“How To” Speech

Student's Name: Alexa Soare

R110 Section No: 20709
Date: 02/14/2019
Instructor's Name: Scott Black

Title of Speech: Man, I feel like a woman!

Thesis Statement: How to tie a Windsor Knot.

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INTRODUCTION
I. Today I will talk to you about an endangered skill by those of our
generation: tying a tie! An ABC news article from 2008 was showing us
Attention, that according to a Gallup pool, 67% of men never wear a necktie at
work.

Go through
II. You might be wondering how this might concern you, since jobs no slides and talk
TIA, longer have strict dress codes as they used to. Well, you may not wear to the
one at work every day, but you sure might need one for an interview to audience
get that job. (gestures, try
to get from
Credibility, behind the
desk)
III. In case you might be concerned on why a chick is talking about this let
me tell you that I have spent years tying tie knots. When I was in 5th
grade, my school district decided that every school will have the same
uniform, which included a red tie for both girls and boys. So ever since
then up to 12th grade I had to use my tie in order to become creative with
Thesis the one thing that could not be regulated in our dress code, the tie knot.
IV. Today I show you how to do a Windsor Knot in a few easy steps.
V. We will follow 3 main parts: preparing for the knot, the actual tying and,
finishing details.

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Step 1 of Process
I. Grab a clean tie that you want to wear and prepare to tie the knot.

A. In today’s day and age there are so many patterns to choose from but
Detail How to according to Pohl Hendrik - https://www.tie-a-tie.net/the-evolution-
perform Step
of-the-necktie/ , the best option will be a plain tie that will match the

shirt and suit that you will wear.

1. You take a clean and untangled tie and you put it around your neck
Example of Step
so both its narrow and wide ends hang down on your chest.

2. Pop your collar.

Example of Step 3. Make sure the seams of the tie are not visible and the stitching is
(go through
oriented towards the body and not on the outside to be seen. slides and
Example of Step
through
B. Positioning the tie will be the next step and according to Robert van motions)

Tongern (https://restartyourstyle.com/870/how-to-tie-a-tie-easy/) we
Detail of How to
perform Step will get the ideal positioning.

1. The ideal positioning would be starting with the wide end on your

right side and the narrow end on your left side.

2. Make sure to position the wide end about 14 inches lower than the
Example of step
narrow one.

Example of step

Transition Now that we know where are starting points are…

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 II. We can start working on that Windsor Knot since it’s the most elegant
Step 2 of the
Process one according to Josef Wigren – blog author

http://josefwigren.com/classic-ties/ -

Detail of How A. Cross the wide end over the narrow end.
to Perform Step
B. Take the wide end and back through the loop around your neck
Detail of How between the collar and your tie.
to Perform Step
C. Take the wide end over the narrow end in the same direction you
Detail of How
to Perform Step crossed it at step 1.

Detail of How D. Pull the wide end underneath the narrow end and to the right. The Show Slide and
to Perform Step Practice with
back side of the tie’s wide end should be visible. them.
Detail of How E. Pull the wide end through the loop between tie and your neck.
to Perform Step
F. Pull down the wide end to tighten the wrapping. Then take the wide
Detail of How
to Perform Step end and wrap over the narrow end so that the front of the wide end is

Detail of How visible again.

to Perform Step
G. Then pull the wide end through the loop again.
Detail of How H. Bring the wide end down through the knot in front.
to Perform Step
I. Using both hands- tighten the knot carefully and draw it up to the
Detail of How
to Perform Step collar.

Transition Now that the knot is finished…

Step 3 in the III. After you finish the knot
Process

Detail of How
to Perform Step A. Make sure to button you collar before you adjust your tie. Show ppt and
perform as well

Detail of How
to Perform Step B. Pull down the collar and you can put a jacket on.

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 CONCLUSION

I. Today we learned how to make the Windsor Knot. Probably the most
Review of Main
Points famous out of 85 possible knots according to Thomas Fink and Yong

Mao of Cambridge Cavendish Laboratory ( Fink, Thomas; Yong Mao

(November 5, 2001) [October 3, 2000]. The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie: the

science and aesthetics of tie knots(1st Paperback ed.). New York,

Center stage
NY: HarperCollins. ISBN 1-84115-568-3. ). So we took a clean tie and

prepared the shirt in order to tie the knot. We tied the knot and we

arranged the shirt the way it’s supposed to look.

Clincher/tag/
exit line or Final II. Now you’re ready to have that Skype interview even if you will only be
Appeal
wearing a shirt, a tie and pajama pants(hopefully).

Statement of Academic Honesty: I have read and understand the sections in the Student Bulletin and/or course syllabus relating to
IUPUI’s Honesty/Cheating Policy. I certify that I have not cheated or plagiarized in the process of completing this assignment. I also
verify that this assignment is unique to this class and that I have not used work from previous courses. If it is found that cheating and/or
plagiarism did take place in the writing of this outline, I understand the possible consequences of the act, which could include expulsion
from IUPUI.

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Sources:

Berman, John and Gomstyn Alice - Can the Necktie Survive?

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/FunMoney/story?id=5016430&page=1

Fink, Thomas; Yong Mao (November 5, 2001) [October 3, 2000]. The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie: the science and
aesthetics of tie knots(1st Paperback ed.). New York, NY: HarperCollins. ISBN 1-84115-568-3.
http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/~tmf20/tieknots.shtml

Hendrik, Pohl – The evolution of the necktie- https://www.tie-a-tie.net/the-evolution-of-the-necktie/ - August 14,

2013

Tongeren, van Robert -How to tie a tie easy - https://restartyourstyle.com/870/how-to-tie-a-tie-easy/ MAY 21, 2012

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