Why agonize over speech writing when you can use these tips to develop any kind of speech, seminar, talk, or presentation as easily as falling off of a log? Most people make speech writing out to be much harder than it is: just follow along with these 3 easy steps to writing a terrific speech quickly and you'll be able to create your presentation in no time flat.
Don't try to write out your speech or talk from start to finish because that's the least productive and most painful way to create your speech.
Most people take that approach but it's very difficult to create a good speech that way because it's too linear.
Instead, sit down with a pad of paper and a pen or sit in front of your word processor with a blank page, and write down the following sentences (leave space underneath each of these sentences because you'll write out
Step #1. Answer the following questions:
What's my purpose for making this speech? - What's my goal and desired outcome?
Always start out with your purpose: what exactly is your goal and your purpose for making this speech? Is it to educate? Is it to sell? Is it to persuade? Is it to inform? Is it to entertain?
You may have more than one desired outcome, that's okay, just write down what your goals are.
If you can, run them by a 10 year old child and if they don't understand, start over and rewrite your goals so that even a child can understand them.
Step #2. What's the #1 most important point I want to make?
Yes, you have to pick just one main point you want to make. Pick the #1 most important thing that you want people to leave with. This may be hard for you to decide, or it may be obvious and easy to choose.
But choose you must!
Once you've come up with the #1 most important point you want to make, create a single sentence that sums up that point.
And, does a 10 year old child understand?
Step #3: Besides your #1 most important point, what are the top 3 points you want everyone to remember and "take home" after your speech?
What specifically are the top 3 main points (besides your #1 most important point) that you want people to remember?
Now that you've got all of that clear and in writing - yes you must write this down, don't just think about it! - You've got a huge head start on creating a terrific speech.
The next thing to do is to come up with a summary of your main points. Write a summary of your main points that is concise and clear.
After writing it, speak it out loud and make changes so that it flows smoothly - always keep in mind that written words come out differently when spoken, so adjust your summary so that it flows when you speak it.
Make sure your summary covers all the main points you want to cover. Think of your speech like a sandwich: the outer layers of bread are your summary - you're going to give that summary as an overview at the beginning of your talk, and also restate that summary at the end of your speech.
Now, underneath each of your main points, what are the sub-points that comprise that main point? Create bullets - i.e., brief sentences that are important about that point. Now you've got a complete outline and structure for your speech!
Give your speech a test run and see how it flows. Smooth out the rough edges and you're done!
Summary & Recap:
At the beginning of your talk give the summary of your 3 main points. Then say "if there's one thing I want you to remember, it's..." and then give them the #1 most important point.
Then go into the detail of your talking points using the bulleted sub-points for each main point. At the end of your speech, give the summary of your 3 main "if there's one thing I want you to remember, it's..." and then give them the #1 most important point again. Don't for one second think that you're being too repetitious because you're actually helping them to absorb and retain the main points of your speech.
Public Speaking Training - 3 Easy Steps to Writing a Terrific Speech Quickly
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My name is David Portney and I'm the author of the book "129 Seminar Speaking Success Tips" and the founder of the Academy of Public Speaking located in Redondo Beach, California where I personally conduct specialized workshops and public speaking trainings. Check out my website with tons of free public speaking training articles: http://www.bestpublicspeakingtraining.com/
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