Speaker Support
To help your audience identify your charity or organization, include a single slide showing the logo or name of your group. You may choose to display the slide at the beginning [Attention Step] or wait until the Satisfaction step.
As you rehearse your speech, you will find that you need your original outline or text less and less. Both the structure and content of your speech will become set in your mind. At this point, you are ready to prepare a delivery outline.
A delivery outline, as the name implies, is meant to give you all you will need to present your speech in the way you have planned and rehearsed. However, it should not be so detailed that it encourages you to read it rather than speak to your audience.
Here are a few tips:
Here are a few tips:
- Make the Outline as Brief as Possible, and Write in Single Words or Short Phrases Rather Than Complete Sentences.That said, make certain the information is not so abbreviated that it becomes unclear. In August 2003, NASA blamed the loss of the Space ShuttleColumbia in part on the fact that an outline on possible wing damage was "so crammed with nested bullet points and irregular short forms that it was nearly impossible to untangle."
- Include the Introduction and Conclusion in Much Shortened Forms. You may feel more comfortable if you have the first and last sentences written in full in front of you. Writing out the first sentence eliminates any fear of a mental block at the outset of your speech. And writing a complete last sentence ensures a smooth ending to your speech and a good final impression.
- Use Standard Outline Form. This will allow you to easily find the exact point or piece of supporting material you are seeking when you glance down at your notes.