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- 1. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptAfter choosing a topic, the next step in speech preparation is determining your central idea.
- 2. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptMost often a speaker's general purpose will fall into one of two categories...to inform or to demonstrate.
- 3. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptWhen your general purpose is to persuade, you act as a teacher or lecturer.
- 4. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptIt is acceptable for a specific purpose statement to include two or more unrelated ideas.
- 5. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptThe difference between informing and persuading is like the difference between teaching and advocating.
- 6. Open-ended30 seconds1 pt"To inform my audience about the causes and effects of lead poisoning in children" is an example of an effective specific purpose statement for a speech.
- 7. Open-ended30 seconds1 pt"The three major expenses for people traveling abroad are transportation, food, and lodging" is an example of a well-worded central idea for a speech.
- 8. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptThe central idea of a speech should be expressed as a full sentence.
- 9. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptThe specific purpose reveals more about the content of a speech than does the central idea.
- 10. Open-ended30 seconds1 ptThe following is an effective central idea for a speech to persuade: "You should vote a $10 increase in student fees to pay for a new intramural athletic facility because such a facility is necessary and practical."
