech from any topic’ Presented by Zenith Raj Jolly on 9th June 2009 at the Creek Toastmasters, Food Lands, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Building a speechfrom any topic

by zenith raj jolly

‘Building a speech from any topic’ Presented by Zenith Raj Jolly on 9th June 2009 at the Creek Toastmasters, Food Lands, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Guaranteed…

1. Create ideas for speech topic

2. Build your speech in 3 easy steps

3. Take away 200 ready to usespeech topics

‘Building a speech from any topic’ Presented by Zenith Raj Jolly on 9th June 2009 at the Creek Toastmasters, Food Lands, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

I searched…

29.8 m

24.4 m

then why?

‘Building a speech from any topic’ Presented by Zenith Raj Jolly on 9th June 2009 at the Creek Toastmasters, Food Lands, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Daunting?

‘Building a speech from any topic’ Presented by Zenith Raj Jolly on 9th June 2009 at the Creek Toastmasters, Food Lands, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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‘Building a speech from any topic’ Presented by Zenith Raj Jolly on 9th June 2009 at the Creek Toastmasters, Food Lands, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

‘Building a speech from any topic’ Presented by Zenith Raj Jolly on 9th June 2009 at the Creek Toastmasters, Food Lands, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

1. Getting Ideas

1. Making a List2. Making a Cluster Diagram3. Researching

‘Building a speech from any topic’ Presented by Zenith Raj Jolly on 9th June 2009 at the Creek Toastmasters, Food Lands, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

1.1 Making a List

1. Getting Ideas

1.1.1 Understanding the voice of ‘doom’

1.1.2 Managing the ‘doom’

1.1.3 Bringing out inspiration

‘Building a speech from any topic’ Presented by Zenith Raj Jolly on 9th June 2009 at the Creek Toastmasters, Food Lands, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

1. Getting Ideas1.2 Making a cluster diagram

Remember: a messy cluster diagram is a good cluster diagram

‘Building a speech from any topic’ Presented by Zenith Raj Jolly on 9th June 2009 at the Creek Toastmasters, Food Lands, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

1.3 Researching

1. Getting Ideas

1.3.1 As a way of finding ideas

1.3.2 As a way of finding interesting detailsto develop ideas you already have.

Research can make a dull story come to life – it can add vivid details and make it more believable.

‘Building a speech from any topic’ Presented by Zenith Raj Jolly on 9th June 2009 at the Creek Toastmasters, Food Lands, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

2. Choosing Ideas

1. F – Feeling Test2. S – Story Test3. D – Description Test

‘Building a speech from any topic’ Presented by Zenith Raj Jolly on 9th June 2009 at the Creek Toastmasters, Food Lands, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

2.1 F – Feeling Test

2. Choosing Ideas

Could I use this idea to get the reader’s feelings involved to make them amused, frightened, angry, or pleased?

‘Building a speech from any topic’ Presented by Zenith Raj Jolly on 9th June 2009 at the Creek Toastmasters, Food Lands, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

2. Choosing Ideas

2.2 S – Story Test

Any event can be a part of the story.

‘Building a speech from any topic’ Presented by Zenith Raj Jolly on 9th June 2009 at the Creek Toastmasters, Food Lands, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

2. Choosing Ideas

2.3 D – Description Test

If you can draw picture of it, it passes the test.

‘Building a speech from any topic’ Presented by Zenith Raj Jolly on 9th June 2009 at the Creek Toastmasters, Food Lands, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

3. Outlining

1. Index card technique2. Theme3. Burger method

‘Building a speech from any topic’ Presented by Zenith Raj Jolly on 9th June 2009 at the Creek Toastmasters, Food Lands, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

3. Outlining

3.1 Index card technique

3.1.1 Pattern

3.1.2 Physically shuffle

3.1.3 See connections

‘Building a speech from any topic’ Presented by Zenith Raj Jolly on 9th June 2009 at the Creek Toastmasters, Food Lands, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

3. Outlining

3.2 Theme

3.2.1 Think one up out of thin air

3.2.2 Follow your ideas

‘Building a speech from any topic’ Presented by Zenith Raj Jolly on 9th June 2009 at the Creek Toastmasters, Food Lands, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Beginning

Middle

End

3. Outlining

3.3 Burger method

‘Building a speech from any topic’ Presented by Zenith Raj Jolly on 9th June 2009 at the Creek Toastmasters, Food Lands, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Don’t overdo…

‘Building a speech from any topic’ Presented by Zenith Raj Jolly on 9th June 2009 at the Creek Toastmasters, Food Lands, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

GOS & GCS

Go ahead and draft….

‘Building a speech from any topic’ Presented by Zenith Raj Jolly on 9th June 2009 at the Creek Toastmasters, Food Lands, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Recap

Choosing

Outlining

Getting Ideas

GOS & GCS

Burger

Iceberg

Index Cards

Spiderweb

‘Building a speech from any topic’ Presented by Zenith Raj Jolly on 9th June 2009 at the Creek Toastmasters, Food Lands, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Questions ?