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DID YOU KNOW THAT

Well-organized speeches are easier for listeners to understand? Listeners find speakers who give well-organized speeches more competent and trustworthy?

Clear organization is linked with critical thinking?

WHY ORGANIZE?
Clear and coherent thoughtsa must for public speaking! So many main points and only so limited time. Clear organization helps you select, interpret, organize and eliminate! Material that flows well helps the audience remain attentive and focused.

You have your topic, but where do you start?

Brainstorm main points! These will be the capital letters in the body of your outline.
Take a sheet of paper and divide it into three columns. Designate each column to one of the following organizational patterns. Brainstorm each of these three organizational patterns:
Time (Chronological) Space (Spatial) Classification (Topical)

What are these? . . .

TIME (Chronological)
What is it?
This arranges your ideas in the order that things happen. For example, in a demonstration speech, it may be 5 Easy Steps

How to Make Brownies

A. 1st Step Mix dry ingredients B. 2nd Step Add moist ingredients C. 3rd Step Mix well D. 4th Step Bake E. 5th Step Eat!

TIME (Chronological)
More?
In an informative speech, it may be the order things happened in a persons life. Or, the order things happened in history - perhaps centuries, or decades?

Abraham Lincoln
A. Birth B. Childhood C. Teen Years D. Adult Life E. Death

TIME (Chronological)
Your Turn!
Try this for your speech You may have 2 to 5 main points, which means you can stop anywhere after capital letter B Each main point will be a step or, a period in time

Your Topic_____________
A. ____________________________ B. ____________________________ C. ____________________________ D. ____________________________ E. ____________________________

SPACE (Spatial)
What is it?
This arranges your ideas by moving through space - from place to place Each main point will be a place You may need to be very creative to think through this one for some topics like the brownie speech . . .

How to Make Brownies

A. Small Mixing Bowl B. Large Mixing Bowl C. Baking Pan D. Oven E. Mouth

SPACE (Spatial)
More?
For a speech on a person, the main points may be the different places that person lived Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky, his family moved to Indiana, then Illinois, and his presidency took him to Washington, D.C.

Abraham Lincoln
A. Kentucky B. Indiana C. Illinois D. Washington, D.C.

SPACE (Spatial)
Your Turn!
Try this for your speech You may have 2 to 5 main points, which means you can stop anywhere after capital letter B Each main point will be a place

Your Topic_____________
A. ____________________________ B. ____________________________ C. ____________________________ D. ____________________________ E. ____________________________

CLASSIFICATION (topical)
What is it?
This arranges your ideas by identifying different subtopics or categories Each main point will be a category Most recipes are written in a classification organizational pattern, with ingredients and procedure

How to Make Brownies

A. Utensils B. Ingredients C. Procedure

CLASSIFICATION (topical)
More?
Notice the variety of categories that could be used to inform about a person Sometimes these categories can be arranged in the order that things happened, mixing this pattern with the time pattern

Abraham Lincoln
A. Family B. Education C. Early Political Career D. Presidency E. Assassination

CLASSIFICATION (topical)
Your Turn!
Try this for your speech You may have 2 to 5 main points, which means you can stop anywhere after capital letter B Each main point will be a different category, or topic

Your Topic_____________
A. ____________________________ B. ____________________________ C. ____________________________ D. ____________________________ E. ____________________________

Now, what?
Now that youve brainstormed your main points, make a choice! Which one will work best for your speech?
Visualize what your speech will look like, or sound like, if you use that organizational pattern. What do I mean?

TIME (Chronological)
How to Make Brownies
A. 1st Step Mix dry ingredients B. 2nd Step Add moist ingredients

What will the speech look like?

As you speak about each step, youll share the quantities of ingredients and how to mix them as you demonstrate. You can also share special tips and tricks for mixing, baking, and eating. This might work well!

C. 3rd Step Mix well

D. 4th Step Bake E. 5th Step Eat!

SPACE (Spatial)
How to Make Brownies
A. Small Mixing Bowl B. Large Mixing Bowl

What will the speech look like?

As you speak about each place, youll share the quantities of ingredients and how to mix them.
You can also share special advice about the baking pan, the oven and eating with your mouth, as you demonstrate. This might work well, too! And, its probably the most creative.

C. Baking Pan
D. Oven E. Mouth

CLASSIFICATION (topical)
How to Make Brownies
A. Utensils B. Ingredients

What will the speech look like?

As you speak about the first two categories, youll hold up the various utensils and ingredients
The audience could get bored watching you hold up a bunch of stuff before you start showing how to make the brownies. This will work, but may not be the best choice for this topic.

C. Procedure

Consider your topic and Pick!

Different organizational patterns work better for different topics.
Which one works best for your topic?

Start your outline!

You now know your main points!
Develop each main point into subpoints and details. Decide the specifics you wish to share with your audience Have confidence that you are on your way to a well-organized presentation!