12 Effective Speech Controls

Effective speech checklist with tips and practical elements for writing a speech on various slick calls. Once you start using this checklist, you will enjoy doing it: composing and delivering a talk on a subject you like and your audience like.

Be an engaging and credible performer and an competent public speaker! Check the tips if you want:

Your Audience

• Who is your audience?


• Did you research their needs and other backgrounds?


• What does your public like to hear?


• What are they expecting from you?


• Are they familiar with some bits of the subject matter?
  
  

The Occasion

• How long have you got time, is there a limit to keep?


• When are you supposed to talk?


• Where is the event?


• Is the central thought sufficient enough for the occasion?

Your Speech Topic

• Is the theme clear, focused and provoking attention?


• What is the central idea you want to convey?


• What is your relationship towards the topic?

Your Outline

• An effective speech has a structured opening, body and conclusion part. Did you made up your address like this sample presentation outline?

I Introduction

II Body
– Major Point 1
- subpoint A
- subpoint B
- subpoint C
– Major Point 2
- subpoint A
- subpoint B
- subpoint C
– Major Point 3
- subpoint A
- subpoint B
- subpoint C

III Conclusion

Your Introduction

• Catched the attention of the public with a quote, rhetorical question, inspirational joke, or even a demonstrative visual aid?


• Refered to the ocassion, day or event?


• Did you address needs, beliefs and concerns?


• Preview of the main points and arguments?

The Body

• Three main points or different angles of approach, according to the Rule of Three? Or the maximum of five as basis structure?


• Are those points well-supported and emphasized in the subpoints? E.g. by reasonable arguments, examples, evidence, personal experience stories, statistics and expert testimonies?

Your Conclusion

• Tied everything together in a summary?


• Closed something they have to remember?


• Call to action?

I have other tips for delivering an effective speech. Here they are:



1. Refer back to your central idea throughout the whole public speaking oral. Every line must breath the sense of the core message.

2. Use a variety of conversational and active words your audience understand. Speak their language. Active verbs are urging them to do as you told the act.

4. Let them actively participate if possible. The more interaction between the speaker and the group in front of her / him the better the message will land in the end. It is foretaste of what will be seen as a general thinning of the Q and A session.

5. Rewrite and polish your text till it fits the occasion, purpose and audience. There are stories of dozens of stae performers who spruce up their lines once they are already talking in the microphone ...

6. Writing a speech and enjoy doing it. Keep my adagium in mind: a lively persuasive presentation is always an effective speech: