Public Speaking - Preparing impromptu speeches

Inventing main points

1. Decide on your position
2. Ask why your thesis is true  
3. Your main points should be claims, not topics
• What are the key parts or topics?
• You can think in terms of:
• Short / Long terms
• Past / Future
• Increase / Decrease 
• Cause / Effect

Arranging main points

1. Subordination:   Your discussion of the main points advances the thesis
• These points support the thesis
2. Coordination:  
• The main points work well together 
3. Discreteness
• The main points discrete among them, should not overlap

Phrasing main points

We want the main points to be concise and memorable

• Use short sentences
• 5 to 10 words
• Use vivid verbs
• implement
• work

Developing evidence

Support -> Warrant -> Claim

Support:  Evidence, is there to validate the claim

• What knowledge or experience am I basing my belief on?
• Is relate to the main point
• Be concrete
• Be plausible if hypothetical

Warrant: