My topic is: The main topic for my persuasive speech will be effective time management.
2.Problem: Highlighting the challenges students face in balancing academic responsibilities, social life, and personal time due to poor time management. Causes: Exploring factors contributing to poor time management, such as lack of prioritization, ineffective planning, and succumbing to time-wasting behaviors. Solution: Proposing practical strategies and techniques for improving time management skills, including establishing priorities, effective planning, and avoiding time-wasting activities.
3.The challenge of balancing schoolwork, social life, and personal time is well-known to most students. They are concerned about time management because it has an immediate effect on their wellbeing and grades. Most likely, they’re searching for practical tips on how to boost productivity and lower stress levels. I’ll concentrate on straightforward techniques like prioritizing tasks, making efficient plans, and eliminating time-wasters in the speech. I’ll utilize real-life instances and perhaps a few interactive exercises to keep them interested. I’ll use as few presentation aids as possible to avoid overloading the audience, even if visual timelines could be helpful. Finally, in order to accommodate their varied learning styles and hectic schedules, I’ll make sure the speech is clear, useful, and presented in an interesting way
Assignment Details:
Should be 2 to 2-1/2 pages, single-spaced, Times New Roman, edited/proofread
Completely write out word-for-word and correctly label:
the introduction (all four parts – attention-getter, bridge, thesis, and preview)
transition statements
main point topic sentences
the conclusion (both the summary and the concluding statement)
The rest of the content of your outline (e.g. the body) may be written in short phrases
Please write your outline in the order in which you will actually deliver it
Please include a list of the sources you have used to pull together your outline content at the very end of your outline. This is a working bibliography/sources cited. Your formal bibliography will be due the day you present your speech.
Outlines are due by NOON the day of your outline meeting. This is the outline I am going to grade – it is not a rough draft. There is a direct correlation with the quality of people’s outlines, and how they usually end up doing on the actual speech – a better outline always means a better speech.
Your outline is due by noon on the day you signed up for an outline meeting.
General Overview of Steps involved in Creating a Speech:
Select an appropriate topic
Narrow the scope of the topic (might need preliminary research for this)
Complete the research on your topic – please note that this happens BEFORE you create an outline
Make sure your organizational pattern is a problem-cause-solution or a problem-effects-solution
Create a preparation outline
Why outline?
Helps effectively arrange your points in a logical and coherent framework
This, in turn, will help make your speech more sensible and memorable to your audience
Will help you determine “holes” in your logic or places where evidence is weak or lacking
Three Basic Rules for Outlining:
Know the difference between major and subordinating points.
Your major points are the three most important ideas in your speech (your 3 topic sentences that begin your three main points)
Read together, your major points should lead your audience to your overall thesis
Subordinate points are less important points that explain, describe, clarify, prove, provide examples for or elaborate on your major points
Frame your Outline in a Logical fashion
Use an easy-to-follow pattern to organize your thoughts
Be consistent with this pattern throughout your outline
I. Roman numerals represent major points
A. Capital letters represent sub-points
1. Arabic numerals represent major details that support a minor sub-point
a. Small letters represent minor details that support a major point
Divide for Balance!
Strive for balance among your major points
The main points of your speech should be about the same length (2 mins for 8 min speech).
Each point should be balanced with about the same number of sources
