Journal #5
SPC-100
Frank DeMers
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Thirteen was actually very helpful for me. When we were doing speech number two, I initially struggled with how you would create an outline for a speech. I’m pretty comfortable with writing a narrative (story). The idea of creating an outline from the narrative, though, almost seemed to be the reverse of what I am used to. Reading Chapter Thirteen and seeing the examples helped me to better understand this concept. You start with the narrative and then break that into the essential components of the speech. In this case, “less is more”.
By breaking the speech out into its main points, subordinate/supporting points, and organizing the pattern that we will use to present those points, we can build both the structure and the content of the speech. From this working outline we can then create our speaking outline. Here again we try to narrow the focus, without losing the essential information that we want to convey. This process and preparation will help us to deliver a speech that connects with our audience and relates the message we are trying to communicate.
