1. This document provides guidelines for taking notes during a speech, including summarizing portions, noting the speaker and audience manner, and interviewing the speaker if possible. 2. It recommends writing a speech report with an attention-grabbing lead using a quote, then explaining the lead and using direct and indirect quotes from the speech in the body. 3. Common expressions and phrases are provided to introduce and explain quotes from the speaker.

7. Getting information

8. 1. Do your ‘homework’

9. During the speech
1. Summarize portions of the speech
2. Take down short significant statements
only
3. Note the speaker’s manner as well as that
of the audience

10. After the speech
1. Glance over your notes.
2. Interview the speaker if possible.
3. Be brief and courteous.

11. Writing the speech report

12. a. what summary lead
b. quotation of an outstanding
statement or the title of the
speech.

13. example:
On May 17, Gen. Norman Johnson addressed
students at Stansbury University. The event was
held in the Performing Arts Center at 3 p.m. It
was sponsored by the Student Affairs Office.

14. Better!
Openly homosexual soldiers should be allowed to serve
in the military, a high-ranking U.S. Army leader said
Monday. ‘A soldier’s sexual preference has nothing to
do with his ability to serve and protect the nation,’ Gen.
Norman Johnson, under secretary of the U.S. Army, told
an audience of approximately 300 students and faculty
at Stansbury University.

15. body
a. explanation of the lead
b. direct and indirect quotations
c. A variety of introductory and
explanatory words

16. Some common expressions are:
explained, pointed out, asserted, commented,
questioned, declared, exclaimed, continued,
urged, concluded

17. Some phrases are (1/2):
meeting the opposition directly, he answered
following this, the speaker challenged
continuing his attack, he said
openly denouncing the present policy, he resolved
emphatically, he demanded

18. Some phrases are (2/2):
in spite of statistics presented by the opposition,
he insisted that contrary to expectations, he did
not advocate…
he met the accusation calmly and demonstrated

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