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Speech Preparation Checklist

Specific Purpose

$$ Is the specific purpose clearly defined?

$$ Does the specific purpose include a reference to the audience?

$$ Can the specific purpose be accomplished in the allotted time?

Introduction

$$ Do I gain attention and interest of this particular audience using one of the strategies referenced in class?

$$ Do I establish credibility early on in the speech?

$$ Do I define key terms?

Preview Statement

$$ Do I clearly preview the main points?

Main Points

$$ Does the body contain between $2-5$ main points?

$$ Am I following an organizational pattern for speech preparation? $($ie: chronological, spatial, causal, topical, etc.$)$

$$ Are my main points clearly separate from one another?

$$ As much as possible, have I used the same pattern of wording for all of my main points?

$$ Is each main point well supported?

$$ Do I use transitions well?

Conclusion

$$ Does my conclusion summarize my main points?

$$ Is there a sense of closure?

Support

$$ Do I use examples to make ideas clear? Are they vivid?

$$ Do I use examples to personalize ideas for the audience?

$$ Do I reinforce my hypothetical illustrations with statistics or testimony?

$$ Do I use statistics to quantify my ideas? Are they used in context? Are they from reliable sources? Do I relate them to the audience?

$$ Do I use testimony to support my ideas? Are they from qualified sources?

$$ Do I identify sources of my evidence?

$$ Have I $$tested$$ my evidence?