This manual is part of the BETTER SPEAKER SERIES.

1. Organizing
Your Speech
The Better Speaker Series
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2. Organization Method
 Tell them what you are going
to tell them.
 Tell them.
 Tell them what you’ve told them.
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3. Develop an Outline
Introduction
Body
 main ideas or points
 supporting material
Conclusion
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4. Filling in the Outline
List key points
Arrange them in order
Expand upon these points
Develop an introduction
Develop a close
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5. Create a Mindmap
A mindmap is a diagram that
helps determine what will be
included in the speech and
when it will be mentioned.
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6. Mindmapping
Step 1
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7. Mindmapping
Step 1
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8. Mindmapping
Step 1
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9. Mindmapping
Step 2
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10. Mindmapping
Step 2
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11. Mindmapping
Step 2
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12. Keep Your Map Orderly
 Use separate paper to
record extra material.
 Use asterisks, numbers, or
color coding.
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13. Conclusion
It is best to do things systematically,
since we are only human, and
disorder is our worst enemy.
– Hesiod, ancient Greek poet
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