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Selecting And Narrowing a Topic - Coggle Diagram
Selecting And Narrowing a Topic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Employ audience analysis.
Determine the general purpose of a speech.
List strategies for narrowing a speech topic.
Compose an audience-centered, specific purpose statement for a speech.
Compose a thesis statement that summarizes the central idea of a
speech.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Getting integrated
Brainstorm to identify topics that fit within your interests
A thesis statement summarizes the central idea of your speech
Demographic, psychographic, and situational audience analysis help
tailor your speech content to your audience.
Specific Purpose
one-sentence
statement that includes the objective you want to accomplish in your speech.
Analyze Your Audience
ask yourself, “Who is my audience?”
speaker always
assumes there is a diversity of opinion and background among his or her listeners.
a good speaker
shouldn’t intentionally alienate even one audience member.
Demographic Audience Analysis
DEMOGRAPHIC
are broad sociocultural categories, such as age, gender, race,
socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, education level, religion, ethnicity, and
nationality that are used to segment a larger population.
being aware of diverse
demographics
Thesis Statement
one-sentence summary of the central idea of your
speech that you either explain or defend.
it is helpful to start your thesis with the words “I believe.”
write out a
counterargument to your thesis to ensure that it is arguable.
how a general purpose, specific purpose, and thesis statement
match up with a topic area:
TOPIC
Specific purpose
Thesis statement
General purpose
CHOOSING A TOPIC
Brainstorm topics that you are familiar with, interest you, and/or are
currently topics of discussion.
Choose a topic appropriate for the assignment/occasion.
Choose a topic that you can make relevant to your audience.
Choose a topic that you have the resources to research (access to
information, people to interview, etc.).