Sunday, September 23, 2012
Outlines
I chose to write this blog about outlines because I feel it is something that I need to work on and that if I can get better at writing outlines my speeches will only get better. The book goes into great detail about transitions which is something that will help my speech flow better and with strong transitions I will be able to keep my speech more organized and not loose track of what I am talking about. The outlines are great at getting all thoughts on paper and help in seeing where to go as far as what to edit out and what needs more support. A well organized outline can also help to show when visuals are needed and what points need to be emphasized. Organization is key to giving a good speech because it makes the speech giver more credible, when a person is talking and they are all over the place they start to look like they do not know what they are talking about. Speeches are meant to be informative and if the speech presenter is confused then the audience is sure to be confused as well. The book does a great job at breaking down all the parts of the outline and what the main focus of each part should be. The break down is a great beginning to preparing for a speech and the way the book breaks down each section makes me feel like it should be a little easier to remember my speech and keep my thoughts focused. Now that I feel I have a good understanding of the breakdown of the outline, the book then goes into detail about how to keep the outline balanced, relevant and various forms of how to organize the outline, (chronologically, spatial...). I feel that all of the sub points are great and after reading the chapter I feel that if I can stick with this format and keep all these key points in mind it will not only improve my topic but also how I give and remember my speech.
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I thought the outline section was very helpful as well. It can be difficult to organize your thoughts in a logical manner. One of the most difficult parts of writing an outline for me is that I can not decide on what the main points should be. It is hard for me to choose the most important part of the information. I often want to have too many main points because I am not sure which ones would be better as subpoints in my speech.I was able to make better judgment when writing my own speech after reading that section of the book, and I was able to choose one that worked best for me.
ReplyDeleteI agree that organization is the key to a great speech because I know first-hand what chaos a thrown together at the last minute speech can bring. When you come up to talk about your topic, you forget what you were saying, everything doesn't make sense, you go all over the place talking about different things that are not even on topic. Let's just say, very bad. Transitions are also something I need to work on. I personally think that first, next, last is very boring and should not be used often. I think that the transitions are what bring your essay together.
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