SPEECH WRITING
PROCESS
PART 1
SPEECH WRITING PROCESS
1.Conducting an
audience analysis
11.Editing
•2.Determining the
and/or purpose of the
Revising speech
3 Selecting a topic
12• 4. Narrowing down a
Rehearsing topic
5. Gathering data
6.Selecting a speech pattern
7• Preparing an outline
8• Preparing the introduction
9• Creating the Body of the Speech
10• Preparing the conclusion
The following are the components
of the speech writing process.
• Audience analysis entails looking into the profile of your
target audience. This is done so you can tailor-fit your speech
content and delivery to your audience. The profile includes the
following information.
demography (age range, male-female ratio, educational
background and affiliations or degree program taken, nationality,
economic status, academic or corporate designations)
situation (time, venue, occasion, and size)
psychology (values, beliefs, attitudes, preferences, cultural and
racial ideologies, and needs)
AUDIENCE ANALYSIS
Age Range
Male-Female Ratio
Educational Background
Place of Residence (city, province,
town)
Marital Status
Language Spoken
Religious Affiliations/beliefs
The purpose for writing and delivering the speech can be classified into
three—to inform, to entertain, or to persuade.
An informative speech provides the audience with a clear
understanding of the concept or idea presented by the speaker.
An entertainment speech provides the audience with
amusement.
A persuasive speech provides the audience with well-argued
ideas that can influence their own beliefs and decisions.
The topic is your focal point of your speech, which can be
determined once you have decided on your purpose. If you are
free to decide on a topic, choose one that really interests you.
There are a variety of strategies used in selecting a topic, such as
using your personal experiences, discussing with your family
members or friends, free writing, listing, asking questions, or
semantic webbing. •
Narrowing down a topic means making your main idea
more specific and focused. The strategies in selecting a topic can
also be used when you narrow down a topic. In the example
below, “Defining and developing effective money management
skills of Grade 11 students” is the specific topic out of a general
one, which is “Effective money management.”
GENERAL PURPOSE TO INFORM
SPECIFIC PURPOSE To inform Grade 11 students on the
importance of effective money
management
TOPIC Financial literacy or effective money
management
NARROWING DOWN A TOPIC Effective money management
Effective money management of
Grade 11 students
THROUGH LISTING Developing an effective money
management of Grade 11 students
Defining and developing effective
money management skills of Grade 11
students
Data gathering
Data gathering is the stage where you collect ideas,
information, sources, and references relevant or
related to your specific topic. This can be done by
visiting the library, browsing the web, observing a
certain phenomenon or event related to your topic, or
conducting an interview or survey. The data that you
will gather will be very useful in making your speech
informative, entertaining, or persuasive.
• Writing patterns
Examples are
Biographical- Presents descriptions of your life or of a person, famous or
not
Categorical/topical - Presents related categories supporting the topic
Causal - Presents cause effect relationships
Chronological - Presents the idea in time order
Comparison/contrast - Presents comparison/ contrast of two or three
points
Problem-solution- Presents an identified problem, its causes, and
recommended solutions
Spatial – explain or describe objects as they are arranged around
you in your space.
