Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia: What is this condition?
Informative {5-6 minutes}
1. Type of Informative Speech: Concept
2. Topic: Fibromyalgia: What is this condition?
3. Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the effects of this disease
4. Organizational Pattern: Topical
I. Body of the Speech
A. Organizational pattern: which one will work best with your topic
B. Main points: you can have up to five of them; must be supported by at least two sub-points
C. Supporting material: what type(s) will work best in your speech (examples, stats, testimony, definitions or narratives)
D. Connectives: use these to move your points along (transitions, internal preview, internal summary or signposts)
E. Citations: do not forget to cite where the information comes from
II. Conclusion
A. Signal the end: must let audience know you are finishing up the speech
B. Summarize main points: don’t forget to go over what you just talked about one more time
C. Closure: provide a way to end the speech; leave a lasting impression; refer to Chapter 10
III. Introduction
A. Attention getter: got to do this to gain audience’s attention
B. Establish credibility/Relate to audience: why are you the person to speak about this subject
C. Reveal topic: must introduce the topic (specific purpose)
D. Preview the main points: thesis statement/central idea; what points do you plan to cover in the speech
IV. References
A. Minimum of three: only one of these can be from a website
B. Cite sources: must cite sources at least twice within the speech
C. Copy/Print information from sources; highlight information in the source; turn in
V. Outlines
A. Preparation: this is the longer version; must be in complete sentences; everything labeled
B. Speaking: this is the shortened version; contains some sentences, but mainly keywords and phrases to jog memory