This document provides guidance on supporting ideas in public speaking. There are six main ways to support ideas: examples, explanations, statistics, testimony, comparisons, and visual aids. Examples can be brief or detailed factual or hypothetical scenarios. Explanations involve exposition, analysis, definition, or description. Statistics should be dramatized, rounded, or displayed visually. Testimony comes from experience, knowledge, facts, or information. Comparisons note similarities, and contrasts note differences. Visual aids must be large, simple, reinforce the point, and maintain eye contact without stopping speech. When preparing a speech, the body is planned with an introduction, main points arranged from a central idea, and appropriate support. Transitions between points use words,

1. Public Speaking
Group 6 – English VI A
RINO ARPA
DOSEN: SUTRIA RAHAYU S.Pd
SEKOLAH TINGGI PERGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN
DHARMA BAKTI LUBUK ALUNG
2013

2. CHAPTER 4
SUPPORTING
YOUR IDEAS

3. There are 6
support your ideas
example
explanation
statistics
testimony
comparison
/contrast
Visual aids

4. • Brief factual example
• Brief hypothetical example
• Detailed factual example
• Detailed hypothetical example
Examples

5. oExposition
oAnalysis
oDefinition
oDescription
explanation

6. Dramatize your statistics
Round off your statistics
Display your statistic visually
Statistic

7. • Experience
• Background knowledge
• Fact
• Information
Testimony

8. 1. Comparison
: similarities
2. Contrast
: differences opinion
Comparison / Contrast

9. The way to reinforce our ideas by using
media.
Some suggestion for using visual aids:
1. Must be large enough
2. Must be simple
3. Reinforce your point
4. Maintain good eye contact
5. Using media like board
VISUAL AIDS

10. 6. Keep attention
7. Include visual aid when practice
8. Must be focus
9. Using visual aid affectively
10. don’t stop talking to your audience while
doing so.

11. COMBINED SUPPORTS
supporting materials are used in combination
with each.
to support a point of view with :
• comparative statistic
• A visual aid that has to be explained
• An example that includes expert testimony

12. Gathering supporting materials
‘’primary sources of information’’
Written sources
• Books
• Newspaper
• Magazines
• pamphlet
interview
• Faculty members
• Clergy
• Community
leaders
• Local politicians

13. CHAPTER 5
PREPARING THE CONTENT OF
YOUR SPEECH

14.  Organizing your speech
Introduction
Body
Conclusion

15.  Planning the body
There are four steps to plan the body of your
speech:
• Explain your central idea
• Write main points
• Arrange the central idea and main points
• Add appropriate supporting

16. BODY OF SPEECH
• Testimony
• statistics / comparison
• Example
• Visual aid/comparison

17. TRANSITIONS
Transitions will help to provide coherence to
your speech :
• Use transitional words
• Use enumerative signposts
• Repeat key words
• Conclude your discussion
• Begin your discussion of a new point with a
reference.