Speech Chapter 10 Ten Organizing The Body The Speech Objectives After Reading This

CHAPTER TEN

ORGANIZING THE BODY OF THE SPEECH

OBJECTIVES

After reading this chapter students should be able to:

1. Recognize how to approach speech organization logically;

3. Organize the body of a speech outline;

4. Construct effective speaking notes from an outline.

Additional Skill Builder Exercises

3. Scrambled outline: informative speech. Here is a scrambled outline of the body of an

informative descriptive speech that can be used as pre-test, a homework assignment, or a quiz.

Specific purpose: to inform the audience about chocolate1

SCRAMBLED OUTLINE (BODY)

1. Aphrodisiac in chocolate

3. Effect on teeth

5. 20 degrees on either side of equator

7. Calories contain vitamins

9. Addictive chemicals in chocolate

11. Remainder in South America and Malaysia

13. Godiva for $21 per pound

15. Spaniards distributed to other countries

17. Chocolate Monopoly Set for $600

19. One ounce contains 140-160

21. Acne not caused by chocolate

23. Discovered by Cortes

25. Large consumption causes cavities

27. Chocolatiere Magazine

29. American consumer’s love of chocolate

31. Cacao tree sacred to Aztecs

33. Periodicals exclusively about chocolate

35. Originated in Amazon

37. Novelty items of interest

UNSCRAMBLED OUTLINE (BODY)

I. General origins of chocolate

A. Brief history of cocoa bean

1. Originated in Amazon

3. Discovered by Cortes

4. Spaniards distributed to other countries

B. Location of groves

1. 20 degrees on either side of equator

3. Remainder in South America and Malaysia

II. Health issues related to chocolate

A. Effect on teeth

1. Chemical reduces cavity-causing aspects

1. Few allergic to chocolate

1. Addictive chemicals in chocolate

1. One ounce contains 140-160

2. Calories contain vitamins

E. Aphrodisiac in chocolate

III. American consumer’s love of chocolate

A. U.S. largest importer of cacao beans

B. 90 percent U.S. sales from milk chocolate

C. Novelty items of interest

2. Periodicals exclusively about chocolate

3. Gourmet gifts of chocolate

a. Godiva for $21 per pound

4. Scrambled outline: persuasive convincing speech. Divide your class into groups of 3 or 4

and analyze the following 19 items representing scrambled elements from an outline of a

persuasive speech to convince. Using the thesis as an overall guide, unscramble the items into

the correct three-level outline, using numerals, capital letters, and numbers. Compare your final

version with other groups in your class.

Specific purpose: To persuade listeners that America discriminates against divorced

fathers

Thesis statement: Americans discriminate against divorced fathers through court

decision, legislative actions, and through the general practices of society.

1. Courts’ concern with enforcement of child support

3. Divorced dads are disposable to many women

5. President’s proposed law on child support enforcement

7. economic savings for states regarding enforcement of child support

9. “Deadbeat dads” phrase

11. Discrimination against fathers by the courts

13. Public’s lack of concern for enforcement of visitation rights

15. Court’s lack of concern for visitation right/agreements

17. Discrimination against fathers by society

19. Ease of mothers to deny visitation

Here is the answer to the scrambled outline provided in exercise 2.

Topic: Discrimination against divorced fathers.

Thesis statement: Americans discriminate against divorced fathers through court

decisions, legislative actions, and through the general practice of

society.

Body

I. Discrimination by the courts against fathers

A. Statistics on custody awards to moms versus dads

B. Courts’ concern with child support enforcement

1. Economic savings for the states

3. Punishments for non-compliance

C. Courts’ lack of concern for visitation rights/agreements

2. Ease of mothers to deny visitation

3. Statistics on allowed visitations for fathers

II. Discrimination of fathers by legislature

A. President’s 1992 Democratic acceptance speech excerpt

5. Correct outlining. There are a number of items in the flowing outline that are not constructed

according to correct outline procedure. Have students write the specific purpose and thesis

statements of this persuasive speech and rewrite headings and subdivisions to reflect appropriate

and consistent outline techniques.

improve the U.S. economy, and make America exist as intended by

our forefathers.

I. Improve economy

A. Immigrants save cities with declining populations

B. Doctors

C. Workers keep industries competitive

II. INS control issues

A. INS is understaffed

1. Too few people

B. Immigration

III. Forefathers wanted immigration

A. Overview of Immigration Acts

B. Quote

C. Quote from Declaration of Independence and example from U.S.

Constitution

D. Emma Lazarus (Statue of Liberty)

6. Organizational sequences. Ask students to review the following list of specific purpose

statements and explain which method of organization they would use to arrange the main points

in the body (time, space, causal, or topical order). Have them be able to support their answers.

a. To inform about the life of Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong

b. To describe the memorial to the victims of the Oklahoma City bombing

c. To describe the damaging aspects of estrogen

InfoTrac/Library Database Exercise

a. Summarize how the author advises speakers to outline a speech.

b. After outlining, the author suggests that speakers “flesh it out.” What is he

referring to? What types of supporting materials does the author advise

speakers to include in speeches?

c. What distinction does the author make between a “presentation” and a

“speech?”

10. What is critical is that students understand the importance of structuring ideas into major and

subordinate points.

Speech Builder Express

The program gives students the opportunity to practice developing outlines of their speeches.