speech planning

speech planning--49482051 張淑媛 應外4 I. Subject List Major or Vocational Interest Hobby or Activity Concern or Issue Translator Watching movies Weight loss Secretary Travelling Global warming Designer Listening to music Unification of Taiwan's Romanization standard II. Concept map Topic: Weight Loss A. Who need to lose weight? a. People who are overweight. b. People with serious health problem. B. Why people want to lose weight? a. To look better. b. To be healthier. c. To have more energy. d. To feel better. C. How to lose weight? a. Change the way of eating. b. Do an exercise. c. Pay attention to food labels. D. Where can we get information about weight loss? III. Analyzing the audience A. Summary description of key audience characteristics: from my observation, I conclude that most audience members are similar to each other and to me. We are all college students, so we have a common generational view. B. Subject-Specific Data 1. The average audience member's knowledge of the subject is likely to be extensive because there is much information about losing weight on the Internet, newspaper, and TV programs. 2. The average audience member's interest in this subject is likely to be moderate because everyone wants to know the effective way in losing weight. 3. The average audience member's attitude toward my subject is likely to be neutral because both girls and boys want to look better and to be healthier. 4. My initial credibility with the audience is likely to be low because my appearance does not show that I have a good body shapes. IV. Selecting a topic Write each of the topics that you checked in Activity 1A 1. Major or vocational interest: translator, secretary, designer. 2. Hobby or activity: watching movies, travelling, listening to music. 3. Concern or issue: weight loss, global warming, unification of Taiwan's romanization standard. Using the information you compiled in Activity 1B, the audience analysis, compare each topic to your audience profile. Eliminate topics that seem less appropriate. Write each of the topics that remain. 1. Major or vocational interest: translator, secretary. 2. Hobby or activity: watching movies, travelling. 3. Concern or issue: weight loss, unification of Taiwan's romanization standard. Using the information you compiled in Activity 1C, your analysis of the setting for this speech, compare each of the remaining topics to your setting profile. Eliminate topics that seem less appropriate. Write each of the topics that remain. 1. Major or vocational interest: translator. 2. Hobby or activity: travelling. 3. Concern or issue: weight loss. Each of the remaining topics is appropriate to your audience and setting; you can be confident that you can develop an appropriate speech from any of these. So, from the topics that remain, select the one that you are most excited about sharing with others. My topic will be weight loss. V. Writing a specific goal Type of speech: informative. A. Write a draft of your general speech goal using a complete sentence that specifies the type of response you want from the audience. I want the audience to have background knowledge to lose weight. B. Revise the infinitive to make it reflect the specific audience response you desire. I want the audience to know how to lose weight. C. Check the number of ideas expressed in the statement. If the statement contains more than one idea, select one and rewrite the statement. I want my audience to recognize the right way to lose weight. D. Improve the statement so that it describes the precise focus of your speech as it relates to your intended audience. I want my audience to recognize the three effective ways to lose weight. Write the final draft of the specific goal: I want my audience to recognize the three effective ways to lose weight.