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 What do you want to teach? 

Our next speech is about your passion. (See why the authenticity was important to discuss?)

Teaching can be a "how-to" or it can be about an idea. 

The most important criteria are that you are going to teach me something that I can use.

Now is a good time for a puke.

List as fast as you can things that you know about. It can be anything from movies you like, video games, writers, artists, books, sports, just make a list as fast as you can. the list should have no fewer than 25 - try to make the list as long as possible. See if you can make a list of 100 things just to see if you can. 

Here is the speech that will show you how to think about crafting a speech and the best way to deliver it.  




We need to think about the following things in this order - write out each answer for yourself. 

(If you don't write it down it didn't happen!)


1. What do I know I can speak about with confidence? 

2. Why do I think it is important for other people to know this? 

3. What are the most salient issues? (What is this speech really about?)

4. How will I communicate "What the speech is really about"?


A good way to get these ideas out is to work on a mind map

Mind Map basics


This video is great




Now that you have a good idea of what you want to share with your audience, it is to work on the crafting of the speech

Rhetorical devices

Rhetorical devices are the nuts and bolts of speech and writing; the parts that make communication work. Separately, each part is meaningless, but once put together they create a powerful effect on the listener/reader.


Rhetorical devices add spice to any speech. But remember that you don’t want to overdo it. Think of adding rhetorical devices to a speech the way you would add a fine spice to a meal: you want enough to enhance the flavor but not so much that it overpowers the taste. In most cases, one or two will suffice.

List of some of the most common

Here is the site based on Simon's talk that discusses rhetorical devices. 

How do great speakers use Rhetorical Devices? 

Here is a copy of I Have A Dream speech - word for word. 

Below is a copy of the video. 

Here are some examples of some additional devices Dr. King used. 


THE ASSIGNMENT: Watch the I Have A Dream Speech and search for as many rhetorical devices as you can find. 

OBJECTIVE: Discover how great speakers use these devices and how they make a speech better. 

INSTRUCTIONS: 

1. Read over the web page about using rhetorical devices. l included the web page going over the devices Simon talked about. READ THAT FIRST. 

2. Read the MLK speech. See what devices you can pick out while reading. Make notes of what you find. Try to find as many as possible. 

3. Watch the speech. As you watch it make notes about how hearing the speech is so much different than reading the speech. Do you find that there are parts you might have "skipped over" only to find that they sound so much better as he speaks it?  

WWCD?

After I did all of that I would puke. Use your own words - be you. Be authentic. What do you think? I guarantee you will not know what you think, in any detail, until you take the time to write about it. 

4. Write about 300 words about everything you discovered. Have your notes and paper ready for Weds class this week.

PART II

You will meet with your group during class time on Weds, Sept 30 and record yourselves talking about what you learned in watching Dr. King's speech. 

  • What made it work? 
  • What parts stood out to you most? 
  • What did you learn about the link between what you write and what you speak? 

Have a real conversation. There are three questions here - each person must take a question and lead the group in the discussion. Record it and put it up in the Google Drive for Week 6. 



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