Checklist: How To Use Language Efficiently

• Use familiar words, easy to follow sentences, and straightforward syntax.
• Root out unbiased language.
• Avoid unnecessary jargon.
• Use fewer rather than more words to express your thoughts.
• Make striking comparisons with similes, metaphors and analogies.
• Use the "active" voice.
• Repeat key words, phrases, or sentences at various intervals (anaphora).
• Experiment with alliteration.
• Experiment with parallelism.

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Outlining the Speech

When outlining a speech, there will be more than one outline. Start a working outline with the body of the speech. Next, work on the sub points to support main points and sub sub points to support sub points and so on. After completing the body of the speech, either the intro or the conclusion should be worked on. When the intro and conclusion are complete the working outline is done and in complete sentences. Now the working outline is complete, a speaking outline can be made. A speaking outline will follow the same format as a working outline, except that all the information is broken down to keywords so the speaker can easily follow his/her outline.-MAX

Developing the Introduction and Conclusion

Good opening previews what’s to come in a speech, and a closing ensures the audience remembers the speech.  Examples, stories, testimony, facts, or statistics can be used to open and close a speech.  The introduction and conclusion should be prepared after you’ve completed the speech body.  Keep your opening and closing to no more than 10% of the speech.  Be sure to practice your introduction and conclusion until you feel confident you’ve got it right. 

                                                                                 
  -Michelle Heller

Organizing the Speech

There are 3 major parts in organizing a speech an intro, body and conclusion. These are very important so you can keep order in your speech. Also in organizing your speech its important to have main points, in order this will help the structure. Have only a few main points and then make the less important points sub-points. Having a balance in the main points and coordinate subordinate points is good. This will allow you to see the differences. Finally having transitions us very useful. This allows people to see where you begin and go to the next topic. People will see the structure and understand what your talking about. Have previews in the transition in what your going to say next. This will allow people to know what will be spoken next. This will help the speech be organized and delivered well.

                                                                              -Melody Bash