This chapter emphasizes the importance of outlines and how they serve as a blueprint for organization and effective speech delivery. Creating two separate outlines, one working outline and one speaking outline, can help the preparation process and improve the overall flow of ideas. The working outline is more detailed, helping to organize main points, subpoints, and evidence. On the other hand, the speaking outline is a condensed version used for delivery. There are also different methods of outline such as sentence, phrase, and key-word outlines. The keyword outline stood out to me because it requires the speaker to be completely familiar with the material, allowing for a more natural delivery and engagement with the audience. Another strategy I found useful was to basically brainstorm and put down all ideas before structuring them into a working outline, which is how I tend to start my essay writing. One thing I hope to implement more in my outlines is delivery cues. These will be practical in helping me manage transition and timing, especially for the second speech/presentation project.
This chapter narrows its focus on the process of organizing a speech outline. More specifically, the step-by-step process is illustrated by firstly creating the main speech points. This part like a normal essay, needs to have major concepts identified throughout the speech that the reader wants the audience to grasp. On top of that, it is important to make note of subpoints, carefully selecting points and information that can fall under the categories of the main speech points. After acquiring main and sub speech points, selecting an organization pattern is the described next step. These organizational strategies were pointed out in our previous chapter, things like narrative, and chronological. Proceeding from there, creating a working outline with the organizational strategy of choice with your main/sub points allows for a near final form of a speech, before finally transferring the working outline to a final speaking outline. A strategy the chapter spoke on for helping create a speaking outline that I could utilize would be creating an outline on large notecards to nail down speaking points, then for each main/sub point, choosing a key word/phrase that can jog my memory during a speech. This way there is not an overwhelming amount of words to look at on my outline, but still giving me a general direction of the speech.
Chapter 13 teaches us about how important it is to have a good outline. The chapter goes into the different types of outlines such as the sentence outline, the phrase outline and the key word outline as well as the working outline and the speaking outline. I believe that right now in my speech giving journey that I prefer the phrase outline because it gives me a little more to work with but it’s not overwhelming. The chapter also tells us that less is more and that it’s better to try and use the key word outline so that you can focus on eye contact and build a connection with the audience. I am going to start working towards being comfortable enough to only have a key word outline. Another key takeaway that I got from this chapter is when it said to complete the body of the speech before the introduction. This is because you first need to finalize your main points in the body so that you can successfully use the introduction as a preview to the main points. Lastly the chapter gave two in depth examples of what a working outline should look like and what a speaking outline should look like and I found them to be very helpful. I plan on referring to this chapter in the future when making outlines for speeches.
Chapter 13 was focused on outlines for speeches. Outlines are very important because they are helpful in putting together and delivering a successful speech. They provide a framework for what you want to include in your speech or presentation. You should plan on making two outlines when preparing for a speech. There is a working outline that you should use to organize main points and research with developing points to follow up with the research. Then you should create a speaking outline. This is what you will use to practice your speech and present it. Outlines can consist of sentences, phrases, or key words. In a sentence form outline each main point and supporting detail is written in a full sentence. A phrase outline uses shorter ways of explaining the topic and main points. A keywords outline uses the smallest possible units of understanding your main points. This is used to glance at and spark your memory about the subjects. These are important things to remember when making an outline that would work best for you. Some people may need full sentences in their outline while others may only need a few keywords.
My biggest take away from chapter 13 was about how important it is to have a outline that is strong, and full of information. I also learned that there are several different types of outlines for speeches, including a phrase outline and a key-word outline. However, when it comes to forming and creating your speech you should use a working outline to be able to form ideas and main points and then use a speaking outline to be able to practice and present the speech. While reading some of the sample outlines it was very clear how important transition words are as well as a credibility statement. I learned that a credibility statement is generally just introducing who you are along with how you have background in the topic you are talking about. This is extremely important because without a solid background of what you’re talking about, several people might not listen.
Jounral #6
What are the big takeaways from chapter 13? In a full Jounral entry, help explain the significance of what you found important and what you consented with in the chapter (150-200 words).
Word count; 153
This chapter was interesting to me because it discussed creating efficient outlines to the speech you want to deliver. Some specific advices that I hope to do in the future is using ‘key word outlines’ to help read less off of the outline and use more eye contact. I struggle a lot with eye contact, so I will try to use this advice for speech 2, starting with the sketchy version. Another point of advice that struck out to me was using color coordination for cues, such as needing to show a video, or model, in your outline you would color it, or highlight it. Overall, chapter 13 has me motivated too write my outlines for public speaking and using these techniques for my advantage. I am going to start with using the topic, general topic, specific topic, etc list as a framework for how I want to present the final speech delivery.
This chapter focuses on using visual aids effectively in speeches. As the emphasis of the chapter goes, visual aids help in illustrating information that is complex and to support the message of a speaker, thereby engaging the audience. One of the major takeaways for me was how well-designed visual aids make a speech more memorable and persuasive. The book overemphasizes but one thing: visuals should never distract; they need to complement a message. I also related well to the information about selecting the appropriate type of visual aid to serve the purpose. For example, graphs and charts work for data, but in eliciting emotion, a photo or video would work more appropriately. It also stresses that the visuals should be simple, clear, and large enough to see for all individuals in the audience.
What impressed me most was the idea of preparation: thinking about your visuals in advance, testing them, and practicing with them. It is quite possible that technology can fail, and the book encourages speakers to be ready with an alternative. Generally, I liked the way the chapter connected the importance of thoughtful design and strategic use of visual aids to enhancing the impact of a speech.
Chapter 13 focusing on highlighting outlines and how to work through and practice with outlines. Something in this chapter that was highlighted was many different examples of outlines within one big outline. I like how this outline should all different styles as well as showing one huge outline that helps show how simple the section of the outline can be but also showing how detailed it could be as well. I also love how in this outline there’s a mini section at the start of the outline that shows the topic of the speech, the purposes of the speech and a thesis statement for the speech. This mini introduction at the start of the outline I think adds a lot to the outline and helps to make sure your stay with primary purpose of the speech. I believe this chapter overall helps me with my future outlines and will help me get the most out of my speeches overall.
This chapters primary focuses on highlighting outlines and how to work through and practice with outlines. Something in this chapter that was highlighted was many different examples of outlines within one big outline. I like how this outline should all different styles as well as showing one huge outline that helps show how simple the section of the outline can be but also showing how detailed it could be as well. I also love how in this outline there’s a mini section at the start of the outline that shows the topic of the speech, the purposes of the speech and a thesis statement for the speech. This mini introduction at the start of the outline I think adds a lot to the outline and helps to make sure your stay with primary purpose of the speech. I believe this chapter overall helps me with my future outlines and will help me get the most out of my speeches overall.
One takeaway I uncovered throughout this chapter was the creation of an effective outline. This may involve creating even two outlines, one for a working outline and a speaking outline. With your speaking outline use this to practice presenting your speech, with your working outline this should be used to know all your main points and make sure everything is where it should be before you present your finished speech, overall just making it easier to know what you’re going to say and not get tripped up when its time to present. This kind of outline creation can create a better and more organized speech not worrying about what you’re going to say or forgetting what you’re going to say, creating that awkward silence when talking that can make it tens of times harder to present overall. Also, this chapter gives some details on using phrases or keywords in your outline. Using keywords and phrases can create a more simple and two-the-point outline that is not wordy or have the presenter just read from the paper the whole time. I enjoyed how this chapter gave a very good insight into creating an effective outline in different ways that can create a more impactful and to-the-point speech.
Chapter 13 of our textbook was all about the same thing, using different outlines throughout your speech preparation process. I found this chapter helpful because I do not have a ton of experience when it comes to making outlines for public speaking. I do, however, have a lot of experience with outlines for essays or other written projects. Something that really stuck with me is that you should fully flesh out everything you want to say in your speech in a working outline before you transition to a speaking outline to use when actually giving the speech. I feel that this would also help me get more familiar with the content of a speech and memorize the points I want to get to better than my usual outline process. Something else that stuck out to me was the idea of a key-word outline. This is because eye contact was one of the things I struggled with in the last speech. So a minimal outline that will still help me remember what I wanted to say in what order seems like something that could really help me in the future.
Chapter 13 included techniques that I’ll definitely be using in my future speeches. First off, the mention of using key-word outlines instead of whole sentence outlines for optimum eye contact between you and the audience is genius and something I’ll definitely be doing for my future speeches. Key-word outlines, as explained by the chapter, are outlines that contain only certain words that when reading should jog your memory on what it was that you were going to say next, allowing you to maintain better eye contact with the audience. This paired with a well rehearsed speech should equal an amazingly performed speech. Maintaining eye contact with the audience was by far my biggest problem during speech one because once I found myself up there in front of the audience, I got so nervous that I forgot what it was I was going to say despite me practicing my speech many times before actually performing it, and using this technique, my chances of forgetting what I was going to say go down significantly.
A big part of chapter 6 that spoke to me a lot was the creation of two different outlines when starting to think about what you want in your speech and how you want each point to sound like. The phrase outline is of the sentences themselves, while the key-word outlines are very small supporting words or phrases that go along with the main and supporting points. I can see this along with other points being made regarding speech outlines to be helpful in our upcoming speech delivery for the rough presentations and the finished speech itself. In this chapter I also liked how they were thorough with the examples for each of the outlines, giving full length examples of what someone’s speech would look like. This helps me out a lot personally as it makes it a lot easier to understand with a full drawn-out example compared to just explaining what it should look like.
Chapter 13 discusses how to create two types of outlines for your speech: a working outline and a speaking outline. The working outline should be used to organize and tighten your main points based on the thesis and create supporting points with the evidence you’ve collected. The working outline should contain your entire speech. It is recommended to complete the body of the speech prior to completing the introduction. The main will need to be finalized before you can write the preview to them in the introduction. This outline of a speech can contain partial or full sentences. A speaking outline will be used when you practice or present the speech. A speaking outline is a shortened version of the working outline. The main points and subpoints should be simplified versions of the ones from the working outline. Key words and short phrases should be used in the main points and supporting points. You do not want to include so many words that you lose track of where you are, you want just enough words to jog your memory of what to talk about next. The format of the speaking outline should also look different from the working outline. You can have it on a notecard or a sheet of paper, and the font should be large enough for you to see when just glancing at it.
This specific chapter seems to be pretty straightforward and seems to solidify my earlier statements about how writing a speech is just like writing an essay. The different kinds of outlines are a good substitute for different drafts of an essay or paper. The directions and delivery cues that they show on page 106 remind me of stage directions for plays and similar performances. The rules shown and best practices they recommend for outlines are pretty intuitive to me at least. Although, the outlines in the book do seem more like a script compared to just an outline with things like connective words and transitions written in the outline. Their recommendations about practicing the speech are also something I feel like I can do. The main takeaway from this chapter for me is that it seems to be useful to go more in depth in terms of what I write in my outline.
Chapter 13 talks about having an outline for your speech and the importance of it so that you become a better speaker as well as how to simplify it to become easier to deliver to the audience. It first explains that two outlines are recommended for this process, a working or preparation outline and a speaking or delivery outline. A working outline is where you organize and finalize the order of what points are where in the speech, as well as organizing sub points and what research is demonstrated. A speaking outline is for practicing and presenting the actual speech. It is very similar to the working outline other than it is very simplified so that you are able to briefly look at it at a glance and know exactly what to highlight in that point or subpoint. In a speaking outline you use cues in your points so you know what to go over, you do this by using a sentence, phrases or keywords. These allow yourself to not feel robotic with the delivery and engage with the audience through eye contact.
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This chapter emphasizes the importance of outlines and how they serve as a blueprint for organization and effective speech delivery. Creating two separate outlines, one working outline and one speaking outline, can help the preparation process and improve the overall flow of ideas. The working outline is more detailed, helping to organize main points, subpoints, and evidence. On the other hand, the speaking outline is a condensed version used for delivery. There are also different methods of outline such as sentence, phrase, and key-word outlines. The keyword outline stood out to me because it requires the speaker to be completely familiar with the material, allowing for a more natural delivery and engagement with the audience. Another strategy I found useful was to basically brainstorm and put down all ideas before structuring them into a working outline, which is how I tend to start my essay writing. One thing I hope to implement more in my outlines is delivery cues. These will be practical in helping me manage transition and timing, especially for the second speech/presentation project.
This chapter narrows its focus on the process of organizing a speech outline. More specifically, the step-by-step process is illustrated by firstly creating the main speech points. This part like a normal essay, needs to have major concepts identified throughout the speech that the reader wants the audience to grasp. On top of that, it is important to make note of subpoints, carefully selecting points and information that can fall under the categories of the main speech points. After acquiring main and sub speech points, selecting an organization pattern is the described next step. These organizational strategies were pointed out in our previous chapter, things like narrative, and chronological. Proceeding from there, creating a working outline with the organizational strategy of choice with your main/sub points allows for a near final form of a speech, before finally transferring the working outline to a final speaking outline. A strategy the chapter spoke on for helping create a speaking outline that I could utilize would be creating an outline on large notecards to nail down speaking points, then for each main/sub point, choosing a key word/phrase that can jog my memory during a speech. This way there is not an overwhelming amount of words to look at on my outline, but still giving me a general direction of the speech.
Chapter 13 teaches us about how important it is to have a good outline. The chapter goes into the different types of outlines such as the sentence outline, the phrase outline and the key word outline as well as the working outline and the speaking outline. I believe that right now in my speech giving journey that I prefer the phrase outline because it gives me a little more to work with but it’s not overwhelming. The chapter also tells us that less is more and that it’s better to try and use the key word outline so that you can focus on eye contact and build a connection with the audience. I am going to start working towards being comfortable enough to only have a key word outline. Another key takeaway that I got from this chapter is when it said to complete the body of the speech before the introduction. This is because you first need to finalize your main points in the body so that you can successfully use the introduction as a preview to the main points. Lastly the chapter gave two in depth examples of what a working outline should look like and what a speaking outline should look like and I found them to be very helpful. I plan on referring to this chapter in the future when making outlines for speeches.
Chapter 13 was focused on outlines for speeches. Outlines are very important because they are helpful in putting together and delivering a successful speech. They provide a framework for what you want to include in your speech or presentation. You should plan on making two outlines when preparing for a speech. There is a working outline that you should use to organize main points and research with developing points to follow up with the research. Then you should create a speaking outline. This is what you will use to practice your speech and present it. Outlines can consist of sentences, phrases, or key words. In a sentence form outline each main point and supporting detail is written in a full sentence. A phrase outline uses shorter ways of explaining the topic and main points. A keywords outline uses the smallest possible units of understanding your main points. This is used to glance at and spark your memory about the subjects. These are important things to remember when making an outline that would work best for you. Some people may need full sentences in their outline while others may only need a few keywords.
My biggest take away from chapter 13 was about how important it is to have a outline that is strong, and full of information. I also learned that there are several different types of outlines for speeches, including a phrase outline and a key-word outline. However, when it comes to forming and creating your speech you should use a working outline to be able to form ideas and main points and then use a speaking outline to be able to practice and present the speech. While reading some of the sample outlines it was very clear how important transition words are as well as a credibility statement. I learned that a credibility statement is generally just introducing who you are along with how you have background in the topic you are talking about. This is extremely important because without a solid background of what you’re talking about, several people might not listen.
Jounral #6
What are the big takeaways from chapter 13? In a full Jounral entry, help explain the significance of what you found important and what you consented with in the chapter (150-200 words).
Word count; 153
This chapter was interesting to me because it discussed creating efficient outlines to the speech you want to deliver. Some specific advices that I hope to do in the future is using ‘key word outlines’ to help read less off of the outline and use more eye contact. I struggle a lot with eye contact, so I will try to use this advice for speech 2, starting with the sketchy version. Another point of advice that struck out to me was using color coordination for cues, such as needing to show a video, or model, in your outline you would color it, or highlight it. Overall, chapter 13 has me motivated too write my outlines for public speaking and using these techniques for my advantage. I am going to start with using the topic, general topic, specific topic, etc list as a framework for how I want to present the final speech delivery.
This chapter focuses on using visual aids effectively in speeches. As the emphasis of the chapter goes, visual aids help in illustrating information that is complex and to support the message of a speaker, thereby engaging the audience. One of the major takeaways for me was how well-designed visual aids make a speech more memorable and persuasive. The book overemphasizes but one thing: visuals should never distract; they need to complement a message. I also related well to the information about selecting the appropriate type of visual aid to serve the purpose. For example, graphs and charts work for data, but in eliciting emotion, a photo or video would work more appropriately. It also stresses that the visuals should be simple, clear, and large enough to see for all individuals in the audience.
What impressed me most was the idea of preparation: thinking about your visuals in advance, testing them, and practicing with them. It is quite possible that technology can fail, and the book encourages speakers to be ready with an alternative. Generally, I liked the way the chapter connected the importance of thoughtful design and strategic use of visual aids to enhancing the impact of a speech.
Chapter 13 focusing on highlighting outlines and how to work through and practice with outlines. Something in this chapter that was highlighted was many different examples of outlines within one big outline. I like how this outline should all different styles as well as showing one huge outline that helps show how simple the section of the outline can be but also showing how detailed it could be as well. I also love how in this outline there’s a mini section at the start of the outline that shows the topic of the speech, the purposes of the speech and a thesis statement for the speech. This mini introduction at the start of the outline I think adds a lot to the outline and helps to make sure your stay with primary purpose of the speech. I believe this chapter overall helps me with my future outlines and will help me get the most out of my speeches overall.
This chapters primary focuses on highlighting outlines and how to work through and practice with outlines. Something in this chapter that was highlighted was many different examples of outlines within one big outline. I like how this outline should all different styles as well as showing one huge outline that helps show how simple the section of the outline can be but also showing how detailed it could be as well. I also love how in this outline there’s a mini section at the start of the outline that shows the topic of the speech, the purposes of the speech and a thesis statement for the speech. This mini introduction at the start of the outline I think adds a lot to the outline and helps to make sure your stay with primary purpose of the speech. I believe this chapter overall helps me with my future outlines and will help me get the most out of my speeches overall.
One takeaway I uncovered throughout this chapter was the creation of an effective outline. This may involve creating even two outlines, one for a working outline and a speaking outline. With your speaking outline use this to practice presenting your speech, with your working outline this should be used to know all your main points and make sure everything is where it should be before you present your finished speech, overall just making it easier to know what you’re going to say and not get tripped up when its time to present. This kind of outline creation can create a better and more organized speech not worrying about what you’re going to say or forgetting what you’re going to say, creating that awkward silence when talking that can make it tens of times harder to present overall. Also, this chapter gives some details on using phrases or keywords in your outline. Using keywords and phrases can create a more simple and two-the-point outline that is not wordy or have the presenter just read from the paper the whole time. I enjoyed how this chapter gave a very good insight into creating an effective outline in different ways that can create a more impactful and to-the-point speech.
Chapter 13 of our textbook was all about the same thing, using different outlines throughout your speech preparation process. I found this chapter helpful because I do not have a ton of experience when it comes to making outlines for public speaking. I do, however, have a lot of experience with outlines for essays or other written projects. Something that really stuck with me is that you should fully flesh out everything you want to say in your speech in a working outline before you transition to a speaking outline to use when actually giving the speech. I feel that this would also help me get more familiar with the content of a speech and memorize the points I want to get to better than my usual outline process. Something else that stuck out to me was the idea of a key-word outline. This is because eye contact was one of the things I struggled with in the last speech. So a minimal outline that will still help me remember what I wanted to say in what order seems like something that could really help me in the future.
Chapter 13 included techniques that I’ll definitely be using in my future speeches. First off, the mention of using key-word outlines instead of whole sentence outlines for optimum eye contact between you and the audience is genius and something I’ll definitely be doing for my future speeches. Key-word outlines, as explained by the chapter, are outlines that contain only certain words that when reading should jog your memory on what it was that you were going to say next, allowing you to maintain better eye contact with the audience. This paired with a well rehearsed speech should equal an amazingly performed speech. Maintaining eye contact with the audience was by far my biggest problem during speech one because once I found myself up there in front of the audience, I got so nervous that I forgot what it was I was going to say despite me practicing my speech many times before actually performing it, and using this technique, my chances of forgetting what I was going to say go down significantly.
A big part of chapter 6 that spoke to me a lot was the creation of two different outlines when starting to think about what you want in your speech and how you want each point to sound like. The phrase outline is of the sentences themselves, while the key-word outlines are very small supporting words or phrases that go along with the main and supporting points. I can see this along with other points being made regarding speech outlines to be helpful in our upcoming speech delivery for the rough presentations and the finished speech itself. In this chapter I also liked how they were thorough with the examples for each of the outlines, giving full length examples of what someone’s speech would look like. This helps me out a lot personally as it makes it a lot easier to understand with a full drawn-out example compared to just explaining what it should look like.
Chapter 13 discusses how to create two types of outlines for your speech: a working outline and a speaking outline. The working outline should be used to organize and tighten your main points based on the thesis and create supporting points with the evidence you’ve collected. The working outline should contain your entire speech. It is recommended to complete the body of the speech prior to completing the introduction. The main will need to be finalized before you can write the preview to them in the introduction. This outline of a speech can contain partial or full sentences. A speaking outline will be used when you practice or present the speech. A speaking outline is a shortened version of the working outline. The main points and subpoints should be simplified versions of the ones from the working outline. Key words and short phrases should be used in the main points and supporting points. You do not want to include so many words that you lose track of where you are, you want just enough words to jog your memory of what to talk about next. The format of the speaking outline should also look different from the working outline. You can have it on a notecard or a sheet of paper, and the font should be large enough for you to see when just glancing at it.
This specific chapter seems to be pretty straightforward and seems to solidify my earlier statements about how writing a speech is just like writing an essay. The different kinds of outlines are a good substitute for different drafts of an essay or paper. The directions and delivery cues that they show on page 106 remind me of stage directions for plays and similar performances. The rules shown and best practices they recommend for outlines are pretty intuitive to me at least. Although, the outlines in the book do seem more like a script compared to just an outline with things like connective words and transitions written in the outline. Their recommendations about practicing the speech are also something I feel like I can do. The main takeaway from this chapter for me is that it seems to be useful to go more in depth in terms of what I write in my outline.
Chapter 13 talks about having an outline for your speech and the importance of it so that you become a better speaker as well as how to simplify it to become easier to deliver to the audience. It first explains that two outlines are recommended for this process, a working or preparation outline and a speaking or delivery outline. A working outline is where you organize and finalize the order of what points are where in the speech, as well as organizing sub points and what research is demonstrated. A speaking outline is for practicing and presenting the actual speech. It is very similar to the working outline other than it is very simplified so that you are able to briefly look at it at a glance and know exactly what to highlight in that point or subpoint. In a speaking outline you use cues in your points so you know what to go over, you do this by using a sentence, phrases or keywords. These allow yourself to not feel robotic with the delivery and engage with the audience through eye contact.